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February 14, 2007, 4:28 PM PST
Buzz Out Loud Show Notes: Daylight-killing time Posted by: Veronica Belmont
--Veronica
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EPISODE 411 |
TODAY'S LINKS:
Ferris Wheel Day and National Heart to Heart Day
TODAY'S VOICEMAIL:
Zack from Seattle
I'm a fake blogger. Thanks for the info.
I'm a fake blogger. Thanks for the info.
Philip from Wilmington--Easter Egg
This podcast brought to you by Earth, Wind, and Fire
This podcast brought to you by Earth, Wind, and Fire
TODAY'S E-MAIL:
'Lost' film cannisters--James from Virginia
Hey guys,
I consider myself a film guy, so I have to stick up for industry.
Molly sounded a little critical about the Lost production team for not making backups of their film canisters.
Molly: "They shoot it all, and they don't make [laugh] any copies for whatever reason." .. and they do it every day.
These are called "dailies"
Film is expedited to the lab and returned so the production team can make sure everything came out OK before moving on to a new location and the editors can start cutting the show together.
Film is light-sensitive and cannot be backed up (at the same quality) until the film has been stabilized (developed).
Why ship it 3,000 miles?
35mm film for television and movie production is of a different grade than [for] your point-and-shoot cameras.
It has to be developed in special machines that bathe the film for a specific amount of time at a certain temperature, and scrub a light-protective backing from the film.
This is no job for One-Hour Photo and it's pretty common for film to be shipped to a favorite lab.
This film was likely on its way to an LA lab for development and digitization before being returned to Hawaii.
The digitized film would have likely been sent to a post- production facility so they could begin editing the footage into new episodes of Lost.
It is also very likely they have a VTR backup of the destroyed footage that was recorded live on set but that probably isn't HD or broadcast quality.
Have faith, it is possible to see Lost gems on the DVD extras.
Much love, keep up all the great work.
I listen to the Podcast every day.
Hey guys,
I consider myself a film guy, so I have to stick up for industry.
Molly sounded a little critical about the Lost production team for not making backups of their film canisters.
Molly: "They shoot it all, and they don't make [laugh] any copies for whatever reason." .. and they do it every day.
These are called "dailies"
Film is expedited to the lab and returned so the production team can make sure everything came out OK before moving on to a new location and the editors can start cutting the show together.
Film is light-sensitive and cannot be backed up (at the same quality) until the film has been stabilized (developed).
Why ship it 3,000 miles?
35mm film for television and movie production is of a different grade than [for] your point-and-shoot cameras.
It has to be developed in special machines that bathe the film for a specific amount of time at a certain temperature, and scrub a light-protective backing from the film.
This is no job for One-Hour Photo and it's pretty common for film to be shipped to a favorite lab.
This film was likely on its way to an LA lab for development and digitization before being returned to Hawaii.
The digitized film would have likely been sent to a post- production facility so they could begin editing the footage into new episodes of Lost.
It is also very likely they have a VTR backup of the destroyed footage that was recorded live on set but that probably isn't HD or broadcast quality.
Have faith, it is possible to see Lost gems on the DVD extras.
Much love, keep up all the great work.
I listen to the Podcast every day.
I have an ice cream vending machine--John the penguin
The other day you mentioned ice cream vending machines. Well, I kinda have one at my school. I can tell you, it's cool, it's not a Moobella though--it's made by a Scottish ice cream company, but it's delicious! Also, I would like to thank you with your coverage of UNIX and Linux in recent months. It was really useful for building my school a secure platform to design PCB boards for our electronics class. I (and my equally geeky friend) just used fedora core Linux, completely reworked the network and memory stack, built my own circuit board design program, built in some cool elements (like the ability to send your circuit design to the teacher, have the teacher mark it, send it back to you, all via the internet), and I got full marks and know all students who study electronics use my (and my friends) electronic circuit design platform. Thanks, keep up the great podcast.
The other day you mentioned ice cream vending machines. Well, I kinda have one at my school. I can tell you, it's cool, it's not a Moobella though--it's made by a Scottish ice cream company, but it's delicious! Also, I would like to thank you with your coverage of UNIX and Linux in recent months. It was really useful for building my school a secure platform to design PCB boards for our electronics class. I (and my equally geeky friend) just used fedora core Linux, completely reworked the network and memory stack, built my own circuit board design program, built in some cool elements (like the ability to send your circuit design to the teacher, have the teacher mark it, send it back to you, all via the internet), and I got full marks and know all students who study electronics use my (and my friends) electronic circuit design platform. Thanks, keep up the great podcast.
TODAY'S E-MAIL (continued):
Docx format in Office 2007--Chris
I work at the IT department for Amherst College and have a couple comments in regards to the docx format e-mail from Monday. Although not compatible with anything currently out on the market, they are quite an improvement on previous document formats for Office. They are actually a zipped set of XML files of the seperate parts of your document. (You can see this if you change the extension to .zip) This will eventually allow for greater interoperability and flexibility with your data in your files. It also is really nice for those of us in the support industry. When or if part of the document becomes corrupted (an occurrence that is less uncommon than we'd like) you can simply unzip the file and recover the portions that are still readable. It also adds for a nice bit of compression. Also, to compete for today's "well actually" award, I'd like to point out that this is not the first time Microsoft has changed its document format. I believe they changed it at least once before, for either Office 97 or 2000, and in that case didn't change the extension! At least this time we know! The network install the Microsoft makes available for volume license users is also highly customizable and IT departments can change the default setting back to .doc. Anyways, love the show!
I work at the IT department for Amherst College and have a couple comments in regards to the docx format e-mail from Monday. Although not compatible with anything currently out on the market, they are quite an improvement on previous document formats for Office. They are actually a zipped set of XML files of the seperate parts of your document. (You can see this if you change the extension to .zip) This will eventually allow for greater interoperability and flexibility with your data in your files. It also is really nice for those of us in the support industry. When or if part of the document becomes corrupted (an occurrence that is less uncommon than we'd like) you can simply unzip the file and recover the portions that are still readable. It also adds for a nice bit of compression. Also, to compete for today's "well actually" award, I'd like to point out that this is not the first time Microsoft has changed its document format. I believe they changed it at least once before, for either Office 97 or 2000, and in that case didn't change the extension! At least this time we know! The network install the Microsoft makes available for volume license users is also highly customizable and IT departments can change the default setting back to .doc. Anyways, love the show!
Dropping mutes on the Xbox Live punks--James H., Software Engineer
In today's 'cast, you mentioned a 'new' feature for HALO3 which allowed users to mute players with the potty mouth. Well, that feature is available in just about any Xbox live game today. You just need to get to the gamer card of the user (usually via the player menu in a game), and then select mute. I do this often to the children in love with their own voice on COD3 or the racist hillbillies on Gears of War. You can also report the user on this same dialogue if you want, but I suspect Microsoft is searching for ways to hock content that should be free on marketplace instead of dealing with reports of jerk ^H^H^H^H^H^H paying customers.
In today's 'cast, you mentioned a 'new' feature for HALO3 which allowed users to mute players with the potty mouth. Well, that feature is available in just about any Xbox live game today. You just need to get to the gamer card of the user (usually via the player menu in a game), and then select mute. I do this often to the children in love with their own voice on COD3 or the racist hillbillies on Gears of War. You can also report the user on this same dialogue if you want, but I suspect Microsoft is searching for ways to hock content that should be free on marketplace instead of dealing with reports of jerk ^H^H^H^H^H^H paying customers.
CableCard delight--Ian (the sometimes programmer)
As the owner of an original TiVo Series 1 from the dawn of time, I jumped at the chance in December to buy a Series 3 HD and transfer my lifetime subscription to the new unit for $199. I thought, I live in San Jose, in Silicon Valley. If CableCards are available anywhere, they will be available here. I don't even need to check with Comcast. I plunked down $1,400 for the 750GB TiVo with close to 100 hours of HD (1,000 hours of regular TV at highest quality).
I was so excited I rushed to Costco and bought a 50-inch plasma-ýfor $1,499.99. Very proud of myself.
Then I started to hear from everywhere how difficult it was to get CableCards installed. From TiVo forums, from Buzz, from news stories. Denials, runaround.
I scoured the Comcast Web site. I couldn't find anything. I searched. No hits at all for "CableCard". OK, now I was becoming slightly concerned about the $1,600 I had paid for the Series 3 HD and the lifetime subscription.
I girded my loins and went into action. The order over the phone went smoothly: "Yes, the guy will come out with 2 CableCards for your TiVo, and it will cost you a total of $14 per month to move from analog cable to digital, and you will get the HD channels."
I made sure that I would be home in person when the installer came, and I was prepared to do battle.
The guy came in, I handed him the TiVo remote, and he knew exactly what to do with it. He got on the phone with the dispatcher and did the CableCard mating dance (pairing serial numbers), had me sign the work order, and was gone in a few minutes.
It works. Perfectly.
Phew.
As the owner of an original TiVo Series 1 from the dawn of time, I jumped at the chance in December to buy a Series 3 HD and transfer my lifetime subscription to the new unit for $199. I thought, I live in San Jose, in Silicon Valley. If CableCards are available anywhere, they will be available here. I don't even need to check with Comcast. I plunked down $1,400 for the 750GB TiVo with close to 100 hours of HD (1,000 hours of regular TV at highest quality).
I was so excited I rushed to Costco and bought a 50-inch plasma-ýfor $1,499.99. Very proud of myself.
Then I started to hear from everywhere how difficult it was to get CableCards installed. From TiVo forums, from Buzz, from news stories. Denials, runaround.
I scoured the Comcast Web site. I couldn't find anything. I searched. No hits at all for "CableCard". OK, now I was becoming slightly concerned about the $1,600 I had paid for the Series 3 HD and the lifetime subscription.
I girded my loins and went into action. The order over the phone went smoothly: "Yes, the guy will come out with 2 CableCards for your TiVo, and it will cost you a total of $14 per month to move from analog cable to digital, and you will get the HD channels."
I made sure that I would be home in person when the installer came, and I was prepared to do battle.
The guy came in, I handed him the TiVo remote, and he knew exactly what to do with it. He got on the phone with the dispatcher and did the CableCard mating dance (pairing serial numbers), had me sign the work order, and was gone in a few minutes.
It works. Perfectly.
Phew.
Google and Robot.txt--Maz
You were talking about the fact that you can put a robot.txt file in the root directory, so Google won't index your site. You can also put a robots meta tag on an individual HTML page. So if writers don't want their articles indexed by Google, the news portal can just place the meta tag. Just a thought. I like the podcast. Bye.
You were talking about the fact that you can put a robot.txt file in the root directory, so Google won't index your site. You can also put a robots meta tag on an individual HTML page. So if writers don't want their articles indexed by Google, the news portal can just place the meta tag. Just a thought. I like the podcast. Bye.
RIAA and the Federal RICO laws--Ken, from snowy upstate New York
I am not an attorney, but that's never stopped me before. Growing up in New York City, I always heard about the 1800s Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall, where corrupt politicians looked away while gangsters took protection money "so nothing should happen to you or your store" from small businesses and individuals.
What's the difference between a two-bit hood shaking down people for protection money and the RIAA sending letters that say, "if you settle now for a 'smaller' amount, we won't take you to court and 'so nothing to happen to you'." What's the difference, the RIAA has lots more money to spread around in Washington and the state capitals.
Don't we have racketeering laws or is the DOJ that comfortable with the fine people who run the music industry. Hey, White House and the California legislature, whatever the RIAA wants, they get! Right! :(
I am not an attorney, but that's never stopped me before. Growing up in New York City, I always heard about the 1800s Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall, where corrupt politicians looked away while gangsters took protection money "so nothing should happen to you or your store" from small businesses and individuals.
What's the difference between a two-bit hood shaking down people for protection money and the RIAA sending letters that say, "if you settle now for a 'smaller' amount, we won't take you to court and 'so nothing to happen to you'." What's the difference, the RIAA has lots more money to spread around in Washington and the state capitals.
Don't we have racketeering laws or is the DOJ that comfortable with the fine people who run the music industry. Hey, White House and the California legislature, whatever the RIAA wants, they get! Right! :(
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