The most insidious reference is when they actually meet him in the 70's (they don't get his age right exactly - too young) during the time travel episode where Timmy tries to stop Dad from winning a trophy.
Hey the kids, ummm, they force me to watch, yeah, thats it!
I don't know. "Fairly Odd Parents" seems to reference (kiss up) to Bill Gates too much for my tastes.
Now, on "Jimmy Neutron", defenstration is actually one of the perennial spelling words listed on the blackboard. Subtle, but interesting to think about.
"I would love to have a choice between Windows or Linux, but I can't manage making a choice between Gnome or KDE."
If choice is key it needs to have the freedom to exist at many levels, not arbitrarily stop somewhere. I made my choice a long time ago to use KDE instead of Gnome. There, done. I'll look back at Gnome every so often to see if anything's chnaged, but Gnome isn't getting in my way of using Linux. On another system KDE is an overly large window manager for the intended use of the machine so xfce is the window manager there. Choice is a wonderful thing!
Don't complain about too many choices, if you don't like having all of the choices just do it arbritrarily. Stick with the default Gnome window manager installed with Red Hat, or with the default KDE if you use Mandrake. Don't tell me I need less choice in order for you to be able to use Linux. And if you want to argue that both KDE and Gnome aren't good enough, your problem isn't that you are forced to make a bad choice, its that there aren't enough choices.
But if more viewers were paying for commercial free programs, the advertisers would demand lower prices since their ads are no longer being seen by as many people.
And yet, there is nothing I have seen regarding pay per view that would make me believe their pricing for this "service" would be anywhere near reasonable. As I said before, the only way they would do this is if they could make PVRs, VCRs and indeed all timeshifting illegal.
I'm sorry, I'll do my timshifting myself thank you. I don't trust the networks enough to believe that if I give up my fair use rights that in return they will give me affordable on demand. Theres no way in hell they will.
The only problem with that is that with pay per view rates being what they are, the networks would want to charge $1 to $2 per episode. Oh and with the do not copy bit being mandated by the FCC they could prohibit you from recording the program forcing you to pay the money in order to time shift the program.
So in essence this simple use of DRM to give "more options to the consumer" would just basically in essence be the removal of all our fair use rights laid out decades ago when VCRs were deamed leagal by the courts.
There is no reasonable DRM..... It will all be used to wield absolute control over the consumer. BTW this flies directly in the face of a capitalist economy where consumer demand is supposed to be a controlling factor. There is no consumer demand that we be restricted by DRM, No one wants it!
DRM in the fantasy world you've laid out here wouldn't be too bad. But, theres only one problem. The networks will NEVER EVER DO THIS!!! Do you really think that the same networks that work so hard on their timeslots and schedules are interested in using DRM to give you on demand viewing? No their interest in DRM is to prevent you from ever recording the program so that your only choice if you want to watch it is when they say and how they say. They do not want customers to be happy and get what they want, they want control.
Look at the recording industry, there are dozens of things I can think of where they could really benefit from better distribution of electronic media, and they have done none of those things. Its all control, don't let them sucker you into DRM, with their empty promises of on-demand.
Um, the Earth's axis tilts, which causes the seasons. It does wobble too, but the tilt is what causes the seasons. The tilt is only affecte by the wobbling over long periods of time. They should have taught you all of this in Junior High science class.
The pcHDTV card cannot do what this person is asking!! I too am looking for an answer to the question of capturing HDTV signal as component, or DVI.
The reason this question needs asking is that a card capable of doing this represnets an "analog hole" for HDTV (I know its not technically really analog anymore, but it would still be a hole). A card capable of component capture would be able to "intercept" HDTV in between the cable box and the TV. Now with this type of card the broadcast flage MIGHT be able to be ignored. There would be a number of non-infrining potential uses for this card. If the INDUCE act is not passed a composite capture card would, in my opinion, be legal. If it is passed a consumer composite capture card will never be made.
Basically the poster's looking for a pvr-250 with composite input instead of svideo input, that encodes to HD formats. The answer is one doesn't exist yet (outside of professional equipment), but I really hope one is made.
Actual spies would be breaking the law. Any company that used breaking and entering or treaspassing to get trade secrets would be in a enourmous amount of trouble.
If, however, your company doesn't take any action to protect your trade secrets and they get out, well, then you're out of luck. So, no, ninja teams aren't really a problem, but knowingly letting someone in with a camera could cost us trade secrets.
While it was a funny strip, there are some places that really do need to ban cameras.
Where I work we have equipment that we do not to have pictures taken of. Cameras are banned on the location and cell cameras have been banned as well. Visitors are warned and have to leave their cell phones at the front desk if they have cameras.
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So you want to spend more....
Imagine a Beowolf cluster of those!!!
Sorry, had to do it.
... proof that the Microsoft PR department astroturfs /.
Ok, ok before the guy with the very large user id blows a gasket, I'm only joking, really.
The most insidious reference is when they actually meet him in the 70's (they don't get his age right exactly - too young) during the time travel episode where Timmy tries to stop Dad from winning a trophy.
Hey the kids, ummm, they force me to watch, yeah, thats it!
Yeah, KnoppixMyth is out there.
;-)
But its no fun if you don't get your hands a little dirty.
I don't know. "Fairly Odd Parents" seems to reference (kiss up) to Bill Gates too much for my tastes.
Now, on "Jimmy Neutron", defenstration is actually one of the perennial spelling words listed on the blackboard. Subtle, but interesting to think about.
Yes....
Once you get it running.
I always love this mindset.
"I would love to have a choice between Windows or Linux, but I can't manage making a choice between Gnome or KDE."
If choice is key it needs to have the freedom to exist at many levels, not arbitrarily stop somewhere. I made my choice a long time ago to use KDE instead of Gnome. There, done. I'll look back at Gnome every so often to see if anything's chnaged, but Gnome isn't getting in my way of using Linux. On another system KDE is an overly large window manager for the intended use of the machine so xfce is the window manager there. Choice is a wonderful thing!
Don't complain about too many choices, if you don't like having all of the choices just do it arbritrarily. Stick with the default Gnome window manager installed with Red Hat, or with the default KDE if you use Mandrake. Don't tell me I need less choice in order for you to be able to use Linux. And if you want to argue that both KDE and Gnome aren't good enough, your problem isn't that you are forced to make a bad choice, its that there aren't enough choices.
Yep, "E plub nista" would have worked much better!! ;-)
From the pictures, it sure looks like Palpatine picks up a lightsaber.....
Not as scary as Windows and SCADA!!
But if more viewers were paying for commercial free programs, the advertisers would demand lower prices since their ads are no longer being seen by as many people.
And yet, there is nothing I have seen regarding pay per view that would make me believe their pricing for this "service" would be anywhere near reasonable. As I said before, the only way they would do this is if they could make PVRs, VCRs and indeed all timeshifting illegal.
I'm sorry, I'll do my timshifting myself thank you. I don't trust the networks enough to believe that if I give up my fair use rights that in return they will give me affordable on demand. Theres no way in hell they will.
The only problem with that is that with pay per view rates being what they are, the networks would want to charge $1 to $2 per episode. Oh and with the do not copy bit being mandated by the FCC they could prohibit you from recording the program forcing you to pay the money in order to time shift the program.
So in essence this simple use of DRM to give "more options to the consumer" would just basically in essence be the removal of all our fair use rights laid out decades ago when VCRs were deamed leagal by the courts.
There is no reasonable DRM..... It will all be used to wield absolute control over the consumer. BTW this flies directly in the face of a capitalist economy where consumer demand is supposed to be a controlling factor. There is no consumer demand that we be restricted by DRM, No one wants it!
DRM in the fantasy world you've laid out here wouldn't be too bad. But, theres only one problem. The networks will NEVER EVER DO THIS!!! Do you really think that the same networks that work so hard on their timeslots and schedules are interested in using DRM to give you on demand viewing? No their interest in DRM is to prevent you from ever recording the program so that your only choice if you want to watch it is when they say and how they say. They do not want customers to be happy and get what they want, they want control.
Look at the recording industry, there are dozens of things I can think of where they could really benefit from better distribution of electronic media, and they have done none of those things. Its all control, don't let them sucker you into DRM, with their empty promises of on-demand.
Um, the Earth's axis tilts, which causes the seasons. It does wobble too, but the tilt is what causes the seasons. The tilt is only affecte by the wobbling over long periods of time. They should have taught you all of this in Junior High science class.
You know, you can modify the bitrate and capture resolution for the 250's, its not a constant setting. You can configure it from inside myth.
I've used avidemux2 to edit out commercials and have burned that content to DVD just fine.
Ummmm, my post was a joke referring to the Original Battlestar Galactica series. You should't take it as serious, even for a centon.
Its from the Spongebob Squarepants Movie.
Squidward says the line right before being turned into a mindless robot by plankton.
Yes, I am a big fan of spongebob, yes, I'm over 30, so?
100 seconds a minute.
;-)
We couldn't still call them seconds. They'd have to be called centons!
I can hardly wait!!!
About your sig....
Wasn't that Squidwards line?
I can see it now. "No, really, honey its not a TV, its a 60" wide rectangluar DIAMOND" ;-)
I really wish I had some mod points for you right now!!!
That is dead on. I've seen this myself a handful of times.
The federal government could spend an infinite amount of money on education, and they'd still do everything completely wrong!!
No this story is not regurgitation-bait!!!
The pcHDTV card cannot do what this person is asking!! I too am looking for an answer to the question of capturing HDTV signal as component, or DVI.
The reason this question needs asking is that a card capable of doing this represnets an "analog hole" for HDTV (I know its not technically really analog anymore, but it would still be a hole). A card capable of component capture would be able to "intercept" HDTV in between the cable box and the TV. Now with this type of card the broadcast flage MIGHT be able to be ignored. There would be a number of non-infrining potential uses for this card. If the INDUCE act is not passed a composite capture card would, in my opinion, be legal. If it is passed a consumer composite capture card will never be made.
Basically the poster's looking for a pvr-250 with composite input instead of svideo input, that encodes to HD formats. The answer is one doesn't exist yet (outside of professional equipment), but I really hope one is made.
Actual spies would be breaking the law. Any company that used breaking and entering or treaspassing to get trade secrets would be in a enourmous amount of trouble.
If, however, your company doesn't take any action to protect your trade secrets and they get out, well, then you're out of luck. So, no, ninja teams aren't really a problem, but knowingly letting someone in with a camera could cost us trade secrets.
While it was a funny strip, there are some places that really do need to ban cameras.
Where I work we have equipment that we do not to have pictures taken of. Cameras are banned on the location and cell cameras have been banned as well. Visitors are warned and have to leave their cell phones at the front desk if they have cameras.