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Submission + - How do you manage an overly large media collection?

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dknight
dknight writes: "I have an extremely large media collection. Probably 1500 DVDs and 400-500 Blu Ray discs. While I love having such a large collection, it is so big that its impossible for me to find anything. I've finally decided that it may be worth my time to invest in buying or building some sort of automated storage/retrieval system, much like those tape robots. I assume buying one may be prohibitively expensive, but I do have access to lots of electronics components and some expertise. Am I better off buying? Building? How would you do it? If at all possible, I'd like to keep the media in its case while in storage, and have the device retrieve the case rather than just the disc."
The Internet

Submission + - ISP Withdraws Week-Old Service That Skirted Video Geoblocks (itnews.com.au)

Submitted by aesoteric
aesoteric writes: A New Zealand internet service provider has withdrawn a controversial, week-old service that allowed users to circumvent geographic restrictions on US and British video services like Hulu, Netflix and BBC's iPlayer. The company said it was taking more advice on the legality of the service, but earlier seemed sure of its legal position.
Earth

Submission + - High School Students Take Global Warming to Court

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Hugh Pickens writes
Hugh Pickens writes writes: "Katherine Ellison reports in the Atlantic that a group of high school students is suing the federal government in US District Court claiming the risks of climate change — dangerous storms, heat waves, rising sea levels, and food-supply disruptions — will threaten their generation absent a major turnabout in global energy policy. "I think a lot of young people realize that this is an urgent time, and that we're not going to solve this problem just by riding our bikes more," says 18-year-old Alec Loorz, one of the plaintiffs represented, pro bono, by the Burlingame, California, law firm of former US Republican congressman Paul "Pete" McCloskey. While skeptics may view the case as little more than a publicity stunt, its implications have been serious enough to attract the time and resources of major industry leaders. Last month, Judge Wilkins granted a motion to intervene in the case by the National Association of Manufacturers who says the plaintiffs lack standing because their injuries are too speculative and not likely to be reduced by the relief sought. "At issue is whether a small group of individuals and environmental organizations can dictate through private tort litigation the economic, energy, and environmental policies of the entire nation," wrote NAM spokesman Jeff Ostermeyer. The plaintiffs contend that they have standing to sue under the "public trust doctrine," a legal theory that in past years has helped protect waterways and wildlife. While the adults continue their argument, Loorz says kids his age are much more worried about climate change than many of their parents might imagine. "I used to play a lot of video games, and goof off, and get sent to the office at school," says Loonz. "But once I realized it was my generation that was going to be the first to really be affected by climate change, I made up my mind to do something about it.""

Comment Re:This just makes sense (Score 1) 1345

by dknight (#37552460) Attached to: Science and Religion Can and Do Mix, Mostly

somewhat OT, but I just wanted to say that your posts in this story have been extremely interesting.
I'm a Taoist myself, but was raised Christian and know a fair bit more about Christianity than the average Joe, however I've clearly got NOTHING on you - and some of the stuff you're bringing up is new information that I was previously unaware of, and I genuinely appreciate what I'm learning here.

So, I just wanted to extend a hearty thank-you for the good comments! I love history

Comment Re:Pizza Tracking (Score 1) 267

by dknight (#37062592) Attached to: Google Patents Telling Time

I know you'll think I'm crazy, but I *love* dominos pizza.
Seriously. I probably have 3-4 pizzas from dominos per week, on the low side. The things most people hate about dominos are precisely the things I like. Though I will admit, they have taken a downturn recently with their "improved" pizza.

If I can taste the sauce, I'm not happy. Sauce is just there for the cheese to sit on. And the garlic/butter/whatever stuff that they're putting on their hand-tossed crust was good for the first week, but then just got nasty. Pro-tip: Brooklyn style pizza wasnt changed. So I go with that now.

From time to time I get pizza from other places, since my wife doesnt like them as much as I do, but I never find the local shops to be very good. They tend to be too greasy, and use the wrong (in my opinion) flavors in the wrong places.

Comment Re:Easy solution: (Score 1) 585

by dknight (#37001746) Attached to: Saving Gas Via Underpowered Death Traps

as someone who drives one of the smallest/lightest cars on the road (a Lotus Elise, less than 2000lbs), even *I* feel like thats just dumb.
Accidents are accidents. Penalizing people for having a car that isnt exactly what they "need" (how exactly are you determining "the car they needed" anyway?) is infeasible and will just result in everyone who isnt in a smart car going to jail when the unfortunate happens. Not to mention the crazy amount of government interference in people's day-to-day lives that that would entail.
Television

The Next Phase of Intelligent TVs Will Observe You 294

Posted by samzenpus from the unseen-mechanized-eye dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Japan based NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories (STRL) is testing an interface which observes TV viewers, determines their interest and provides information related to the TV program in accordance with the way they are watching it. UTAN (user technology assisted navigation) TV viewing interface, as it is called, has a camera mounted on the TV which photographs the viewer and estimates the viewer's degrees of interest, concentration, etc. The information is processed by a tablet PC and recommended information is shown to the viewer. It is possible to show individual interests as well, in case there are multiple viewers."
Facebook

Submission + - Facebook Now Valued At $65 billion (zdnet.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Investment firm General Atlantic is buying 0.1 percent of Facebook, giving the the social network a valuation of $65 billion. The company is purchasing roughly 2.5 million Facebook shares from former Facebook employees.
Games

Submission + - World of StarCraft Reborn As Starcraft Universe (techspot.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: The group of modders that got impatient with Blizzard and decided to create World of StarCraft are still at it. The project has simply been reborn under the name StarCraft Universe (SCU). The focus is still the same: recreating multiplayer raid battle experiences similar to World of Warcraft. SCU will be released as a series of Starcraft II custom maps and published officially on Battle.net.

The project, which does not yet have an official release date, had to be renamed because Activision Blizzard sent a cease and desist notice to YouTube to remove the pre-alpha trailer showing off the mod. Blizzard's intention was not to stop the project itself, but to protect their trademarks. The company insisted that it wants to see the continued development of the mod and even extended an offer to the developer to visit the Blizzard campus and meet with the StarCraft II development team. The original creator, Ryan Winzen, is now back from his tour and is once again working on using StarCraft II's powerful map editor to develop the newly renamed StarCraft Universe.
The Internet

The Advent of Religious Search Engines 583

Posted by Soulskill from the finding-god-with-seo dept.
Beetle B. writes "Do Google search results contradict your religious views? Tired of getting pornographic results and worried you'll burn in Hell for it? Are you Christian? Try SeekFind — 'a Colorado Springs-based Christian search engine that only returns results from websites that are consistent with the Bible.' Muslim? Look no further: I'm Halal. Jewish? Jewogle is for you. NPR ran a story on the general trend of search engines cropping up to cater to certain religious communities. I wonder how many other 'filtered' search engines exist out there to cater to various groups (religious or otherwise) — not counting specialized searches (torrents, etc)."

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