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Post by SpringSummers on Feb 22, 2011 18:13:23 GMT -5
DISH Network gave me my DVR. The old one from ComCrap held about 100 hours. This one doesn't seem to have a limit. I've got 17 hours of the two Spartici, about 40 of Buffy, 24 True Bloods, two to three of House, SVU, the two Being Humans and a boatload of other stuff, including films Predator and Lion in Winter (eclectic, aren't I?) and it shows no sign of filling up. Things might be different if I were sharing it with someone else who had other tastes. Ian used to fill it with car races, but I don't think he'd fill it either. Is there any way to make a permanent recording from your DVR? Someone else may know better, but not that I know of. Which, IMO, was quite deliberate when it was designed. "They" looked at the VHS recorders and said, "okay, when we do the next generation of recording equipment what do we want to change?" And the answer was: "we don't want people to be able to create their own recordings off of it; we want to make it so they have to buy the product if they want it that much." On the other hand --- we had hundreds of beta and VHS tapes from kids' shows and Cosby and Disney and random other stuff that we never went back and watched. And even the current crop of DVDs -- mostly movies and a few TV shows just sit on the shelves. I think I am too far behind the times, maybe, to understand this conversation. I have a DVR I bought myself, and that's what it does: It records what's on the TV onto a blank DVD. I know that's not the same as those DVRs you get with services - my sis has this. I realized she no longer had to save shows by recording them on a DVD, but I didn't realize that her DVR didn't allow her to do that.
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Post by Karen on Feb 22, 2011 19:45:19 GMT -5
Yikes. *having a wiggy Kindle/electronic book moment* In response to your Kindle wiggins: That's awesome! So, what are you saying? That I shouldn't be afraid to embrace the Kindle as we humans will always find a better way to store the knowledge? It's just that..I don't know, the electronic books seem more fragile and content\access controllable than paper books. Plus, they smell funny.
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Post by Karen on Feb 22, 2011 19:46:10 GMT -5
The first episode was the weakest. Yes - front two rows - you will have an awesome view!!!! I am so jealous! It's a two ticket package. I have a spare. You want to come? I'd love to come, but my pocketbook won't let me.
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Post by Karen on Feb 22, 2011 19:50:01 GMT -5
Glad to hear they are all allright! for the tooth problems and the snow. We had a bit of snow last night, but no blizzard in the future. *knocks on wood*
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Post by Karen on Feb 22, 2011 20:15:33 GMT -5
So, we were talking about the Kindle and wondered where it got its name. I had said that it reminded me of the word -kindling - and immediately went to the Fahrenheit 451 place. My friend thought it sounded like something sexual. Yeah, he's a guy. So...we were both right. Kind of. From this source"Kindle means to set alight or start to burn, to arouse or be aroused, to make or become bright. The word's roots are from the Old Norse word kyndill, meaning Candle. "I verified that it had deep roots in literature," adds Hibma. "From Voltaire: 'The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others and it becomes the property of all.'" No other name could hold a candle to Kindle. Comments on Heller's post are about equally divided between "it's a brilliant name" and "I'm thinking Fahrenheit 451."
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Post by Lola m on Feb 22, 2011 20:38:12 GMT -5
Sue pushing the guy down the stairs a second time? Ah ha ha ha ha ha HA!
;D ;D ;D
/Glee-babble
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Post by luvmyfirefly on Feb 22, 2011 22:53:39 GMT -5
I know I've been gone a while but I need to whine and I knew no one would understand this bitch as well as you all.
I just started season 1 of Dexter on Netflix and then dammit squared! I was just doing a search trying to find out who a cute actor was and tripped over a major freaking spoiler that I never would have figured out! POOP.
I might switch to the books because I can see how this could be fascinating to read.
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Post by Sue on Feb 22, 2011 23:10:21 GMT -5
I know I've been gone a while but I need to whine and I knew no one would understand this bitch as well as you all. I just started season 1 of Dexter on Netflix and then dammit squared! I was just doing a search trying to find out who a cute actor was and tripped over a major freaking spoiler that I never would have figured out! POOP. I might switch to the books because I can see how this could be fascinating to read. Hiya luv! Watchng my basketball team blow a large lead against their arch-rival. Blergh.
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Post by luvmyfirefly on Feb 22, 2011 23:17:46 GMT -5
Who's your team?
Oh no, I think one of my favorite characters is about to get himself killed.
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Feb 23, 2011 7:46:01 GMT -5
In response to your Kindle wiggins: That's awesome! So, what are you saying? That I shouldn't be afraid to embrace the Kindle as we humans will always find a better way to store the knowledge? It's just that..I don't know, the electronic books seem more fragile and content\access controllable than paper books. Plus, they smell funny. Giles said that knoweldge should be ... smelly. Just sayin'.
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Feb 23, 2011 7:48:11 GMT -5
I know I've been gone a while but I need to whine and I knew no one would understand this bitch as well as you all. I just started season 1 of Dexter on Netflix and then dammit squared! I was just doing a search trying to find out who a cute actor was and tripped over a major freaking spoiler that I never would have figured out! POOP. I might switch to the books because I can see how this could be fascinating to read. Welcome back! Missed you! How's Firefly? How's your new life? And... ...oh yes, spoilers suck bigtime.
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Post by Sue on Feb 23, 2011 9:18:11 GMT -5
I know I've been gone a while but I need to whine and I knew no one would understand this bitch as well as you all. I just started season 1 of Dexter on Netflix and then dammit squared! I was just doing a search trying to find out who a cute actor was and tripped over a major freaking spoiler that I never would have figured out! POOP. I might switch to the books because I can see how this could be fascinating to read. Welcome back! Missed you! How's Firefly? How's your new life? And... ...oh yes, spoilers suck bigtime. Then I guess "bigtime" is feeling happy. (what? it's Wednesday)
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Feb 23, 2011 9:36:15 GMT -5
Welcome back! Missed you! How's Firefly? How's your new life? And... ...oh yes, spoilers suck bigtime. Then I guess "bigtime" is feeling happy. (what? it's Wednesday) Wednesdays are good for feeling bigtime, if there's a bigtime around that doesn't mind being felt. Personally I like bigtimes. We really need to be getting our Wednesdays on more than we have lately.
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Post by Sharky on Feb 23, 2011 10:25:03 GMT -5
That's awesome! So, what are you saying? That I shouldn't be afraid to embrace the Kindle as we humans will always find a better way to store the knowledge? It's just that..I don't know, the electronic books seem more fragile and content\access controllable than paper books. Plus, they smell funny. I dunno, I never felt that mix of ozone and brimstone smelled that odd. Of course, throughout my adult life I've used Old Scratch aftershave, with the slogan "One Hell of a Smell." As for control, it cuts two ways, really. Yes, Amazon can control content to an extent. But there are a lot of people self-publishing books for Kindles that would never make it through a major publisher.
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Feb 23, 2011 10:29:39 GMT -5
That's awesome! So, what are you saying? That I shouldn't be afraid to embrace the Kindle as we humans will always find a better way to store the knowledge? It's just that..I don't know, the electronic books seem more fragile and content\access controllable than paper books. Plus, they smell funny. I dunno, I never felt that mix of ozone and brimstone smelled that odd. Of course, throughout my adult life I've used Old Scratch aftershave, with the slogan "One Hell of a Smell." As for control, it cuts two ways, really. Yes, Amazon can control content to an extent. But there are a lot of people self-publishing books for Kindles that would never make it through a major publisher. Hey Sharkster! Actually, I send much of my fanfic to the Kindle as well. At least I do when I remember my Kindle email. Ozone and brimstone? As in thunderstorms and rotten eggs? Remind me not to get too close to you right after you shave. Or maybe I won't need a reminder...
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