I think I would just opt for an $80 HDMI switch instead of the $2000-$3000 for a system capable of doing the conversions, the hours and hours of time it would take, and the loss of quality that you would get from re-encoding.
In 1993 I was stranded on the interstate after a blizzard in Atlanta (a rare case indeed) with thousands of Catholic pilgrims. These people had come from Canada and northern states mostly and were headed back home when the Blizzard hit. It seems that the Virgin Mary had appeared in a bush in Conyers, GA with very unfortunate timing for her devotees. And every one of these people felt the need to tell me about their divine experience and how radiant the holy mother looked in said bush appearance. Many of them even had pictures of the blessed virgin and insisted on showing me them as proof of this milestone event in human history. All I saw in these pictures was some sunlight coming through a bush, but they obviously saw a divine presence that my heathen eyes just couldn't make out.
Incidentally, I seem to recall that Mary predicted the end of the world by the end of the century during her brief stay in Conyers (using the redneck who owned the house with the bush as an intermediary). Luckily for us, as with many flightly women, she must have changed her mind.
They didn't fire him for his blog, they fired him for being a complete and total dumbass. The fact that he used his real name as he ranted on a public blog was just evidence of said dumbassery.
Then they won pretty much at the beginning of civilization--somewhere around the time little Muggo the caveman decided he was going to tell the much larger and stronger Puggo the caveman tribal leader exactly what he thought of him right to his face.
Why would you need to do this when you presumably already on a HD-DVD player. It's not like your HD-DVD player is going to just turn into a pumpkin at midnight tonight and stop playing your HD-DVD's. And, even if it did ever break, it would be MUCH cheaper and easier to just buy a used HD-DVD player (you can get the Xbox 360 add-on for $130 new) than to go to the huge hassle and expense of converting them to blu-ray.
Who exactly is this article meant for? Some fictional person with a buttload of HD-DVD's but no HD-DVD player or goddamn sense?!?
The Church of Scientology has ruined lives, had people imprisoned on false charges, sued innocent people into bankruptcy, committed espionage, harassed critics at their jobs, silence free speech, etc.
Go out, socialize, have friends, and meet the person of your dreams au naturale.
You must be in your 20's or work with a lot of people your own age. Try being in your 30's and working with people who are all ancient baby-boomers. Not so easy to just "make friends" then, believe me. All your college buddies are either gone or married and there is no one at work to hang out with. To paraphrase Randall Graves, "Come on man, I'm 33, how the Hell am I going to make new friends?"
You're talking about James Carville (former Clinton campaign head) and Mary Matalin (former Bush advisor). The thing is, Carville is butt fugly too. But he is a character. I guess she goes for the no-hold-barred type.
That's what stopped me from going to those Ukranian and Mexican dating sites. People go to those thinking well "I may not be a catch here, but I bet some poor girl in some shit country will want me." But what they don't realize is that shit country has made that "poor girl" into a harsh con artist looking to exploit YOU (and no doubt rightly secretly resentful that you're trying to exploit *her* unfortunate situation). It's the kind of thing that leads to guys like Hans Reiser either getting taken for their money or freaking out and killing their wives when they realize that they were only in it for a green card all along.
Not only that, but frequently, women in these countries don't even realize how overrated the U.S. really is. They come here thinking that everyone has a maid, their own house, etc.--not realizing that half the shit most Americans "own" is actually mortgaged or on credit (unheard of in countries like the Ukraine).
Let me respond too with every woman's criteria: "Looking for handsome, outgoing guy who is financially well off, loves kids; who wants to travel, buy a house in the country, take care of me. Must be self-confident and an outdoor person. No games."
One of these days, I really want to work as a CG-animator at NASA. That's the closest anyone at NASA will ever come to actually landing on the moon or Mars. And they get to do it every week, thanks to some new bullshit promise.
And the best part of working at NASA? No one ever calls you on it when your bullshit promises don't pan out! Just keep making new ones!
I always liked the term "Negro," and hate that it's fallen out of favor. First of all, it's easy to say (as opposed to the mouthfull that is "African-American"). It's more technically accurate--since "negro" (from the latin for "black") refers to a RACE, with specific characteristics, not a mutli-racial geographic location. And it contrasts nicely with "white," used for European races (I am NOT calling myself a damn "European American," an even bigger mouthfull).
Gen Con stands for "Generational Convention" (the principle that anyone over the age of 60 who wobbles around like an arthritic shouldn't do action films), "Indy" is the person who ignored this rule. And they're suing him because they just got a look at him stumbling around in the dailies and realized that no amount of stunt-double footage could make this NOT look silly.
Any researcher who takes money from a private foundation is a fool not to assume that there will be strings attached. Hell, there are at least a few strings attached anytime you take money from ANYONE, including public sources. This is hardly something new, it's as old as humanity. Hell, I took a small grant back when I was in grad school for the tiniest of research projects (just a few thousand $) from a public source (a state agency) and there were even strings attached to that.
If you think that anyone is just going to hand you a shitload of money with no strings attached, you're a damn fool. No one is going to pay you to criticize their entire mission.
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It's 16 in English-speaking Canada, 14 in Quebec (where they can't count).
Let us not forget Bryan Adams.
I think I would just opt for an $80 HDMI switch instead of the $2000-$3000 for a system capable of doing the conversions, the hours and hours of time it would take, and the loss of quality that you would get from re-encoding.
Incidentally, I seem to recall that Mary predicted the end of the world by the end of the century during her brief stay in Conyers (using the redneck who owned the house with the bush as an intermediary). Luckily for us, as with many flightly women, she must have changed her mind.
They didn't fire him for his blog, they fired him for being a complete and total dumbass. The fact that he used his real name as he ranted on a public blog was just evidence of said dumbassery.
Then they won pretty much at the beginning of civilization--somewhere around the time little Muggo the caveman decided he was going to tell the much larger and stronger Puggo the caveman tribal leader exactly what he thought of him right to his face.
Who exactly is this article meant for? Some fictional person with a buttload of HD-DVD's but no HD-DVD player or goddamn sense?!?
Once again a reminder that I am apparently the ONLY person in the world who finds Pokemons sexy.
It apparently worked. We're talking about it.
I think old ladies are pretty stupid for falling for con men too. But I sure wouldn't find it amusing if it happened to my grandmother.
There is nothing funny about them.
You must be in your 20's or work with a lot of people your own age. Try being in your 30's and working with people who are all ancient baby-boomers. Not so easy to just "make friends" then, believe me. All your college buddies are either gone or married and there is no one at work to hang out with. To paraphrase Randall Graves, "Come on man, I'm 33, how the Hell am I going to make new friends?"
You're talking about James Carville (former Clinton campaign head) and Mary Matalin (former Bush advisor). The thing is, Carville is butt fugly too. But he is a character. I guess she goes for the no-hold-barred type.
Not only that, but frequently, women in these countries don't even realize how overrated the U.S. really is. They come here thinking that everyone has a maid, their own house, etc.--not realizing that half the shit most Americans "own" is actually mortgaged or on credit (unheard of in countries like the Ukraine).
Man, you know what I would do if *I* had a million dollars? Nothing.
Does that sound like anyone at /. to you, asshole?
And the best part of working at NASA? No one ever calls you on it when your bullshit promises don't pan out! Just keep making new ones!
I always liked the term "Negro," and hate that it's fallen out of favor. First of all, it's easy to say (as opposed to the mouthfull that is "African-American"). It's more technically accurate--since "negro" (from the latin for "black") refers to a RACE, with specific characteristics, not a mutli-racial geographic location. And it contrasts nicely with "white," used for European races (I am NOT calling myself a damn "European American," an even bigger mouthfull).
No, but it was *designed* by a bunch of assholes.
Fortunately, here in 2008, we can buy Plutonium in every corner drugstore.
Gen Con stands for "Generational Convention" (the principle that anyone over the age of 60 who wobbles around like an arthritic shouldn't do action films), "Indy" is the person who ignored this rule. And they're suing him because they just got a look at him stumbling around in the dailies and realized that no amount of stunt-double footage could make this NOT look silly.
If by "Less amicable" you mean "hostile shithole," then yes.
When Milwaukee gets rid of the smell, they can have it back.
If you think that anyone is just going to hand you a shitload of money with no strings attached, you're a damn fool. No one is going to pay you to criticize their entire mission.