methinks you are underestimating the people who think "teh intarweb is AOL" where the address bar has a dual function of URL entry or keyword entry. They think the whole internet is like that.
I know, which is why I watch none. Actually I'm thinking of paying for a DVR and hooking it up to my friends dish (direcTV? whatever) service and simply doing the proverbial station wagon full of tapes thing. -nB
You know, the real future will be genuine al-la-cart pricing. First company to do that wins. Buck a channel/month $10 min? I'd do that in a heartbeat. Even charge $2 for premium content. What I won't do is spend the $80/mo or whatever to get all the really geeky channels I want when I won't watch the other 90-95% of the channels I'm paying for.
Awesome... Wish the rep I called on the phone was as educated as you (and now me:) How did you find the site? as I have looked more than once for it (of course it is not hosted at disney.com, that would make too much sense). Honestly, this is good thing, though I wonder what they do if you don't still have all the packaging... At least they don't ask for a sales receipt, as that would be asinine, possession of the disk should be good enough. -nB
I tried this with Disney. I have all my kid's disney flicks on a home media server. I called disney to report that my disk for beauty and the beast was scratched, and that I would like a replacement. I was denied. Summary: me: hi, my disk is scratched them: buy a new one me: no, I would normally make a backup copy but your TOU forbids this them: so? me: well disney has taken the stance that I as a consumer have not bought any rights to the movie, only a license to the content them: so me: well that means under normal IP license schemas I can reasonably expect a refreshed copy of the IP for the cost of media them: no me: so I can copy the disks I buy? them: no me: will you sell me a disk? them: no, buy it retail me: but it's out of print and not in stores any more them: try e-bay
etc. etc.
Wasn't very productive, but I'll take it to mean I can copy my disks DMCA be damned. -nB
"England lost in a war between America and Russia o_O?" Yeah, apparently you missed the memo. You became our bitches while the Russians exported spies and polonium to you as a waste facility. I'd say you lost:-)
-nB
(please be kind I was attempting to be funny, how's your PM became our bitch? rather than the generic "you", better?)
No pix or video. You have no idea how hard it was to get the pictures of my setup. The physics, however, will explain nicely: as the LN2 boils it produces copious amounts of N2 gas. This gas forms a thin, but "solid" barrier between your hand and the liquid and acts as a heat transfer medium. The transfer cools your hand, but slower than the liquid its self would. (now is a good time to pull your hand out) Eventually (<1 sec) your skin temperature drops to the point that the vapor barrier starts to break down. This is as noticeable as someone stabbing your hand with a shard of incandescent solar material (as in: serious pain) (Now is the point that you would involuntarily remove you hand, suffering frostbite as much as 1mm into the flesh across a large portion of your hand) Now that liquid is in contact with your hand flesh rapidly turns to ice, permanent (and irreversible) tissue damage is happening. (At this point you've likely passed out from the pain (I know I would have))
Total elapsed time? <5 seconds. The first 500-900ms (depending on moisture in your skin) are the safe zone.
I would tend to say that I amquitefamiliar with LN2. How 'bout you? You're assuming the construction guys are too?
Also, dewars tend to leak atmosphere to the vacuum over time, and those transfer hoses do get cold enough to weep LOX if you are not anal about not moving them when cold (insulation cracks, LN2 seeps out, boils on metal armor, LOX wets the ice) and in a production there's always someone who doesn't pay attention and bumps frozen lines. Once we had someone (terminated on the spot) lick a frozen line... you thought a frozen lamp post was cold? He'll never taste "sweet" again.
OT Ever put your bare, un-gloved hand in LN2? Quite an experience.
Yup, that is one of the most hazardous bits right there. Not only does the boiling N2 displace the oxygen in the (assumed to be) confined space, it also produces one of the most reactive liquids known to man. -nB
DL-DVD my ass. You'll hit the file size limit building an ISO of a 4.01 gig distro, and that fits on a single layer dvd.
I remember when I first hit that limit I was stumped WTF the problem was, then I started googling around and found out and had a DUH moment. This was on a W2k box that was purchased in early '01 and came with a fat32 system partition. did the convert to NTFS utility and all was well.
Oh, I'm looking forward to it. I'm not too sure I'll ever own one at $1500, but if they pave the way then knockoffs should be available within another decade. -nB
Not entirely true. While I agree digital is digital, and as such analog artifacts are largely ignored, there is a specific issue with HDMI, namely inter-lane skew.
DVI/HDMI video is three data pairs on a 100ohm differential line and one differential clock. If the analog artifacts (specifically capacitance and uneven cable lengths) are bad enough the "eye" of the differential signal may close to the extent that the op-amp at the receiver may not be able to sense and output a clean signal. Further damage to the signal is caused by inter lane skew, where the clock edges are not in sync with the data edges. These are analog effects that will impact overall picture quality. Also, effects like these are heavily exacerbated by length of the cable.
Mind, I'm not claiming that the monster brand is any better than generic (they are all made in about 5 factories in china), just that cable really still matters, even though the signal is digital. What I would like to see is XAUI or Fiber for video. A single singlemode strand of fiber would be cleaner and vastly less mechanical load on the connector, and would have enough bandwidth for about 3 1080p streams. A multimode fiber would handle 720P (and likely 1080p but I need to do some math) and is vastly more resistant to dust. -nB
Well I have one exploit for each platform. It is remote, and it is foolproof. I want the money. -nB
The exploit is to take the admins family hostage, demanding whatever code you want to be run in exchange for the family's safety. Since you are using a phone to control the admin it is a remote exploit. Have a nice day.
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Ditto.
I'm in.
methinks you are underestimating the people who think "teh intarweb is AOL" where the address bar has a dual function of URL entry or keyword entry. They think the whole internet is like that.
-nB
I know, which is why I watch none.
Actually I'm thinking of paying for a DVR and hooking it up to my friends dish (direcTV? whatever) service and simply doing the proverbial station wagon full of tapes thing.
-nB
eBay?
You know, the real future will be genuine al-la-cart pricing. First company to do that wins. Buck a channel/month $10 min? I'd do that in a heartbeat. Even charge $2 for premium content. What I won't do is spend the $80/mo or whatever to get all the really geeky channels I want when I won't watch the other 90-95% of the channels I'm paying for.
-nB
electrical immunity from the ignition noise?
-nB
dude, that is the one thing I DO NOT want to see in HD.
-nB
Not me. I only know C and lazyC (A.K.A. perl)
-nB
I'll be turning in my google-fu badge shortly.
-nB
Awesome...
Wish the rep I called on the phone was as educated as you (and now me:)
How did you find the site? as I have looked more than once for it (of course it is not hosted at disney.com, that would make too much sense).
Honestly, this is good thing, though I wonder what they do if you don't still have all the packaging...
At least they don't ask for a sales receipt, as that would be asinine, possession of the disk should be good enough.
-nB
I tried this with Disney.
I have all my kid's disney flicks on a home media server. I called disney to report that my disk for beauty and the beast was scratched, and that I would like a replacement. I was denied.
Summary:
me: hi, my disk is scratched
them: buy a new one
me: no, I would normally make a backup copy but your TOU forbids this
them: so?
me: well disney has taken the stance that I as a consumer have not bought any rights to the movie, only a license to the content
them: so
me: well that means under normal IP license schemas I can reasonably expect a refreshed copy of the IP for the cost of media
them: no
me: so I can copy the disks I buy?
them: no
me: will you sell me a disk?
them: no, buy it retail
me: but it's out of print and not in stores any more
them: try e-bay
etc.
etc.
Wasn't very productive, but I'll take it to mean I can copy my disks DMCA be damned.
-nB
"England lost in a war between America and Russia o_O?" :-)
Yeah, apparently you missed the memo.
You became our bitches while the Russians exported spies and polonium to you as a waste facility. I'd say you lost
-nB
(please be kind I was attempting to be funny, how's your PM became our bitch? rather than the generic "you", better?)
Sure it does.
Do you know why Beta lost? Sony's licensing fees. They were extortionistic in cost, so JVC et.al. went out and created VHS.
-nB
Naah, that's only for politicians.
These guys deserve to see it coming...
or the shooting range...
No pix or video. You have no idea how hard it was to get the pictures of my setup.
The physics, however, will explain nicely:
as the LN2 boils it produces copious amounts of N2 gas.
This gas forms a thin, but "solid" barrier between your hand and the liquid and acts as a heat transfer medium.
The transfer cools your hand, but slower than the liquid its self would.
(now is a good time to pull your hand out)
Eventually (<1 sec) your skin temperature drops to the point that the vapor barrier starts to break down.
This is as noticeable as someone stabbing your hand with a shard of incandescent solar material (as in: serious pain)
(Now is the point that you would involuntarily remove you hand, suffering frostbite as much as 1mm into the flesh across a large portion of your hand)
Now that liquid is in contact with your hand flesh rapidly turns to ice, permanent (and irreversible) tissue damage is happening.
(At this point you've likely passed out from the pain (I know I would have))
Total elapsed time? <5 seconds. The first 500-900ms (depending on moisture in your skin) are the safe zone.
I would tend to say that I am quite familiar with LN2. How 'bout you?
You're assuming the construction guys are too?
Also, dewars tend to leak atmosphere to the vacuum over time, and those transfer hoses do get cold enough to weep LOX if you are not anal about not moving them when cold (insulation cracks, LN2 seeps out, boils on metal armor, LOX wets the ice) and in a production there's always someone who doesn't pay attention and bumps frozen lines.
Once we had someone (terminated on the spot) lick a frozen line... you thought a frozen lamp post was cold? He'll never taste "sweet" again.
OT Ever put your bare, un-gloved hand in LN2? Quite an experience.
Since OLPC already is 75% over target, I dismiss that Intel is causing them to miss their $100 target, and you apparently missed my last bullet.
-nB
mmmmm
LOX
Yup, that is one of the most hazardous bits right there. Not only does the boiling N2 displace the oxygen in the (assumed to be) confined space, it also produces one of the most reactive liquids known to man.
-nB
Reality:
-nB
DL-DVD my ass.
You'll hit the file size limit building an ISO of a 4.01 gig distro, and that fits on a single layer dvd.
I remember when I first hit that limit I was stumped WTF the problem was, then I started googling around and found out and had a DUH moment.
This was on a W2k box that was purchased in early '01 and came with a fat32 system partition. did the convert to NTFS utility and all was well.
-nB
Oh, I'm looking forward to it. I'm not too sure I'll ever own one at $1500, but if they pave the way then knockoffs should be available within another decade.
-nB
Not entirely true.
While I agree digital is digital, and as such analog artifacts are largely ignored, there is a specific issue with HDMI, namely inter-lane skew.
DVI/HDMI video is three data pairs on a 100ohm differential line and one differential clock.
If the analog artifacts (specifically capacitance and uneven cable lengths) are bad enough the "eye" of the differential signal may close to the extent that the op-amp at the receiver may not be able to sense and output a clean signal. Further damage to the signal is caused by inter lane skew, where the clock edges are not in sync with the data edges. These are analog effects that will impact overall picture quality. Also, effects like these are heavily exacerbated by length of the cable.
Mind, I'm not claiming that the monster brand is any better than generic (they are all made in about 5 factories in china), just that cable really still matters, even though the signal is digital. What I would like to see is XAUI or Fiber for video.
A single singlemode strand of fiber would be cleaner and vastly less mechanical load on the connector, and would have enough bandwidth for about 3 1080p streams. A multimode fiber would handle 720P (and likely 1080p but I need to do some math) and is vastly more resistant to dust.
-nB
FWIW my preamp has both depth and delay controls. I honestly thought all top-end systems had this till I looked around.
-nB
Well I have one exploit for each platform.
It is remote, and it is foolproof.
I want the money.
-nB
The exploit is to take the admins family hostage, demanding whatever code you want to be run in exchange for the family's safety.
Since you are using a phone to control the admin it is a remote exploit.
Have a nice day.