It's all about appearances. Nothing more, nothing less. If the general population thinks that high-tech passports are more secure, then high-tech passports are what they general population will get.
I guess it's too much to ask an AC to read through the full summary: "While the Beta analogy isn't particularly helpful (since both technologies play the same content)..."
The problem with this is that it's already an obsolete device. DirecTV started moving their HD broadcasts to MPEG4 last year (everything, including HD was MPEG2 previously). My understanding is that any new HD local channels (and possibly any new HD channels period) that get added will be MPEG4, which the HR10-250 doesn't receive. So you have a handful of HD channels that the HR10 currently receives, and those are likely to be the only HD channels it ever receives.
So, just to clarify: All of your answers above are based on your use of a DirecTiVo and have nothing to do with the specific device yagu was asking about? Correct?
how well does it handle season passes with options of first showing, multiple channel, etc. (once again, TiVo is a hard act to follow on this one) Don't know.
Are there things like "wish lists"? (TiVo does this wonderfully) Whatever those are?
These are the things that TiVo users have a very hard time giving up, simply because they work so beautifully. "Season Passes" allow you to set the device to record any showing of a show (or specific ones if you want), with control over whether it records first airings and/or reruns and how it deals with shows that air on multiple channels. "Wish Lists" are search/record filters that you can set based on title, actor, director, genre, etc. So you can say "Record any Kubrick movie" simply by adding a director wishlist for Kubrick. On top of this, many users (though not all) also enjoy the "Suggestions" feature, whereby the TiVo autorecords shows and movies that it thinks you'd enjoy based on your previous recording/rating history. Of course, these recordings are the lowest priority and roll off the savelist in case it needs the space for something you've specifically requested it record. This feature is great on DirecTiVos because of the dual-tuner feature--it can almost always go off and record something else, even when you're watching something on the first tuner.
He has *another* company? What the hell happened to his last company, LoudCloud?
From the fourth sentence OF THE SUMMARY: "His experience helping bring Opsware back from the brink of financial disaster -- in 2001, the company, then called Loudcloud Inc...." I'm guessing you never did do too well on those pesky reading comprehension tests...
Damn activist judges, legislating from the bench! What's that? There was no legislating involved here? She was just ruling based on the laws that are already on the book? Well, she's still a damn activist judge!
A compilation of those two books was recently published, entitled Classic Feynman: All the Adventures of a Curious Character. It also includes a CD of the lecture he gave that was the basis for Los Alamos from Below. Definitely the sort of thing that's perfect for a curious 5th or 6th grader.
You are misunderstanding what's being probed here. These are essentially commercials that are taking place DURING the newscast. Anchor A will say "And now over to Correspondent B in City C for a report on Topic X that you'll find truly startling!" The camera will switch over to the "correspondent" who will then proceed to give their spiel, which is really just a purchased promo spot for some product or research study. The screen will still have the Channel XX logo in the corner with the correspondents name in the same news font as the rest of the newscast. This is because this is actually part of the newscast. That is what's being investigated. Not a full page ad in the newspaper (which, by the way, says "paid advertisement" in small type at the top of the page).
You can move and copy the virtual machines to however many machines you want.
Or better yet, just leave the VM image file sitting on a file server somewhere so there'll be absolutely no worries about licensing issues (assuming you've licensed the software in that image file).
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Also note that it's placed within square brackets. These are typically used for editor's notes.
...and the DS shows that crazy can work very well indeed.
Yes. Who knew that a friggin operation simulator would be so much fun... : p [no, really, it's a lot of fun!]
You're assuming that Taco&Co actually have any real editorial experience and even know what [sic] means...
I'm tired of these motherfucking articles about motherfucking snakes on a motherfucking plane!
Too bad you can't register 0.com. I'd love to have web2.0.com as my site...
It's all about appearances. Nothing more, nothing less. If the general population thinks that high-tech passports are more secure, then high-tech passports are what they general population will get.
"That's not an operating system..."
Then again, I'd better watch out for those geologists, they walk around with pointy hammers in their pocket.
And a bottle of HCl...
I'm curious to know what your take on the word "hacker" is, or whether intellectual property infringement is considered "theft."
Yup. I know I feel very content after eating a tin of sardines...
Just think about the recent AOL search leak, which revealed more about the users than anyone thought (or feared) was possible.
Yes. Unfortunately, it revealed that many people out there are even dumber than i thought was humanly possible...
I guess it's too much to ask an AC to read through the full summary: "While the Beta analogy isn't particularly helpful (since both technologies play the same content)..."
The problem with this is that it's already an obsolete device. DirecTV started moving their HD broadcasts to MPEG4 last year (everything, including HD was MPEG2 previously). My understanding is that any new HD local channels (and possibly any new HD channels period) that get added will be MPEG4, which the HR10-250 doesn't receive. So you have a handful of HD channels that the HR10 currently receives, and those are likely to be the only HD channels it ever receives.
So, just to clarify: All of your answers above are based on your use of a DirecTiVo and have nothing to do with the specific device yagu was asking about? Correct?
how well does it handle season passes with options of first showing, multiple channel, etc. (once again, TiVo is a hard act to follow on this one)
Don't know.
Are there things like "wish lists"? (TiVo does this wonderfully)
Whatever those are?
These are the things that TiVo users have a very hard time giving up, simply because they work so beautifully. "Season Passes" allow you to set the device to record any showing of a show (or specific ones if you want), with control over whether it records first airings and/or reruns and how it deals with shows that air on multiple channels. "Wish Lists" are search/record filters that you can set based on title, actor, director, genre, etc. So you can say "Record any Kubrick movie" simply by adding a director wishlist for Kubrick. On top of this, many users (though not all) also enjoy the "Suggestions" feature, whereby the TiVo autorecords shows and movies that it thinks you'd enjoy based on your previous recording/rating history. Of course, these recordings are the lowest priority and roll off the savelist in case it needs the space for something you've specifically requested it record. This feature is great on DirecTiVos because of the dual-tuner feature--it can almost always go off and record something else, even when you're watching something on the first tuner.
He has *another* company? What the hell happened to his last company, LoudCloud?
From the fourth sentence OF THE SUMMARY: "His experience helping bring Opsware back from the brink of financial disaster -- in 2001, the company, then called Loudcloud Inc...." I'm guessing you never did do too well on those pesky reading comprehension tests...
Sure, Sony was a big company at the time. However, it's arguable that the Walkman is what helped make them the juggernaut they are today.
Dude! You've got it all wrong. You're supposed to ask her if she wants to play with your joystick...
Damn activist judges, legislating from the bench! What's that? There was no legislating involved here? She was just ruling based on the laws that are already on the book? Well, she's still a damn activist judge!
I really hope Apple knew a bit about HAL's history...
A compilation of those two books was recently published, entitled Classic Feynman: All the Adventures of a Curious Character. It also includes a CD of the lecture he gave that was the basis for Los Alamos from Below. Definitely the sort of thing that's perfect for a curious 5th or 6th grader.
You are misunderstanding what's being probed here. These are essentially commercials that are taking place DURING the newscast. Anchor A will say "And now over to Correspondent B in City C for a report on Topic X that you'll find truly startling!" The camera will switch over to the "correspondent" who will then proceed to give their spiel, which is really just a purchased promo spot for some product or research study. The screen will still have the Channel XX logo in the corner with the correspondents name in the same news font as the rest of the newscast. This is because this is actually part of the newscast. That is what's being investigated. Not a full page ad in the newspaper (which, by the way, says "paid advertisement" in small type at the top of the page).
You can move and copy the virtual machines to however many machines you want.
Or better yet, just leave the VM image file sitting on a file server somewhere so there'll be absolutely no worries about licensing issues (assuming you've licensed the software in that image file).
It came on a 5 1/4" CD.
Did they at least point you in the direction of a company that manufactures a 5-1/4" CD drive?
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