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Re: Sopranos |
Mar 9, 2004, 08:46 |
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I really don't see an ethical issue with it if you're subscribed to HBO anyway (they're already getting their change) or you really are going to buy the DVD set. Either way you haven't deprived them of anything -- it's not like someone could even claim advertising loss. About the only thing that might be lost is statistics -- the cable/sat operators have the ability to know what you're watching when and could report it. Except that their data is fairly useless since most people don't turn off the boxes when they turn off their TV.
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Re: Sopranos |
Mar 9, 2004, 08:12 |
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huh? Buffy dies?!! Lol... yeah it is annoying, especially 24 trailers.
I don't have a problem with it either, because I see it for free sooner or later anyway. I'm up to ep14 of Friends etc, and, like you say, Sky have an annoying habit of ruining shows with their trailers. Woo for Telewest no download cap.
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Re: Sopranos |
Mar 9, 2004, 06:46 |
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I download the latest american shows all the time to watch over here before Sky show them. Sky have a nasty habit of spoiling shows BADLY before they air so i justify downloading them not as being a dirty low down pirate, but rather protecting my interests avoiding spoilers.
I mean, can you remember how they fucked up Buffy in that season where she dies? They showed a blooming gravestone with her name on! Before she died!! How blatantly obvious was it she was gonna die in the next episode.
I dont want shows being ruined like that, so i download them to watch before Sky shows them. I dont find it wrong as i buy the box sets myself as well on DVD when they come out. a VCD or SVCD doesnt compete with a DVD with directors commentary and stuff.
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Re: Sopranos |
Mar 9, 2004, 04:59 |
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Non serious moral dilema:
Is it ok for a UK resident that doesnt get to see the Sopranos until (... later this year, not sure when ...) to download the eps off BT, given that within a year or so he'll have the dvd box set?! I'd hate to deprive HBO of their hard earned ;P.
Edit: Lol the Exorcist site seems to have been "Blue's Newsed"
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Re: Disk Defragger |
Mar 8, 2004, 22:53 |
Zathrus |
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Odds are you were always FAT32 -- unless whoever upgraded your system also reformatted your drives. You can convert from FAT->NTFS, but not the other way around.
As for how to do it, you can use the convert.exe program built into NT/XP. Here's the MS Knowledge Base article on it. Looks pretty simple.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307881
I keep meaning to run it on my work PC (Win2k), which was formatted with FAT for some ungodly reason. Of course, since I do all my real work on the Unix servers (I'm a Unix C++ coder) it really doesn't matter that much to me.
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Re: Disk Defragger |
Mar 8, 2004, 22:18 |
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Are you on FAT32 or NTFS? If the former -- why?
First: thanks for the suggestions folks.
Two: Good question, Zathrus. I thought I was on NTFS when I originally installed the Hard Drives, but when I check them now, they're both FAT32. I upgraded the CPU & MB last summer and let someone else do it, maybe that's when the change happened. (or I was just wrong in the first place) Is there any easy way to change, or do I have to reformat both drives and reinstall XP? As for XP's defrag, it only defrag's the programs, not the disk itself, so that all apps are contiguous, but there can still be free space between apps. (which is stupid, because the next program you install is automatically fragmented as it fills in the gaps)
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Re: Disk Defragger |
Mar 8, 2004, 21:37 |
Zathrus |
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I want to move all the programs to the front and move open space to the back; not scattered about the disk like the current XP version does
Are you on FAT32 or NTFS? If the former -- why? Unless you have a really good reason (like dual boot with Win9x or Linux), NTFS is a vastly superior file system. In particular, it doesn't need defragging in any real sense of the term. It's also more reliable and less likely to suddenly blow up on you.
If you're using FAT32 and sticking with it, try one of the ones recommended by the other posters. Sounds like XP's defragger only defragments the files and not the drive as a whole. It could be trying to do some optimization by moving commonly used files/programs to the middle of the disk though (which minimizes seek time, although it's not the fastest transfer rate) which would be very smart.
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re: calvinball |
Mar 8, 2004, 21:32 |
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#1 coffee got ruined on account of making this post 
#2 Going back to ownerism, how can you have a contest for making babies by mating movies without sex? If its sex and not porn, I'd like to see that.:)
#3 UN study: Think upgrade before buying a new PC is a 'Tech Bit"
#4 Bush campaign hired the lawyers to represent the people upset with the millisecond clip of a casket to fluff his campaign and distract from the real issues such as is Bush moral, honest, and straightforward role model and who does not bring shame, chargrin, and remorse to the leaders and representatives of other nations of our world? 
#5 It's true in texas you should hire a lawyer instead of a doctor, as its true in other states. Lawyers stop the causes of injuries; doctors can only cure them. 
#6 That's weird, my sister is trying to sell a parking space in london for only $40,000. Anyone interested in an investment opportunity?
#7 Guy's finally gonna get some prosthetic arms, and all he want's to do is be able to swing a golf club?
#8 No riders to Albany, California. Need gas. Gonna do some country-style robo wars like pod racer sabateuors. Got plastic and steroids. 
#9 404 Error No Bunnie Exocise. Jennifer is either a ditz or a tease. 
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That Pepsi ad |
Mar 8, 2004, 21:25 |
Ghengis Khan |
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That UGO/Pepsi ad that plays the tv commercial full-screen every time I open a new IE Window while Bluesnews is open is the most annoying popup ever! At least normal popups only open once...
Sorry to be so down. It's just...that ad! Geez, it keeps opening! And then I get the stupid Wired/NY Times/whatever else popup that brings their window to the front while I'm trying to read Blues. That's the second most annoying kind of popup ever.
OK the Pepsi ad has stopped now. Perhaps it only pops up 5 times?
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off topic |
Mar 8, 2004, 21:23 |
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WHOA , just stopped by VE to see how few posts they are getting these days and it looks like they got a lil shit storm goin on between Bob and the Brit Andy... a little "bites the hand that feeds ya + censorship" with equal parts mutiny and rebellion thrown in for good measure.... may just be the end , or it could get interesting
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Re: odd web search result |
Mar 8, 2004, 21:05 |
Bronco |
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OK, I was looking over my web traffic to my website today, and janetsboob is one of the top searches for visitors to my site in March. Back the day after Superbowl I made a comment about it on my site. Got no hits about it till this month, and now it is one of my top linkers from MSN's search.
I get lots of searches for JFK assasination photos and pictures of people with strep throat. Go figure.
A while back I read an article on web robots having some issues with weighing weblogs a little too highly on the importance scale. I also read another article on people affecting how google tracks sites on purpose. An example of this was the whole type 'weapons of mass destruction' in google and hit do I feel lucky.
-TPFKAS2S
http://www.braglio.com
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Re: uh oh |
Mar 8, 2004, 20:57 |
Bronco |
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For any other Reznor/APC/Tool fans... (OH BROOOONCO!)
WAH!!!!!!
I am so tight on cash right now. Just today I splurged and bought one of loonyboi's used games:
http://loonyboi.com/list.htm
I purchased Freedom Force.
Now this. These are just great! Next month things will loosen up so I guess I gotta figure out how to grab one before they sell out.
-TPFKAS2S
http://www.braglio.com
Incomplete or illegible submissions will not be processed, honored, acknowledged or returned.
This comment was edited on Mar 8, 21:06. |
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Re: Disk Defragger |
Mar 8, 2004, 20:39 |
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any suggestions on a good Disk Defragger program? It's not free, but Diskeeper from Executive is really good. It's the one I'm using now. I used to use O&O, but switched over to Diskeeper when the new version came out. In fairness, I haven't tried the new v6 of O&O however.
30 day trial with Diskeeper, and there's a trial with O&O, but I can't see where it says for how long.
http://www.executivesoftware.com
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A message of hope to those who choose to hear it,
and a warning to those who do not. |
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Re: uh oh |
Mar 8, 2004, 20:29 |
complicity |
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For any other Reznor/APC/Tool fans... (OH BROOOONCO!) hehe, nice. I've been listening to APC 13th Step every time I get in the car now for about 3 weeks again. That CD is incredible.
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A message of hope to those who choose to hear it,
and a warning to those who do not. |
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Re: Disk Defragger |
Mar 8, 2004, 20:20 |
nin |
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Anyone familiar with this prog?
Pretty sure that's apart of nvidia's drivers...do a google search...
<nin runs google search>
Yep: NVIDIA nView Wizard
http://www.kmfdm.net/ |
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RollinThundr Apr 17, 2013, 12:25: Eh really tossing stuff like that in there only to get your panties all bunched up. If you really want to call that trolling sure.
Mr. Tact Apr 17, 2013, 12:33: Pretty sure that's the definition of trolling... |
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Re: Disk Defragger |
Mar 8, 2004, 19:57 |
OsinO |
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While were on the topic of that person trying to clean up that prog during his startup..
I ran msconfig and under startup I got "nwiz.exe /install".. I think I remember seeing that as spyware during an ad-ware search. But I dont want to disable that if it isnt spyware. Anyone familiar with this prog?
Also, everytime I startup I get a bin folder opening up.. that is empty. I have no idea what its for, and although all I haveto do is close it, its still a little annoying.. Anyone recognize this? I would restart to find out its exact location but I cant right now.
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Re: Disk Defragger |
Mar 8, 2004, 19:26 |
Devster |
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O&O Defrag. http://www.oo-software.com/en/index.html
There's a man out there I haven't seen in 15 years who's trying to kill me. |
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Use your head, don't lose it - Don't feed the trolls!
Boycott Belligerent Boycotters! |
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odd web search result |
Mar 8, 2004, 18:47 |
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OK, I was looking over my web traffic to my website today, and janetsboob is one of the top searches for visitors to my site in March. Back the day after Superbowl I made a comment about it on my site. Got no hits about it till this month, and now it is one of my top linkers from MSN's search.
So I went over to MSN's search to see where I ranked for janetsboob, to find out that Blues news is 3rd on the list, due to a comment I made in the forums here about it! Also my site is no longer on the list, I can't say I'm broken up about it. It just seemed really random that my site and Blues showed up so high in the rankings on something old, and completely unrelated to our sites.
Anyway, continue on, nothing to see here. Move along. |
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Re: uh oh |
Mar 8, 2004, 18:45 |
nin |
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For any other Reznor/APC/Tool fans... (OH BROOOONCO!)
http://www.cafeshops.com/meatworm.10184599
edit: main page, explaining the project here: http://www.cafeshops.com/meatworm
edit again: Bumperstickers! JOY!!!
http://www.kmfdm.net/
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RollinThundr Apr 17, 2013, 12:25: Eh really tossing stuff like that in there only to get your panties all bunched up. If you really want to call that trolling sure.
Mr. Tact Apr 17, 2013, 12:33: Pretty sure that's the definition of trolling... |
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