Cheers.
A couple of years would be fine with me.
No studying? Damn! Next thing they'll tell me is I'll have to eat jelly doughnuts or sleep with a supermodel to get things done around here. I ask you, how much can one man give?
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beekaytee - Jan 27, 2013 9:35:29 am PST #21869 of 25497
Compassionately intolerant
Gudanov - Jan 27, 2013 3:26:01 pm PST #21870 of 25497
Coding and Sleeping
Given the things our fucking phones can do....is it really that challenging?
You might be surprised. I haven't dug into the conflict resolution code personally, but I'd imagine it's pretty hairy stuff. DVR (or at least Set-top-box which is more my area) hardware is also pretty low-spec stuff to keep costs contained.
§ ita § - Jan 27, 2013 4:24:45 pm PST #21871 of 25497
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Where does the bulk of the spend come from in building a DVR?
Gudanov - Jan 27, 2013 5:45:48 pm PST #21872 of 25497
Coding and Sleeping
I'm not sure. I'm not involved on the hardware side of things, but I know there aren't a lot of memory and compute resources.
Cass - Jan 27, 2013 6:44:58 pm PST #21873 of 25497
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
We can get men on the moon with the computing power of a calculator but can't have a dvr realize that The Colbert Report reairs a lot?
Mine already looks for shows across multiple channels and times. Actually I think this TimeWarner box doesn't. Comcast did though.
omnis_audis - Jan 30, 2013 10:36:09 am PST #21874 of 25497
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I'm fed up with iPad Calendar app not working right. What apps do folks use for calendar that isn't the Apple one? I have iCloud calendars and Exchange calendars that I need sync'd.
le nubian - Jan 30, 2013 11:13:22 am PST #21875 of 25497
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Agenda is my fave cal for the ipad.
But I use google calendar for all my calendar needs.
omnis_audis - Jan 30, 2013 2:16:27 pm PST #21876 of 25497
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
it has great potential. But says "by using the local IOS calendar app". So I sent a note to the developer asking, if I am having issues with sync with my local iOS app, will I have issues with your app too? We shall see! Thanks for the rec!
Atropa - Jan 31, 2013 10:30:18 am PST #21877 of 25497
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Anyone want to help me figure out which Kindle I want to get? I've finally decided that having something slightly larger than my iPhone, but smaller than the iPad (so I can put it in my purse and have all the books with me) is a necessity.
I don't care about multimedia capabilities, which is why I'm not looking at the Fire. But I don't know if I want the basic Kindle, or a Paperwhite.
Gudanov - Jan 31, 2013 10:32:09 am PST #21878 of 25497
Coding and Sleeping
Paperwhite! I got one and it is fantastic, it has great contrast in daylight, total darkness, and everything in-between.