Aaron, et al --
...and then krepta at juno.com said...
%
% > % copy VHS to DVD. :) Beta isn't available anymore, as far as I
% > know. I
% > % wish it would come back.
% >
% > Yeah, now it's all used systems. You can often find them at pawn
% > shops
% > as well as in net newsgroups, though
> % copy VHS to DVD. :) Beta isn't available anymore, as far as I
> know. I
> % wish it would come back.
>
> Yeah, now it's all used systems. You can often find them at pawn
> shops
> as well as in net newsgroups, though.
But where would I get the tapes I would need for recording and viewin
Aaron --
...and then krepta at juno.com said...
%
% On Wed, 23 Jan 2002 11:00:57 -0500 David T-G
% writes:
% >
% > ...and then David McNab said...
% > %
% > % * Don't buy VCRs or hire videos that resist copying
% >
% > I thought that this might be a good place to note that beta VCRs not
...
On Wed, 23 Jan 2002 11:00:57 -0500 David T-G
writes:
> Hi, all --
>
> ...and then David McNab said...
> %
> % * Don't buy VCRs or hire videos that resist copying
>
> I thought that this might be a good place to note that beta VCRs not
> only
> provide, usually, better VHS -> Beta -> VHS copie
TM> The actual GUI pretty much taken care of for GNU/Linux; KDE can
TM> approach (and in some places, exceed) the user-freindlyness of a
TM> Windows desktop.
Yes and no.
Having extensively used both Linux and W--dows desktops, I find the
W--dows GUI to be far more ergonomically comfortable. Lots
Hi, all --
...and then David McNab said...
%
% * Don't buy VCRs or hire videos that resist copying
I thought that this might be a good place to note that beta VCRs not only
provide, usually, better VHS -> Beta -> VHS copies then VHS -> VHS but
also defeat the macrovision protections on most tape
<>
> > Linux by its very nature strongly encourages technical learning,
> > but
> > for every Linux box on the desktop, there are 50 W--dows boxes,
> > with
> > an operating system that increasingly encourages technical
> > ignorance.
>
> But Linux, thanks to GUI interfaces, is getting closer a
>> the 90s' most significant
>> movie, The Matrix,
GW> Of course, only a geek would consider that statement to be true.
Touche'! :)
But there was a surprising number of non-geeks who were equally taken
with the film.
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>> Hardly anyone sees that in with the existence of the Internet it
>> is going to imposable to control the flow of information, period.
>> The only way to stop this flow of information is to ban people all
>> together from the Internet. Any sort of censorship and copy
>> protection is going to be
On Tue, 22 Jan 2002 16:04:47 +1300 David McNab
writes:
> In the 60s through 80s, geekiness was a social stigma - personified
> by
> 'nerds' with their pocket-protectors, thick-rimmed glasses and
> programmable calculators, never ever getting the girls.
>
> Interestingly, in the 90s, geekiness
David McNab:
> Interestingly, in the 90s, geekiness started to become quite hip
Only on Slashdot. Next time you're at the supermarket, take a look
at the fashion magazines by the checkout. See Linus Torvalds? See
Richard Stallman? See Eric Raymond?
Now I'll admit that power, wealth, and intellige
David McNab (david at rebirthing.co.nz) wrote:
> the 90s' most significant
> movie, The Matrix,
Of course, only a geek would consider that statement to be true.
(Just off the top of my head, what about "Saving Private Ryan"?
Or "Schindler's List" [if that was in the 1990s]? "Pulp Fiction" or
"F
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