Many Disney DVDs attempt to fool DVD rippers by having a fake chapter file that puts the chapters out of order. For these discs, you need to find and load the correct chapter file.
I've had this problem with Bolt and with Wall-E, though I can't speak specifically to Howl's Moving Castle.
So, this problem, at least, may not be the fault of your Linux rippers.
I've used Movielink to rent about a dozen movies. For me, it beats going to the video store. At the video store, I can never find what I want, it's either unavailable or already rented. I can check Movielink without leaving my desk, and though the often don't have what I want, it's easy to check.
As many have pointed out, the $4.99 rental fee is a bit steep. But while some folks may be good about returning movies, it seems about half the time I end up paying a late fee, so it's not really any more expensive for me than a DVD rental at Blockbuster.
I don't see it as an alternative to Netflix. Netflix is a great deal if you watch a lot of movies, or want to watch movies that are harder to find. Movielink is best for the occasional rental of mainstream films.
Movielink has a small selection, but it's easy to find out if they have something I'm interested in. The downloads are very quick over my 3Mb cable modem, typically completing in less than an hour, and watchable (streaming) a few minutes after starting the download.
The 24 hours limit is a bit of a pain, but importantly, the 24 hours doesn't start until you start watching the movie. Honestly, most new movies aren't worth watching more than once anyways.
It's too bad that Movielink requires Windows and Windows Media Player, but if this type of movie rental becomes more popular, they will be forced to support other platforms. The movie studios are resisting internet delivery of movies, thus Movielink has a pretty small selection.
The Home House design competition, started at SECCA in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has a similar goal. It was an open competition among architects and designers to rethink and reimagine that most basic of new homes, the Habitat for Humanity house. The designs needed to be energy efficient, use sustainable materials, and also fit within the space and cost constraints of a typical Habitat house. Finally, they needed to be easy to build, as Habitat houses are typically built by volunteers.
The competition was overwhelmingly successful, receiving more than 400 proposals from around the world. Twenty-five winners were chosen, and the winners are being shown at various museums around the US and can also be seen at the link below. Finally, construction has begun in Winston-Salem of several of the designs.
I'd like to see what Triumph the Insult Comic Dog thinks of that!
http://www.nbc.com/nbc/Late_Night_with_Conan_O'B ri en/video/triumph.shtml (Hit the "Triumph Visits the 'Star Wars' Nerds Part One" link at the bottom)
There are some great products on the market that are designed to support the small business public-access WiFi site.
In particular, look at the ZyXel ZyAIR B-4000. It is a feature-rich hot-spot-in-a-box. Some of the highlights: --Authentication Server (assign id/pw to users) --Print access codes for users with the included printer --Access codes can be set to expire after a certain time limit --Configuration is done using a web browser, but --No computer or monitor needed. Just a couple of buttons on the printer for the most used functions. --Supports URL redirects including advertising
The device seems to cost ~$500. Here's a link: http://www.zyxel.com/product/model.php?inde xcate=1 060053881&indexFlagvalue=1021876859
Please don't use the term "Third World." It has roots in the 19th century racism and is derogatory at best. It refers to the time when Europe colonized much of Africa, Asia, and South America, and thought of the natives as little more than slaves or animals. A more accurate and humanizing term is "developing countries."
Also, for what it's worth, technically Europe is the "First World," and North America is the "Second World" or New World.
That Olson guys sounds like a man with a great sense of humor. I'll bet he'd give a great Slashdot interview.
Slashdot readers should start patenting things, and we could vote on the most absurd patent that gets approved. It only counts if you announce your intentions before filing.
gcc is not a speed optimized compiler. It's optimized for portability. So it runs on many many platforms, but many many other compilers can write faster code.
Cingular is not rolling out 3G. It is GSM/EDGE, which is technically 2.5G. It is an interim GSM technology that offers two of the biggest advantages of 3G: always-on data connections, and higher speed data connections. However, unlike true 3G, it is not CDMA based and it won't be as fast as 3G is supposed to get.
Being GSM based is actually a good thing. It means it is compatible with all the GSM phones already available. It also means that Cingular will finally have single technology standard uniting their disparate nationwide network. It means that they can start rolling it out now, as 3G really doesn't work very well yet. It means that changing providers in the US may not always require buying a new phone. It also means that we will finally stop hearing about how the US wireless industry is far behind Europe.;-)
Additionally, now that AT&T and Cingular are both rolling out GSM/EDGE networks in 2002, and Voicestream is set to expand their GSM coverage based on recent spectrum purchases, perhaps the US press will stop claiming that CDMA is the dominant wireless technology.
Clearly Transmeta has a much lower power chip. Clearly Intel is scared. Proof points:
1. Transmeta's chip *averages* one watt, whereas Intel's has a constant power setting of 2 watts when unplugged from a power outlet. This means that Intel's chip is very hobbled whenever it is running on battery power, whereas the Transmeta chip will speed up and slow down as needed, many times per second.
2. Transmeta's one watt includes the northbridge, which is separate on the Intel chip and consumes several watts.
A couple of folks have misreported this (including Slashdot). Third quarter growth is 24 percent from the previous quarter. The growth is 63 percent compared to 3rd quarter of last year.
According to an interview with a Nokia engineer I read last year, multiple standards are much easier to build into small phones than multiple frequencies. So a world phone is not necessarily enabled by CDMA/TDMA/GSM/iDEN compatibility. Besides, TDMA, GSM, and iDEN are essentially the same thing anyways. So the problem is that the US runs digital on 1900 mHZ usually, and the rest of the world uses 900/1800.
It was the German magazine Stern that broke the Hitler diaries. It had nothing to do with the Sunday Times. The reputation of the Sunday Times is quite good, really.
So now that Tivo has done it with a harddrive, why not do it with software and perhaps some video hardware on my computer. What kind of compression are they using?
The Lycos MP3 engine just doesn't work all that well for me. Most MP3 sites require a uid/pw login, and an upload/download ratio, so using a browser won't cut it, and the links in the Lycos results don't give enough information.
Check out www.2look4.com for a great way to do MP3 searches.
Unfortunately, talent and popularity don't make you a nice person.
A doctor friend asked Maya Angelou to visit a dying 7-year old boy who worshipped her. Her response? "My appearance fee is $10K." I'm not making this up!
That was total crap. Hardly funny at all and really stupid in parts. Why would anyone think the chicken man stuff was funny? Or the vibrating barco-loungers?
And other than Alice, the voices all sounded pretty much the same.
These guys need to call Matt Groening to learn how to make the transition to TV.
These things seem pretty useless to me. I'll stick to my PalmPilot which beats the pants off it and is much cheaper to boot.
Limitations are not features! --Only a 500 foot wireless range. So it's good for reading on the john, but that's about it. --Size of a thick magazine. Who wants that? That's how big my laptop is, and it does oh-so-much more. --Color LCD. Well, for $500, its got to be some cheap-ass technology like dual-scan. A color WinCe device with its tiny screen cost up to a grand.
The current pilot keeps me in touch, and is useful for reading books etc. The Palm VII will provide wireless in a really useful way; easy and quick access to internet content and email. FYI, those interested in this should check out the video at ZDNet; there's a guy giving a demo of his Palm VII prerelease version.
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Many Disney DVDs attempt to fool DVD rippers by having a fake chapter file that puts the chapters out of order. For these discs, you need to find and load the correct chapter file.
I've had this problem with Bolt and with Wall-E, though I can't speak specifically to Howl's Moving Castle.
So, this problem, at least, may not be the fault of your Linux rippers.
I've used Movielink to rent about a dozen movies. For me, it beats going to the video store. At the video store, I can never find what I want, it's either unavailable or already rented. I can check Movielink without leaving my desk, and though the often don't have what I want, it's easy to check.
As many have pointed out, the $4.99 rental fee is a bit steep. But while some folks may be good about returning movies, it seems about half the time I end up paying a late fee, so it's not really any more expensive for me than a DVD rental at Blockbuster.
I don't see it as an alternative to Netflix. Netflix is a great deal if you watch a lot of movies, or want to watch movies that are harder to find. Movielink is best for the occasional rental of mainstream films.
Movielink has a small selection, but it's easy to find out if they have something I'm interested in. The downloads are very quick over my 3Mb cable modem, typically completing in less than an hour, and watchable (streaming) a few minutes after starting the download.
The 24 hours limit is a bit of a pain, but importantly, the 24 hours doesn't start until you start watching the movie. Honestly, most new movies aren't worth watching more than once anyways.
It's too bad that Movielink requires Windows and Windows Media Player, but if this type of movie rental becomes more popular, they will be forced to support other platforms. The movie studios are resisting internet delivery of movies, thus Movielink has a pretty small selection.
The Home House design competition, started at SECCA in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has a similar goal. It was an open competition among architects and designers to rethink and reimagine that most basic of new homes, the Habitat for Humanity house. The designs needed to be energy efficient, use sustainable materials, and also fit within the space and cost constraints of a typical Habitat house. Finally, they needed to be easy to build, as Habitat houses are typically built by volunteers.
The competition was overwhelmingly successful, receiving more than 400 proposals from around the world. Twenty-five winners were chosen, and the winners are being shown at various museums around the US and can also be seen at the link below. Finally, construction has begun in Winston-Salem of several of the designs.
http://secca.org/homehouse/winners.html
Would an old satellite dish work for this? I notice that DirecTV dishes are quite shallow, so would this be a problem.
You can get a used DirecTV dish pretty cheap.
I'd like to see what Triumph the Insult Comic Dog thinks of that!
B ri en/video/triumph.shtml
http://www.nbc.com/nbc/Late_Night_with_Conan_O'
(Hit the "Triumph Visits the 'Star Wars' Nerds Part One" link at the bottom)
There are some great products on the market that are designed to support the small business public-access WiFi site.
e xcate=1 060053881&indexFlagvalue=1021876859
In particular, look at the ZyXel ZyAIR B-4000. It is a feature-rich hot-spot-in-a-box. Some of the highlights:
--Authentication Server (assign id/pw to users)
--Print access codes for users with the included printer
--Access codes can be set to expire after a certain time limit
--Configuration is done using a web browser, but
--No computer or monitor needed. Just a couple of buttons on the printer for the most used functions.
--Supports URL redirects including advertising
The device seems to cost ~$500. Here's a link:
http://www.zyxel.com/product/model.php?ind
Please don't use the term "Third World." It has roots in the 19th century racism and is derogatory at best. It refers to the time when Europe colonized much of Africa, Asia, and South America, and thought of the natives as little more than slaves or animals. A more accurate and humanizing term is "developing countries."
Also, for what it's worth, technically Europe is the "First World," and North America is the "Second World" or New World.
That Olson guys sounds like a man with a great sense of humor. I'll bet he'd give a great Slashdot interview.
Slashdot readers should start patenting things, and we could vote on the most absurd patent that gets approved. It only counts if you announce your intentions before filing.
gcc is not a speed optimized compiler. It's optimized for portability. So it runs on many many platforms, but many many other compilers can write faster code.
Cingular is not rolling out 3G. It is GSM/EDGE, which is technically 2.5G. It is an interim GSM technology that offers two of the biggest advantages of 3G: always-on data connections, and higher speed data connections. However, unlike true 3G, it is not CDMA based and it won't be as fast as 3G is supposed to get.
;-)
Being GSM based is actually a good thing. It means it is compatible with all the GSM phones already available. It also means that Cingular will finally have single technology standard uniting their disparate nationwide network. It means that they can start rolling it out now, as 3G really doesn't work very well yet. It means that changing providers in the US may not always require buying a new phone. It also means that we will finally stop hearing about how the US wireless industry is far behind Europe.
Additionally, now that AT&T and Cingular are both rolling out GSM/EDGE networks in 2002, and Voicestream is set to expand their GSM coverage based on recent spectrum purchases, perhaps the US press will stop claiming that CDMA is the dominant wireless technology.
Clearly Transmeta has a much lower power chip. Clearly Intel is scared. Proof points:
1. Transmeta's chip *averages* one watt, whereas Intel's has a constant power setting of 2 watts when unplugged from a power outlet. This means that Intel's chip is very hobbled whenever it is running on battery power, whereas the Transmeta chip will speed up and slow down as needed, many times per second.
2. Transmeta's one watt includes the northbridge, which is separate on the Intel chip and consumes several watts.
3. Transmeta's chip doesn't need a fan.
A couple of folks have misreported this (including Slashdot). Third quarter growth is 24 percent from the previous quarter. The growth is 63 percent compared to 3rd quarter of last year.
According to an interview with a Nokia engineer I read last year, multiple standards are much easier to build into small phones than multiple frequencies. So a world phone is not necessarily enabled by CDMA/TDMA/GSM/iDEN compatibility. Besides, TDMA, GSM, and iDEN are essentially the same thing anyways. So the problem is that the US runs digital on 1900 mHZ usually, and the rest of the world uses 900/1800.
It was the German magazine Stern that broke the Hitler diaries. It had nothing to do with the Sunday Times. The reputation of the Sunday Times is quite good, really.
So now that Tivo has done it with a harddrive, why not do it with software and perhaps some video hardware on my computer. What kind of compression are they using?
The Lycos MP3 engine just doesn't work all that well for me. Most MP3 sites require a uid/pw login, and an upload/download ratio, so using a browser won't cut it, and the links in the Lycos results don't give enough information.
Check out www.2look4.com for a great way to do MP3 searches.
Unfortunately, talent and popularity don't make you a nice person.
A doctor friend asked Maya Angelou to visit a dying 7-year old boy who worshipped her. Her response? "My appearance fee is $10K." I'm not making this up!
That was total crap. Hardly funny at all and really stupid in parts. Why would anyone think the chicken man stuff was funny? Or the vibrating barco-loungers?
And other than Alice, the voices all sounded pretty much the same.
These guys need to call Matt Groening to learn how to make the transition to TV.
These things seem pretty useless to me. I'll stick to my PalmPilot which beats the pants off it and is much cheaper to boot.
Limitations are not features!
--Only a 500 foot wireless range. So it's good for reading on the john, but that's about it.
--Size of a thick magazine. Who wants that? That's how big my laptop is, and it does oh-so-much more.
--Color LCD. Well, for $500, its got to be some cheap-ass technology like dual-scan. A color WinCe device with its tiny screen cost up to a grand.
The current pilot keeps me in touch, and is useful for reading books etc. The Palm VII will provide wireless in a really useful way; easy and quick access to internet content and email. FYI, those interested in this should check out the video at ZDNet; there's a guy giving a demo of his Palm VII prerelease version.