you can often get that to work by turning off hardware video acceleration (i forget how in windows). it wont looks as good, and will take up a lot of CPU, but you can capture it like the rest of your screen.
hmmm, that's actually interesting. this could potentially completely change how P2P works. instead of requesting files, just request blocks by md5 hash. when you get a match, compare the hashes using another algorithm (to make sure it isnt a coincidence).
would that make it easier to defend yourself against the MAFIAA? since all they know about is 1 block that matches a copyrighted file (or at least, the hash matches)?
a new P2P app call BET promises faster downloads, utilizing the tried-and-true method of giving a file a set time limit to download then filling in random bytes after that.
not particularly new. many P2Ps have been grouping identical files together. i know one of the early ones did it (was it Napster, Audiogalaxy?), but i think only if the files were 100% identical other than the filename.
there's definitely potential for problem here. what if those files really arent supposed to be the same? a swapped byte here and there could have huge effects on the end result.
the original filenames from the Doom 3 folders remained the same--for example, a file with the Doom-esque name "lights_impflash.dds," referring to one of the game's enemies, was visually modified in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. folder but retained the filename.
i doubt one of those media licensing companies would have referenced the Imp when creating the files. unless, perhaps, they were originally commissioned by id and its original intended use was in Doom.
it should break all DHTML. no javascript == no DHTML. you can still get some dynamicy stuff to work, like mouseover, using:hover in CSS, but that wont work if the browser isnt CSS compliant *COUGH* IE *COUGH*
I've been using an S-Video cable to stream videos from my computer. I can play everything my PC can play. The only drawback is I had to pay for the cable.
$10 says it sounded like crap and you didnt notice. yes, i've seen some relatively fantastic looking movies at around 700MB, but the audio is usually unacceptable. it's often at 16kbps.
i've never used ITMS, but i'd be surprised if they could offer decent quality videos without taking quite a while to download. in my experience, regarless of the codec, if the file is less than about 1.5 GB for 1-2 hours of video, then some part of the quality has taken a serious hit (it's more often the audio than the video).
there's nothing they can really do about that. if you want to be able to download a movie that's going to look decent on an HDTV, you better be patient or have a lot of bandwidth.
i dont even think we should use the word "virus" for something like that. after all, a real-life biological virus spreads itself and generally starts reaking havoc without the host having to do anything after contracting it.
this would be more like a "poisoning", like if you poured poison into someone's coffee.
by "examine", do they mean the FBI are actually going to enter the game? i always found that weird, when admin-types have to do their duty from within the game.
one example: i read about a guy in an MMO who got his hands on a character that was accidentally released. he claimed the admins were trying to take it back... but they couldnt "find it". couldnt find it? they own the friggin servers. that should be as simple as a database query, or something like that.
you want to try out vista? take a trip to your local electronics retail shop. that's what i had to do when i lost my internet connection.
long story short, Outlook Web Access in IE7 produced two UAC message boxes and i was unable to successfully send an email. oh, and every number was displayed as some random character, which made it incredibly difficult to figure out the address of another store.
well if you want an ultra-fast PC you dont look to Dell or HP generally, you look at the boutique vendors or build your own. but, yes, i dont konw of any pre-built with dual quad core.
they made an odd choice for video cards, though. you get three choices, none of which are top of the line: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT, ATI Radeon X1900 XT, NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500. the boutique PC vendors have been using nVidia's top of the line 8800 series cards, often two of them in SLI, for months now.
so the apple wins hands down for CPU intensive stuff, but a dual 8800 GTX PC could possibly beat it out in graphics-intensive games.
i remember one of those. i was on win 3.1 and i unzipped a.zip file created (presumably) by someone on win 95. it had a file called read me.txt. notice the space.
well, apparently win 3.1 couldnt handle a file with a space, and i couldnt delete or move it.
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you can often get that to work by turning off hardware video acceleration (i forget how in windows). it wont looks as good, and will take up a lot of CPU, but you can capture it like the rest of your screen.
hmmm, that's actually interesting. this could potentially completely change how P2P works. instead of requesting files, just request blocks by md5 hash. when you get a match, compare the hashes using another algorithm (to make sure it isnt a coincidence).
would that make it easier to defend yourself against the MAFIAA? since all they know about is 1 block that matches a copyrighted file (or at least, the hash matches)?
a new P2P app call BET promises faster downloads, utilizing the tried-and-true method of giving a file a set time limit to download then filling in random bytes after that.
not particularly new. many P2Ps have been grouping identical files together. i know one of the early ones did it (was it Napster, Audiogalaxy?), but i think only if the files were 100% identical other than the filename.
there's definitely potential for problem here. what if those files really arent supposed to be the same? a swapped byte here and there could have huge effects on the end result.
there's also one of a semi honking a horn as it passes the camera. i've heard it in probably at least 15 different places.
it should break all DHTML. no javascript == no DHTML. you can still get some dynamicy stuff to work, like mouseover, using :hover in CSS, but that wont work if the browser isnt CSS compliant *COUGH* IE *COUGH*
maybe that's what the near-vertical flaps on the side of the thing are, to counteract its implication to spin.
take a look at the picture. looks pretty simple to me.
I've been using an S-Video cable to stream videos from my computer. I can play everything my PC can play. The only drawback is I had to pay for the cable.
$10 says it sounded like crap and you didnt notice. yes, i've seen some relatively fantastic looking movies at around 700MB, but the audio is usually unacceptable. it's often at 16kbps.
i've never used ITMS, but i'd be surprised if they could offer decent quality videos without taking quite a while to download. in my experience, regarless of the codec, if the file is less than about 1.5 GB for 1-2 hours of video, then some part of the quality has taken a serious hit (it's more often the audio than the video).
there's nothing they can really do about that. if you want to be able to download a movie that's going to look decent on an HDTV, you better be patient or have a lot of bandwidth.
agreed.
i dont even think we should use the word "virus" for something like that. after all, a real-life biological virus spreads itself and generally starts reaking havoc without the host having to do anything after contracting it.
this would be more like a "poisoning", like if you poured poison into someone's coffee.
by "examine", do they mean the FBI are actually going to enter the game? i always found that weird, when admin-types have to do their duty from within the game.
one example: i read about a guy in an MMO who got his hands on a character that was accidentally released. he claimed the admins were trying to take it back... but they couldnt "find it". couldnt find it? they own the friggin servers. that should be as simple as a database query, or something like that.
you want to try out vista? take a trip to your local electronics retail shop. that's what i had to do when i lost my internet connection.
long story short, Outlook Web Access in IE7 produced two UAC message boxes and i was unable to successfully send an email. oh, and every number was displayed as some random character, which made it incredibly difficult to figure out the address of another store.
to clarify, i'm talking about becoming a robot not just becoming someone else
it's more than that, it's also a question of when/if someone loses their sentience/conscious self/soul/whatever you want to call it.
well if you want an ultra-fast PC you dont look to Dell or HP generally, you look at the boutique vendors or build your own. but, yes, i dont konw of any pre-built with dual quad core.
they made an odd choice for video cards, though. you get three choices, none of which are top of the line: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT, ATI Radeon X1900 XT, NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500. the boutique PC vendors have been using nVidia's top of the line 8800 series cards, often two of them in SLI, for months now.
so the apple wins hands down for CPU intensive stuff, but a dual 8800 GTX PC could possibly beat it out in graphics-intensive games.
you mean you're looking for the web, only the web?
yes, i remember the time you're talking about, the time when i considered firefox just a Galeon clone with crapping tabbing.
oh, i'm talking about the bookmark toolbar, the horizontal thing, not the menubar.
i remember one of those. i was on win 3.1 and i unzipped a .zip file created (presumably) by someone on win 95. it had a file called read me.txt. notice the space.
well, apparently win 3.1 couldnt handle a file with a space, and i couldnt delete or move it.
well, what do you mean fit?
annoyingly, the favicon wont show up in the menubar until after you click the bookmark and the browser downloads the favicon.
i do the same thing. it annoys me when a site i frequent doesnt have a favicon. i have to memorize its location in the menubar.