Inara: So, explain to me again why Zoe wasn't in the dress? Mal: Tactics, woman. Needed her in the back. 'Sides, those soft cotton dresses feel kinda nice. It's the whole... air-flow.

'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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beekaytee - Jun 22, 2007 8:29:36 am PDT #1949 of 25496
Compassionately intolerant

Okay. Well. I found tomato...but in 1.5 hours, I've only received 7% of the file. Is that normal? I'm going to be so bummed if it takes a full day for something to download and then not have it work.


DXMachina - Jun 22, 2007 9:32:57 am PDT #1950 of 25496
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

The speed depends on the size of the file and how many other folks are also ahemming the file. Sometimes it's fast. Sometimes it's slow.


beekaytee - Jun 22, 2007 9:35:21 am PDT #1951 of 25496
Compassionately intolerant

2.2gb. About 5% per hour.

I should have set it to run overnight.

Lesson learned.


Dana - Jun 22, 2007 9:36:23 am PDT #1952 of 25496
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Beej, given that it's probably a low-demand download, it'll probably take a while, especially since seasons 2-4 are going to be pretty big. I wouldn't anticipate any problems with playing the files, though. I've almost never had any problems, especially using VLC.


esse - Jun 22, 2007 10:27:14 am PDT #1953 of 25496
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

For example--when I was aheming the Indiana Jones trilogy, it took about three and a half weeks. ::shrug:: Patience is a virtue, in the world of aheming.


beekaytee - Jun 22, 2007 12:43:00 pm PDT #1954 of 25496
Compassionately intolerant

Sigh.

Just now turned over 19%

Three and a half weeks. Seriously?

Ah well. I'd have bought the dvds if I could get them in region 1. Patience is, indeed a virtue.

Could be worse I suppose. Back in the day, I could not have been running multiple programs while doing this, so...it's all to the good.


DCJensen - Jun 22, 2007 3:48:02 pm PDT #1955 of 25496
All is well that ends in pizza.

Three and a half weeks. Seriously?

Only if it keeps at that particular speed


Tom Scola - Jun 22, 2007 3:55:19 pm PDT #1956 of 25496
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

beekaytee - Jun 22, 2007 5:22:28 pm PDT #1957 of 25496
Compassionately intolerant

Boring update:

Running for 13 hours...it's at 28%

Lawdy. Time for bed.


Typo Boy - Jun 22, 2007 6:10:58 pm PDT #1958 of 25496
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Quick question. Monitor seems to be on fritz. It gives a signal or even sometime shows what is on the computer for a about a minute. Then fades to white. Can't get the menu to come on (or maybe I can, and just can't see for the all the blinding white).

17 inch proview PL1716s 700P. All troubleshooting suggestions in the manual start by calling for invoking the menu. Any suggestions for self-fixes? What are the odds a repair shop can fix it?