I don't understand that, with Tivo, when you fast forward you just go thru the commercials, as soon as you see the show, you hit play, it jumps back a few seconds and BAM, you don't miss any of the show. I think that's far better then 30sec skip, because with that you could accidently skip into the show..
"As for ethernet requirement...
umm...what's this going to do to bandwidth say if I'm on a cable or dsl connection, and my neighbor is also on that cable segment for instance and "sends" something to his friend in alabama...
does this mean I get bogged down big time? Hope not..."
Why would that be any different then if your neighbor was downloading linux ISOs or other large files.. it's shouldn't be an issue..
"the fact that it actually requires ethernet, but doesn't require a subscription!"
Part of the reason early replayTV units were almost twice as much as the same recording capacity was because the subscription price was included.. You do pay for it.
If you read the old story you would see that the owner of the sat was in LA, and they have some law that says that they can tax your equipment even if it's not in LA but you own it.
That is untrue.. According to the AT&T Broadband leasing agreement it states that you can run a http or ftp server on your cable modem connection. But they will not support it.
"FTP/HTTP Service Setup. Customer should be aware that when using the Service to access the Internet or any other online network or service, there are certain applications, such as FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server or HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) server, which may be used to allow other Service users and Internet users to gain access to Customer's computer. If Customer chooses to run such applications, Customer should take the appropriate security measures. Neither AT&T nor @Home Network shall have any liability whatsoever for any claims, losses, actions, damages, suits or proceedings resulting from, arising out of or otherwise relating to the use of such applications by Customer, including without limitation, damages resulting from others accessing Customer's computer."
The terrorists were almost certainly not trying to attack "freedom", "opportunity" or "democracy"
How do you know? These are people that come from a country where it's a crime if you teach a woman, that's right, you go to JAIL if you teach a woman.. A country that sends you to jail if you don't have a beard.. A place where you can't give woman rides, dancing is illegal and playing any music other then music approved by the government will also land you in prison..
These people don't care about freedom, or democracy..
Please keep aware that I'm not talking about EVERYBODY over there, but the people in power feel this way.. That's why these laws that totally remove any type of freedom, opportunity, and democracy exsist.
of course a person like that would not beable to come back to earth.. or if they did, they would be extreamly uncomfortable. Just like we would if we went to a planet with a greater gravity.
If I burn a folder of MP3s on a CD myself, using linux, then how could it have extra copy protection?
Also, if you take the data bits and switched them from a disk into a line of data, the larger CD will beable to hold a lot more. or have a lot larger line.. A ring of data at 6" should hold twice as much info then a ring at 3". So that's why a 6" CD holds alot more.
For me, I got the Aiwa CDC-MP3 player for my Jeep so I wouldn't have to get a CD changer. That way it would be harder for people to steal if I left the top off.. of course, my CDC-MP3 player got ripped off.. but before that it was great.. Audio sucks in the jeep anyway. with the top flapping and shit.
I don't see any issue.. People are setting up off the shelf equipment to do what they were ment to do. Just not in the way most people would do it (open so anybody can access it). I don't see how they could shut it down. They only thing I can see them doing is regulating it, so that you might have to have you name and address on record so if you go hacking all kinds of people you can be held accountable. Just like they'll probably track you down for peeing in a public fountain.
I wouldn't mind setting up a wireless network for free for people in my apartment complex, but I would like their info, and i would probably give them static IPs, so in case something did happen, I could track down who did it.. No need for me to get shit from the FBI for downloading kiddie porn when it was really the guy in 1B.
It's really not harder to make an ogg file over an mp3, as long as you get the right software. Also, most players will play ogg and if they don't, there's probably a plugin so you can. For me, I use mp3.. Why? because I have a portable mp3 player, and a car mp3 player that won't play ogg files.. plus, I don't feel the need to convert the 200 or so CDs of mp3 that I converted when I made them into mp3s..
Even if GWB said that there would be a ban, it would be a ban on federal funding of stem cell research, not a ban on the research itself. So privatly funded research would, and will still continue with or without the ban on federal funding.
But Cloning as it stands now it illegal to do, even with private funding, in the US.
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umm...what's this going to do to bandwidth say if I'm on a cable or dsl connection, and my neighbor is also on that cable segment for instance and "sends" something to his friend in alabama...
does this mean I get bogged down big time? Hope not..."
Why would that be any different then if your neighbor was downloading linux ISOs or other large files.. it's shouldn't be an issue..
Part of the reason early replayTV units were almost twice as much as the same recording capacity was because the subscription price was included.. You do pay for it.
Well it doesn't seem like it has all the cool TiVo features (thumbs up/down, guide, season passes). and remember, this isn't in the US.
"FTP/HTTP Service Setup. Customer should be aware that when using the Service to access the Internet or any other online network or service, there are certain applications, such as FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server or HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) server, which may be used to allow other Service users and Internet users to gain access to Customer's computer. If Customer chooses to run such applications, Customer should take the appropriate security measures. Neither AT&T nor @Home Network shall have any liability whatsoever for any claims, losses, actions, damages, suits or proceedings resulting from, arising out of or otherwise relating to the use of such applications by Customer, including without limitation, damages resulting from others accessing Customer's computer."
AT&T Broadband's modem leasing agreement clearly states that you can run a http or ftp server.
Then Joe Script Kiddie figures out how to get into the backdoor and then anybody can read everything you ever encrypted.. wonderful.
How do you know? These are people that come from a country where it's a crime if you teach a woman, that's right, you go to JAIL if you teach a woman.. A country that sends you to jail if you don't have a beard.. A place where you can't give woman rides, dancing is illegal and playing any music other then music approved by the government will also land you in prison..
These people don't care about freedom, or democracy..
Please keep aware that I'm not talking about EVERYBODY over there, but the people in power feel this way.. That's why these laws that totally remove any type of freedom, opportunity, and democracy exsist.
Kinda like mp3s and online music?
If I burn a folder of MP3s on a CD myself, using linux, then how could it have extra copy protection?
Also, if you take the data bits and switched them from a disk into a line of data, the larger CD will beable to hold a lot more. or have a lot larger line.. A ring of data at 6" should hold twice as much info then a ring at 3". So that's why a 6" CD holds alot more.
I wouldn't mind setting up a wireless network for free for people in my apartment complex, but I would like their info, and i would probably give them static IPs, so in case something did happen, I could track down who did it.. No need for me to get shit from the FBI for downloading kiddie porn when it was really the guy in 1B.
Why would you want lower bitrates? for a worse sounding ogg??
But Cloning as it stands now it illegal to do, even with private funding, in the US.