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Dumb A/V question: Is 7.1 useful? Is there much 7.1 content out there, and do people think it's ever going to be as popular as 5.1?
mjc, Rob Haas, jcunwired and 2 other people liked this
I'd like to know the answer to this one too.
- AJ Batac
I think movie audio will all be 7.1 but probably a limited offering in music.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
Mark, when do you think most movie audio will be 7.1? I'm thinking 99% of blu-ray is 5.1 now, but I could be wrong.
- Cristo
I found this list of content releases for 7.1 (and other) audio formats: http://price-adjustment.com/BLURAY-.... There's more than I thought. Now that I know the Jonas Brothers concert is in 7.1, I'm definitely building out a 7.1 home theater. ;) The new Star Trek movie, however appears to be in 5.1.
- Cristo
I've wondered about this too, great find on the link posted! I'm surprised there is that much available. I wonder if its studio-specific?
- jcunwired
Also interesting in the list, there is a good bit more content in DTS format than Dolby, I would have thought overwhelmingly the other way around.
- jcunwired
That kind of surprises me. Most theaters have side speakers. It seems odd not to take full advantage of them for a sense of emersion.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
from fftogo
5.1 has side speakers. 5.1 = 3 front, 2 side, 1 back, 1 sub. 7.1 = 3 front, 2 side, 2 back, 1 sub. Really the difference between the two is nominal, so a lot of audio engineers might think it's not worth the time to encode a DVD in 7.1. A good receiver will artificially create 7.1 from a 5.1 DVD or Blu-Ray pretty well.
- Luke Stay
My two cents: If your A/V receiver already supports 7.1, I say why not use it. Surround speakers are typically much cheaper than their usually larger counterparts. Honestly though, most people probably won't notice much of a difference, especially if they're not using digital, optical, or HDMI audio. Standard RCA will never give you the full DTS/Dolby experience.
- Luke Stay
Can't say but 7 speakers would look ridiculous in my small family room.
- Rodfather
Rodfather, but they would sound AMAZING! :)
- Luke Stay
sorry, just realized my math doesn't add up. I was thinking 6.1 for some reason. Disregard my previous comments. There is a HUGE difference between 5.1 and 7.1. The side speakers make all the difference. Even if the DVD/Blu-Ray is not encoded in 7.1, the receiver will be able to fix it pretty well. I say at least go for 6.1.
- Luke Stay
The reason I'm asking is that I found a 10 channel preamp/amplifier that can drive two 5.1 surround sound zones. If I'm not sacrificing much, I think that would be super cool. So far, I don't think I'd be losing much. Maybe I can set it up to do 7.1 (or 7.2) when I'm not using the second zone at the same time.
- Cristo
If you can do that, I say go for it, but having the option for 7.1 in your main viewing area is well worth it.
- Luke Stay
Luke, the two statements you made are somewhat opposite. The real question is, if you had to make a choice between 2 x 5.1/2 synchronized setups or two separate 5/7.1/2 setups, which would you choose? Keep in mind, if you have separate setups going at the same time, they may well be offset from each other and thus there will be a very annoying echo. It's too bad they don't have anything that offers 12 surround sound channels for an amp instead of 10.
- Cristo
How long is the run to the other zone?
- Luke Stay
They are both about 30 feet away from the media closet.
- Cristo
earthquake makes a 16-channel one.... it just depends on how much you want to spend on an amp. actually the system my ex-girlfriend runs in a local amphitheater is 256 channel. :P
- mjc
Ideally, I would do two separate setups just so I could have the 7.1 in my main viewing area. If you can send HDMI out to the second setup, there shouldn't be much of a delay within the same house. That option, however is very expensive, and the cost may not be worth it to you. See if you can find a high end home theater store that will let you sample the difference between the two and decide if it's worth the cost.
- Luke Stay
Luke, there is already a delay with different HDMI dests in my house. It's the speed of the processing by the dest device. Multiple A/V receivers is much cheaper than this dual-surround sound preamp/amp.
- Cristo
Personally, I don't care much about my second zone. I run my second feed through a VCR, converting the signal to coax to use throughout the house. For me it's a matter of where I do most of my movie watching/music listening since I'm the only one that cares in my house.
- Luke Stay
new hat!
Iván Abrego, pila, Ross Miller and 32 other people liked this
given the current situation in Calgary, the polar bear version might have been more appropriate.
- Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
Awesome
- Josh Haley
DJ Panda comin' at you live - (no audio. you just get to watch DJ panda lip sync) ! edited: ustream http://www.ustream.tv/channel...
- Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
yay! my panda hat photo (on flickr) made explore! :)
- Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
That's a cute hat and it looks great on you!
- Admiral Anika
why, thank you, Admiral *tips hat*
- Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
Congrats on making Explore!
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
x_x so cute! *puts on x-mas list*
- Anna Haro
*SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE* So cute! :)
- JA Castillo
=D Love it!
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
(NSFW) Ok, for me, one of the sexiest photos i’ve seen. (NSFW) - http://www.zee.me/blog...
bear (aka Mike Taylor), Rodfather, T. Brent, technopeasant and 7 other people liked this
Nice rack!
- LouCypher
Oh my. What a bountiful book collection... what?
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
nice socks..........
- VAL D. Zone
what socks?
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
Yep, still gay.
- Derrick
Books? Try video games. Now, if that dumb ol' girl will get out of the way, I think that's a vintage copy of halo behind her . . . WHAT?!?
- John Craft
LOL @ Derrick..........
- VAL D. Zone
Derrick wins the thread.
- John Craft
LOL Derrick. :)
- Zee.
*giggity*
- Derrick
How can you POSSIBLY look at that fine bum and still be gay?? ;-))
- jcunwired
Uhm, isn't that kind of the point?
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
Search for "nice rack" on Google Images http://images.google.com/images...
- LouCypher
goddam.
- T. Brent, technopeasant
Champagne from the bossman.
Mona Nomura, Michael W. May, Anna Haro and 20 other people liked this
I thought that read "Champagne from the bosom"
- Mark H
It's all sealed up, Robert! And I haven't had a drink in a couple months, but I *lurve* champagne.
- Derrick
i've got some guava juice!!! yum! I love champagne too. I'll drink that before I drink wine.
- Anna Lynn M.
yeahhh Bossman
- johnpiercy
i'm coming to your house.
- tiffany
I MEAN, *GUAVA* DRANK PARTY AT D'S HOUSE!!! (woops)
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
Oh...champagne! :)
- Anne Bouey
Schadenfreude to Schadenfreude's feed, techcrunch room, TheNextWeb Forum, Crazy Gadgets, RWW: The Future of Tech
Fusion Garage CrunchPad video conference liveblog -- Engadget - http://www.engadget.com/2009...
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quoting dbreunig <http://news.ycombinator.com/item...> "I bet the IP TechCrunch owns is simply the brand "CrunchPad." Good luck with that suit. Fusion Garage's story is infinitely more believable than Arrington's."
- Schadenfreude
from Bookmarklet
This whole session here is really damning.
- Schadenfreude
Hehe, this says it all - "TechCrunch is just a blog". Not a creator of hardware, not even a credible news source, just a bunch of guys with keyboards, good contacts, and opinions.
- jcunwired
This seems an unfortunate cock-up for Arrington
- winckel
Rep. Steve King: The White House Served Me ACORN Cookies! | TPM LiveWire - http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009...
Bill Sodeman, Rasmus Lauridsen, Junebug (aka Sarah Jill) and 2 other people liked this
"At the WH Christmas Ball Monday night, they served ACORN cookies"
- Steven Perez
from Bookmarklet
I LOL'd.
- Steven Perez
Thought they'd sneak something in there... :)
- Bill Sodeman
Atmos Trio 3-Day Holiday Music Special -FREE albums include High-Quality (DRM-free) Digital downloads AND sheet music. - http://atmosmusic.posterous.com/atmos-t...
nakachi, Amber, Random Time Lord, jcunwired and 2 other people liked this
If you would like the music for yourself or for a gift for someone else, you may have them FREE or you can pay a price of your choosing. The albums include High-Quality (DRM-free) Digital downloads AND sheet music for select tunes. Enjoy!
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
from Bookmarklet
So ironic that the most effective way to get more SALES is to offer everything for FREE! I dig giving stuff away anyway...
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
Day 2
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
from iPhone
I wonder if that will work with my jewelry. With the exception of the orders I got in Oct. and the beginning of Nov. I've got nothing. That makes me sad.
- Admiral Anika
My findings thus far--nearly 50% of people who elected to download the albums also elected to pay for them.
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
Today is the last day.
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
Pay What You LIke (even nothing) and share with a friend.
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
3 1/2 hours remaining.
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
Thanks to EVERYONE who took advantage of the "Pay What You Want (even nothing) Music Special that we've had going.
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
"I don't understand, I just saved you $10.50 and 2 hours of your life." - http://www.collegehumor.com/picture...
Brian, Jennifer Dittrich, Kevin Mohr and 10 other people liked this
$10.50??? I wish! Movies here are 12.50 for adults.
- Morgan Haley
Wow, it is only $7.75 in some places around here.
- Amber, Random Time Lord
25 Awesome Cubicle Pranks - http://www.myhumors99.com/2009...
MT, Kamala Whitaker, Thursday Lo :) and 12 other people liked this
I like @tonydunn's rendition of the foiled cubicle (http://redesignland.blogspot.com/2009...) better than the one shown in this post.
- Curtiss Grymala
i posted that one awhile back, and this one demonstrated the sublime forthought involved, :/
- chaz2b
The chia keyboard is pure brilliance, though. :)
- Curtiss Grymala
especially since its my keyboard, :o (not irl, just i use a many generations ago compaq keyboard cause the one i got with this pc has faulty keys (dell))
- chaz2b
Using this when I leave my job (if they don't let me stay on part time)
- Thursday Lo :)
FF is the s**t, people. That's all there is to it.
Ladybug Heather, Alix Whitmire, Jason Huebel and 25 other people liked this
Yes, it is.
- Laura Lou Who
It's also dead according to the big guys.
- Jimminy
Who are you gonna listen to? The big guys or a bunch of librarians??!?! (edit: I'm siding with the librarians. That wasn't very clear)
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
nosFFeratu!
- Pete, Enabling Force
they've been wrong before.
- Jim Hearts FF
LOL... nice, Pete.
- Jim Hearts FF
salt?
- Mike Nencetti
yes, the people of friendfeed are the salt of the earth, Mike, but you knew that.
- Jim Hearts FF
Yes we ff'ers preserve social media, keep it from spoiling :)
- Mike Nencetti
I concur
- aden
I haven't used it much yet....what's so good about it? :-)
- Josh Nankivel
Wait, I thought s**t meant slut. My bad.
- Laura Lou Who
It's that too.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
Or are we the snot?
- Laura Lou Who
I thought I was a booger? (I crack me up)
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
spit, peepz, spit.
- Jim Hearts FF
If FF is a booger, I'd pick you all. :)
- FF's Bubba of Arizona
awww... now yer makin meh haz a cry!
- Jim Hearts FF
Bubba would pick you. then flick you over to me. I'd catch you in my mouth, chew you up with my back teeth, and then spend the rest of the day licking you out of the dental work with my tongue. That's how much I like FF and all of you. Yes. That much.
- Morgan Haley
You're very right. FF is The Poo. And I wish all the people who keep asking if it's dead or dying or losing activity would shush already.
- pea
Gosh, Morgan. I had no idea you felt that way. (And now I'm really grossed out. :P )
- Laura Lou Who
Seriously, FF has caused me to tear up today at how generous people are and how much people on here care for each other.
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
Oooo Jim said a wordy dirty!
- Carmen
since when is silt a dirty word... well, actually, it is.
- Jim Hearts FF
I think you're the soot, too, Jim. :) <-- Oh looky, I have a dirty mouth too!
- Carmen
Thanks, Carmen. Just as long as you don't call me "the suit." I was one of them once. Never goin' back!
- Jim Hearts FF
still licking
- Morgan Haley
The service went well.... I almost held it together during my eulogy.... Now I'm going to get fucking drunk....
Live4Emma (L4S), Jason Huebel, Rodfather and 39 other people liked this
Love you, bro.
- Derrick
So sorry, Johnny.
- David Cook
{{{{ Johnny }}}}
- Ayşe E.
*hug*
- Jon, the Beartato of FF
I'm confused...and sorry for your loss?
- Alex Scoble
It's all good guys. Happiness is the call of the day... Plus look how stunning Mrs. Johnny looks :)
- Johnny Worthington
from iPhone
lots of love. that is all.
- Call me Bronco
Mrs. Johnny is indeed lovely.
- Ayşe E.
Have 9000000 pints for me!
- Mo Kargas
You've earned it. Then at you earliest opportunity, shoot a round of golf in his honor..
- MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF
from iPhone
*hugs* Johnny. He'll be proud of you, and honoured that you spoke. And yes, Rachael looks gorgeous as usual.
- Penny
Glad it went well for you. Now, take care of yourself and the Mrs.
- Anne Bouey
Oh, I get it now...it isn't your eulogy, it's your eulogy for someone else. Sorry for your loss.
- Alex Scoble
Big hugs for y'all. Glad the service went well.
- Laura Lou Who
Take it easy on yourself for a bit Johnny.
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
Sweet photo on what must be a difficult day.
- s t e v e
*poke*...did you make it through the night OK?
- Josh Haley
if i was closer , id buy you a bunch
- johnpiercy
My condolences for your loss... and now perhaps for your liver. Ashes to ashes/cheers.
- SAM
Condolences, Johnny. *hugs*
- Carmen
((((johnny))))
- VAL D. Zone
drunking funk! hugs to you big guy. you are the shizzle.
- Morgan Haley
Be a Sustainable Gardener. Purchase a Live Potted Tree the Year (The Casual Gardener) - http://even.moreminimal.com/be-a-su...
jcunwired and tinypants - Hagitha of FF liked this
via thecasualgardener.blogspot.com ...
- Chris Baskind
from Posterous
Sorry for the FF echo with this entry, but I deleted Posterous in favor of its FeedBurner feed ages ago. It won't go away!
- Chris Baskind
network printer now installed. It's a tech day at Chez Bubba, y'all.
VAL D. Zone, jcunwired and Laura Lou Who liked this
Ok I admit it, I do not understand the appeal of Lady Ga Ga. I don't find her look to be that interesting, and I'm not a fan of the music I've heard. I'm glad others like her, I just don't get why.
Red Label, VAL D. Zone, jcunwired and 27 other people liked this
i haven't heard any of her songs. but i wouldn't mind showering with her a couple times a week. just sayin'.
- Morgan Haley
I'd been ambivalent until I heard "Bad Romance," which for some reason I loved. Weirdly, I now like some of her other stuff better as well. No rational explanation there.
- Jennifer Dittrich
I don't get her look at all, but some of her songs are starting to grow on me.
- Penguin It's Cold Outside
Haven't heard a song but from what I've seen teh gayz like her. Just not this one.
- Derrick
I'd have to admit, some of her tunes are catchy and she does have skills. No hate from me.
- Rodfather
i hear that she's actually a good musician that paid her dues and stuff.
- Morgan Haley
ditto
- pea
I intensely dislike her music and don't get what the appeal is. That said, I'm not on a crusade or anything.
- Chieze Okoye
I don't hate her, I just don't get what the appeal is. I suppose it is just a matter of her style not fitting my taste.
- Joe Pierce
i can't stand her look and want her to wash her face and put on jeans and a t-shirt. friends love her. i don't hate her, but I do like that dumb poker face song
- Baroness Von SmashAHomie
I think I like her because she is so confounding.
- WorldofHiglet
Don't like anything about her.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
she is hard for me to look at and listen to. but i get the appeal. she (and her production) is the epitome of modern pop music. 99% of the pop artists out there wish they had her hooks. i cant stand her work but i get the appeal. here, wash yourself off with this: http://www.youtube.com/watch... its hard for me to deal with the fact that this is the same person.
- Carlos Ayala
Carlos: yes, she is actually incredibly talented and not a studio-packaged cypher. More reason to like her :)
- WorldofHiglet
AIRSTRIKE HER NOW
- Mo Kargas
Mo: STAND DOWN!!
- WorldofHiglet
No way! *stuffs WoH in a sack*
- Mo Kargas
hehe - "ram"??
- WorldofHiglet
*whistles*
- Mo Kargas
oh yes - "stuff" is much better.....
- WorldofHiglet
Of course, while you were busy covering your tracks I've disabled your guidance system. The missiles are now offline.
- WorldofHiglet
I'm sure you like being stuffed in a sack.
- Mo Kargas
TWSS
- WorldofHiglet
Madonna and Marilyn Manson's love child. That's how I like to think of her. Although, I should really give Marilyn Manson more respect than that.
- Josh Haley
@Josh Yes you should
- Mo Kargas
I have somehow managed to avoid her music (why yes, I do live under a rock), but I saw a clip of her interview on Ellen and she was kind of sweet, actually. Said she felt like a freak in High School. Maybe all artists say that.
- Laura Norvig
from iPod
i have remained blissfully unaware of all this.
- Joe Silence is not dead
Josh, I'd actually much rather sit through an entire Ga Ga concert than just one Marilyn Manson song. I'm on the edge with Madonna...ever since she massacred that Bond theme.
- Joe Pierce
Ditto
- Hutch Carpenter
Nah, Marilyn's got some skills. He just takes the avant-garde approach to showmanship to ridiculous levels. He's actually a very smart and down to earth guy from what I know. As far as music, I liked his tunes from the Matrix, at least.
- Josh Haley
intelligent I may go with, down to Earth, not in the interviews and appearances I've seen. Especially on Loveline where he gave out advice that could be considered damaging. Manson is one of the very few "entertainers" in the world who if I met them I would have to try very hard not to punch in the face.
- Joe Pierce
Yeah, it's not even good electronic.
- Alex Scoble
I harbor the same confusion. I think she's probably a sweetheart whose friends propelled her to stardom.
- PurpleZoe
I'm with ya, Joe. I enjoy some pop so I think some of her songs are ok but I also don't have a thing for her in general. I'm all about artistic expression but something about her style comes off desperate to me for some reason. No hate though... she can go on and do her thang. I'm happy for her that she has so many obsessed fans. Just not exactly my cup of tea.
- Carmen
Not sure it's a "gadget" but thought y'all would like it http://www.okaygreat.com/... (matchbook calendar - burn through the days)
jcunwired liked this
Its so cold! *shivers*
jcunwired, RAPatton and Jim Hearts FF liked this
Yep..Same thing out my window too!
- Ned Garcia-Mathews
I bet this one is from today
- Ned Garcia-Mathews
this one is from today lol
- Marissa
Driving an SUV with 4WD does not mean that you can drive in these conditions like you normally would. The commercials lie! Plus - hello - high wind warning means high profile vehicles like that beast you drive can get pushed around. #peopleareidiots #happyidriveacar
ha3rvey (chee-la-key-les), edythe, Laura Lou Who and 7 other people liked this
they also flip...........
- VAL D. Zone
I see SUVs in the ditch all the time.
- ha3rvey (chee-la-key-les)
It's amazing how many people seem to think that having 4WD means that they are invincible when they drive through the snow and ice.
- Katy S
Ads definitely set the wrong expectations, I see more 4x4 vehicles wrecked than other cars in snow and ice storms. The biggest problem I see is people in ice flipping on 4WD, which is a nightmare waiting to happen. Nothing beats a lot of experience in hazardous driving conditions, regardless of how many wheels are spinning under you. A little common sense doesn't hurt either. While I...
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- jcunwired
The car rental agency asked me yesterday if I wanted an SUV. I said, "No, I'll just take my time in a front-wheel drive car."
- ha3rvey (chee-la-key-les)
When I lived in Portland, OR, it happened without fail every winter: SUVs would slide, spin out and ultimately hit parked cars, or unfortunate souls who didn't get out of the way fast enough. Meanwhile, the ancient VW bugs would putter right along with no problem. I'm very grateful for the sure-footedness of my Subaru, but my common sense is gonna do me more good than the AWD will.
- vicster
I learned to drive (and drive in the snow and ice) in our farm truck. It had rear-wheel drive. While it wasn't the best vehicle for driving in those conditions, I drive better in those conditions for having had that experience. I know all about the potential for fishtailing.
- Katy S
Sounds like me, Katy. I learned to drive in my dad's RWD pickup and in a 78 LTD.
- ha3rvey (chee-la-key-les)
my new iPhone wallpaper. recognize it?
Arlan Koizumi, Michael Hocter, Kendra <3 Three Lions and 20 other people liked this
Dragon's Lair!
- JA Castillo
Do you remember this guy's name?
- Adam Helweh
from BuddyFeed
<3!!!
- Derrick
Dirk the Daring!
- Shannon
do you remember who Dirk has to save?
- Adam Helweh
from BuddyFeed
Princess Daphne!
- Nicholas Kreidberg
I used to watch other kids dump tons of quarters into this game. Free after-school entertainment.
- Josh Haley
Woah - is that an iPhone?!
- Sparky
Yeah Sparky. Why? I got the Dragon's Lair app and took a screen shot on my iPhone. Then used it as the wall paper.
- Adam Helweh
If you had a different pic for the locked screen than your regular wall paper, you could pretend sliding left to right was a QTE command.
- Andrew C
Hahah. Andrew playing it on my iphone reminds me why I never played it in the arcade. I would have punched the screen.
- Adam Helweh
<3
- rowlikeagirl
That's pretty awesome
- Chieze Okoye
While playing WoW the other night (I'm a noob) I was thinking of this arcade game. Thanks for the memories!!
- jcunwired
It would be hilarious if your character in WoW would shriek and yelp like Dirk does.
- Victor Ganata
When I first tried that game at the arcades, I thought the objective was to get the guy killed because that's all I ever seem to have been able to do. And they were intricate deaths too.
- Arlan Koizumi
FOXNews.com - Reid Compares Opponents of Health Care Reform to Supporters of Slavery - http://www.foxnews.com/politic...
J. Abdul-Qahhar, jcunwired, MVB (Curmudgeon of FF) and 2 other people liked this
"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid took his GOP-blasting rhetoric to a new level Monday, comparing Republicans who oppose health care reform to lawmakers who clung to the institution of slavery more than a century ago." I was opposed for financial reasons before, but if I'm going to be compared to a supporter of slavery, then Harry Reid can suck it. #suckit
- Jason Huebel
from Bookmarklet
What a jerk.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
He's just furthering the whole if you don't like/support Obama you are a racist mythos.
- Gunny doesn't side-hug™
I can't tell you how mind boggling this is to me. Playing the race card against people who have honest and valid concerns about the pending legislation is just despicable. My mind is boggled.
- Jason Huebel
It's the card that gets played because reason and clarity don't work.
- Gunny doesn't side-hug™
+1 Gunny
- Jason Huebel
I was undecided about this legislation before, I am thoroughly against it now. Thanks for helping me make up my mind, Harry.
- Jason Huebel
Look. listen. Let me be perfectly clear. There are nutballs on all parts of the political rainbow.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
Actually, that's just anger talking. I'm not /against/ healthcare legislation, in general. I'm against spending all this money right now, when we can't afford it.
- Jason Huebel
@MVB, I'm aware of that. But this is the *Senate Majority Leader*. He speaks for his Senate colleagues. I can only hope there is a strong backlash from /everyone/ in the Senate to these remarks.
- Jason Huebel
I understand what you mean, Jason, and I share your belief of fiscal sanity. However, no one is going to rebuke him publicly. It would be out of fashion.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
This guy really went too far. That's a shame, but this alone doesn't shake my support for health care reform. We need to do something. I know that the whole effort just got neutered, though, by the removal of the public option.
- Kamilah Gill
The other side of the argument is that Republicans have made a few hyperbolic statements as well. Still, two wrongs, and all.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
Except he didn't compare opponents of Health Care Reform to supporters of slavery. What he said was that conservatives have traditionally been opposed to change and reform--for example, on ending slavery. But of course, that's not how Fox Not-Really-News would report it, because they have an obvious & deliberate anti-Democrat, anti-liberal agenda.
- josh neff, geek at large
That's a pretty lame equation. It's up there with the "Nazis made people wear flair" argument in office space.
- Jeremy (cropmarks)
@josh, ummmm... Southern Democrats were pro-slavery back in the 1850-60's (Northern Dems believed that slavery was a policy issue at the local level), so Harry Reid's comment fails on a couple of levels. I realize that the Democratic Party of today is completely different than that of the 1850's, but using slavery as an analogy when his own party supported slavery historically is hypocritical.
- Jason Huebel
I'm not saying it's a great analogy (& the whole slavery issue was only part of what he talked about) & I'm definitely not a fan of Reid. I'm just saying Fox is distorting what was said & that he wasn't actually equating opponents of Health Care Reform with racist pro-slavery people.
- josh neff, geek at large
That said, our elected leaders have thoroughly screwed up the current legislation anyway. It's looking more and more likely that lobbyists have derailed healthcare reform (again) and we'll just end up with more expensive healthcare anyway. So we'll end up spending a trillion dollars on this healthcare reform, then still end up paying more out-of-pocket for healthcare coverage than before. Sad.
- Jason Huebel
I feel like do-do. :( :( :(
maxilprof, Iain Baker, Steven Perez and 27 other people liked this
hee hee....you said 'do-do'.....feel better NOW!
- Morgan Haley
Poor sweetie! :(
- Internet's Tad
Get well soon, Lindsay!
- Alex Scoble
:((
- Rochelle
:(
- Michelle Martinez
:( -- hope you feel better soon.
- Jim Hearts FF
Awwww.....
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
That's not good :(
- Kenton
:(
- sofarsoShawn
Feed a cold, starve a fever?
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
Eat if you're hungry, I say. Do drink lots of fluids to keep everything moving. Feel better!
- Laura Lou Who
:(
- Derrick
:(
- Micah Wittman
:( but damn if that hair doesn't look great! ;)
- Josh Haley
For infections: eat as much as you can, preferably in light - to mid hearty soups, this serves the dual purpose of keeping you nourished as well as keeping you hydrated to promote the cleanse of the infection. As well, drinking as much as you can, through teas, but preferably more vitamin enriched juices ~ these are dependent on how much you can hold down. & Hell yeahzz you are one put together invalid :))
- sofarsoShawn
Aww. :( Sorry you're not feeling well!! Hope it passes quickly.
- Laura H.
:-( I'm sorry you're not feeling well.
- vicster
Hope you feel better soon.
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
:(
- VAL D. Zone
@Josh, Shawn - fixed the hair to go to the doc when I was feeling significantly better (when it was mainly the sore throat)... by the time I got home I felt awful. Rest assured a few hours tossing in bed has wrecked the hair for sure!
- Lindsay
Feel better!
- Thursday Lo :)
:( sending warm happy vibes!
- Holly Rae, FFer
Aw
- Rodfather
HUGS and chicken soup....
- Helen Sventitsky
Feel better soon!
- LANjackal
Bummer ... Get better Lindsay!
- Charlie Anzman
Take some vitamin c!
- imabonehead
:(
- Steven Perez
:-(
- pea
:( but you still look lovely... :)
- JA Castillo
I hope you feel better soon!
- Victor Ganata
Gitmo ’suicide’ trio had rags stuffed down throats: report | Raw Story - http://rawstory.com/2009...
aldenoneil, J. Abdul-Qahhar, Penguin It's Cold Outside and 4 other people liked this
"There is no explanation of how each of the detainees, much less all three, could have done the following: braided a noose by tearing up his sheets and/or clothing, made a mannequin of himself so it would appear to the guards he was asleep in his cell, hung sheets to block vision into the cell—a violation of Standard Operating Procedures, tied his feet together, tied his hands together, hung the noose from the metal mesh of the cell wall and/or ceiling, climbed up on to the sink, put the noose around his neck and released his weight to result in death by strangulation, hanged until dead and hung for at least two hours completely unnoticed by guards."
- Steven Perez
from Bookmarklet
Sadly another Obama fail compunding the utter terror filled cowardice of the right who live in fear that the denizens of Gitmo come to the US of course what we plan to do with dozens of inmates uncharged unchargable and now unable to release the flotsam of rendition. What happens when stupidity crossed with cowardice is not somehow controlled by things like warrants and habeous and...
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- WarLord
Our (non)reaction to these kinds of things speak volumes about our National Character.
- J. Abdul-Qahhar
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Froogloid » Key Ring™ - http://www.froogloid.com/key-rin...
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"Leave those bulky club cards at home! With Key Ring you can create a digital copy of any club card by simply scanning its barcode or by manually entering the barcode number / membership ID. Key Ring provides logos for over 650 + retailers. If your retailer isn’t listed, no worries just select “other” retailer from the drop down and manually enter its name. At the point of sale, simply launch the Key Ring application, select your saved card from the home screen and have the retail associate scan the barcode from the screen. Yes, you can scan a barcode from your screen."
- LANjackal
from Bookmarklet
Installed this on the DROID today, thus allowing me to remove several store membership/rewards cards from my keychain. Try it if you're running Android :)
- LANjackal
You don't talk them into doing anything. You still have to go through the signup process if you get a card. What the app does is scan the card in for you AFTER you get it, thus allowing you to leave it at home and off your keychain. That way the next time you're checking out and they ask for a rewards card, all you have to do is bring up the barcode on your handset's screen
- LANjackal
from IM
You have to talk them into scanning your handset's screen.
- ⓞnor
Because it's not something they've ever done before. Have you tried this? Do store clerks generally shrug and scan it and say "it works, so that's fine"? In my experience they tend to balk when faced with unfamiliar technology and wonder if you're trying to cheat the system or something, and maybe they call over their manager, and...
- ⓞnor
Yes, please do report back, I'm curious.
- ⓞnor
Looks interesting. Not sure I can use it at costco.. they like to see the cards.
- CW™
CardStar for the iPhone and BlackBerry (Android soon) works great. I've been using it for about six months and no store clerks have ever balked. www.mycardstar.com
- Drew
Looks like Key Ring supports more retailers though ...
- LANjackal
I've been doing this for a while, just by using a smart album in iPhoto synced on the iPhone. The ability to actually scan the barcode on the screen varies from vendor to vendor, with CVS Pharmacy as the most reliable in my experience. I'm not sure what the value added is versus me just scanning the cards in as I have been. :?
- Kohl S Gill
Not sure either, but the app's free so you have nothing to lose ...
- LANjackal
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Maybe it's because I've never had an iPhone, but I think the only app I'm missing on my Droid is Evernote. The Android Marketplace works just fine for me. Anyone else agree, or lamenting the "wider variety" in Apple Land?
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Even the basic Evernote app on the Pre is great. I'm surprised there isn't one for android yet.
- jcunwired
there is a android version of evernote. http://forum.evernote.com/phpbb...
- CW™
Yeah, the Android Evernote app is pretty good, but not quite full featured (still in Beta). I use it pretty regularly :-)
- Jeffrey Canton
I have no problems with anything Android. I'm constantly fighting with the UI on the iPod touch. I guess it's nice to be able to look up things on Yelp while you're talking on the phone with the iPhone, but it's also nice to check your contacts and your text messages and IM and check Yelp and take photos while talking on the phone with Android.
- Andy Bakun
There's a new breed of FF troll: the invite beggar. I've had at least two people ask me for Google Wave invites who registered on FF for the sole purpose of begging for invites. That annoys me almost as much as spammers.
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Why I love Best Buy today! (Or how I saved $1500)
Brian, Rob Haas, Alex Scoble and 7 other people liked this
I went to Best Buy today to get the 65" Panasonic plasma. While I was there, I saw the Z1 I bought last month is now on sale for $4k vs $5.5k. I was bummed, and asked the manager if they had a policy for that, and he said they would refund if the purchase was within 30 days. It turns out I bought it 37 days ago, but they refunded the difference anyway!
- Cristo
So I also ordered the 65", which will arrive next Wednesday.
- Cristo
yay
- VAL D. Zone
All kinds of A/V goodness there.
- SAM
Cool beans Cristo!
- jcunwired
Wait - there's a 65" Z1 now? Once my kitchen remodel is done I was going to get a 65" V10, but might have to rethink it now...
- jcunwired
Nice! Hey, let us know what you think of the 65" please, I'm strongly considering it.
- LogEx
Say what? I went back there at 31 days when they dropped the price of my TV from $2200 to $2000 and they wouldn't give me the difference...very lame.
- Alex Scoble
LogEx, the 65" is the V10. There is no 65" Z1 yet that I know of.
- Cristo
Alex, that sucks. I just stared at the manager for a long time (like more than a minute), and he finally gave me the discount.
- Cristo
Right, it's the 65" V10 I'm looking at. My only hesitation is the light control in the room it's destined for.
- LogEx
Ahh, got it. Good, 'cause I'd rather not spend the extra $1k or so.
- jcunwired
Oh, okay. I guess I should have replied to jcunwired. Anyway, I already saw at the store that the Z1 has a better picture, but there's not much alternative in the 65" category. I can control light in my area, so I'm not worried about that.
- Cristo
Anyhow, cool that you got your refund...if the differential had been $1500 I would have stayed there all day until they gave me a refund.
- Alex Scoble
Oddly there's very little alternative in this category, while only a few years ago it was the sweet spot. Since I haven't seen a single bad review of Panasonic's most recent plasmas, I'm not too concerned about the lack of choices.
- jcunwired
Why can't I just program an A/V remote control with a language like Python or Javascript?
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These A/V remote control companies pretend they have such sophisticated capabilities, but all I see is backwardness and mediocrity.
- Cristo
Someone should bill these companies for all the time wasted by these activities and macro programing systems. This could be so much better. Too bad there's probably no money in it.
- Cristo
No money in it? Because these guys aren't selling millions of dollars worth of remotes now? You make a remote that's easy to program for the layman (means no Python or Javascript) and you could make bank.
- Alex Scoble
I'm not interested in making a remote that's easy to program by the layman. It's called programming for a reason. And it doesn't have the kind of money in it that I'm interested in making.
- Cristo
Yes, there's no money in making a remote that you can program with Python or Javascript.
- Alex Scoble
That's why all the Python and Javascript programmers create websites you use instead.
- Cristo
Out of interest... What would you program it to do?
- Johnny Worthington
I would program it to drive my loft, of course. Where have you been Johnny? :)
- Cristo
"Welcome to the Concordance homepage. This software will allow you to program your Logitech Harmony universal remote control! In addition to providing software that works in UNIX (which logitech's software doesn't support), our code also aims to be cross-platform. So you can use the same program in Linux or Windows, and hopefully soon, Mac too! We currently support all models except for the 890 and 1000. Support for these will hopefully come soon though." -- http://www.phildev.net/harmony...
- Ken Sheppardson
... That would be awesome
- Johnny Worthington
Ken, interesting. I wonder if you can program it in a different way then their 'activity model', which I find kind of sucky. Also, I have the 890, so this wouldn't help me right now.
- Cristo
I'm currently "programming" the URC R-50, and I put programming in quotes for a reason. :(
- Cristo
What I want in a remote control is room based. You can choose a room from the main menu, and then drive devices (or activities if you like) from there. Furthermore, I want technology to determine your default room for you, based on the remote control's location. I still want to be able to control other rooms sources and displays though if I choose.
- Cristo
I haven't used Concordance, but I sure know what you mean, having gone through a 550 and 880 before just reverting back to individual component remotes. Anything that would let me just tell it what to do by editing and pushing a text file would be godsend.
- Ken Sheppardson
Ken, yes! The whole idea of programming is saving time. When you program in today's world, you don't retype the program every time you want to change something. You back it up, even source control it, so you know when or who caused the mistake.
- Cristo
I think if I were going to tackle another remote, I'd eBay a Nokia N810 and try out http://www.mceguru.com But that project seems pretty dated these days.
- Ken Sheppardson
In practice, it doesn't work that well. You need a few things, like instant on, and having it automatically running the remote control app. Plus, touch screens don't work that well for frequently used media controls in my experience.
- Cristo
Why not go the whole way and build it all yourself. http://zovirl.com/2008.... Are you a geek or what? :)
- Nick Lothian
Yeah, I really can't imagine any screen-based remote is going to give you stuff like intuitive 30-sec skip on your DVR. Seems like one could put together a neat little system by having a PC drive the components, then have the remote trigger events in the PC software. Particularly if you could just take any cheap, off the shelf universal remote and just have it trigger the PC.
- Ken Sheppardson
I have a Harmony 1000, and it has a touchscreen plus remappable hard buttons. I thought I'd hate it (only got it because my wife preferred it to the harmony remotes with more hard buttons), but it hasn't been bad. One of the hard buttons would be perfect for a 30 second skip.
- Nick Lothian
Nick, my motivation for writing system software for my own purposes is fairly low. When you throw hardware and industrial design into the mix, it is barely measurable. I'm excited about quick scripting I can do to save time for myself and family, but otherwise I'm motivated by reaching a lot of people and I'm not that interested in universal remote controls as a business. :)
- Cristo
Nick, I had a Harmony 1100 (which is the next model from the 1000). I returned it. I currently have a Harmony 890 (One), and a Universal Remote Control R-50. They may both be returned soon.
- Cristo
Fair enough - I don't think I'd be up for the hardware build either. Have you tried any phone based remotes? In theory there should be some decent ones which could also do uPNP/dlna control. When I took a look a year or so ago the uPNP stuff sucked pretty badly (which was what I was interested in at the time)
- Nick Lothian
If you know how to program already, programming these remotes is particularly painful. You can choose between the braindead activity based, pseudo web program that Harmony uses, or you can choose the remedial visual macro based mechanism that URC uses. Both are bad, time consuming, and limiting.
- Cristo
Nick, I've done custom uPnP programming for Sonos control on mobile phones. As I said earlier, touch-based screens are not ideal for driving media devices when skipping commercials, rewinding, fast-forwarding, changing channels, muting, and volume changes are frequent.
- Cristo
This thread makes me think about building an Arduino based remote.
- Jason Wehmhoener
Google announces real-time search, demos with a search for [obama].
Paul Anthony, jcunwired, Charlie Anzman and 5 other people liked this
is that the famous feed everyone talks about :)
- Huseyin Savas
awesome .. gonna be tough for the spam fighter though?!
- Charlie Anzman
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