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Comment Re:Media Library and Playlist (Score 1) 114

I did try VLC for a while but the simple lack of not being able to keep the playlist contents from session to session makes it a no from me.

I know you can save the playlists but I tend to add items from multiple folders into a playlist to play through the day as I'm working.

Ended up with Potplayer (installed an older version before they included ads!)

Good for some I'm sure, just not for me.

Comment Like the 5-2 diet but more so... (Score 1) 168

Similar to the "5-2" diet that has been around for quite a while now - proven to work.

With the 5-2 you eat "normally" for 5 days a week then for 2 eat restricted calories.
Originally this was 600 calories (which I still keep at or near to) but apparently 800 will do.

So far I've lost and kept off ~ 35lbs and my wife ~ 84lbs so works well for us but may not suit others (just realised - that is a whole small person lost between us!)

Thing is - it's a change to lifestyle. not something you do for 3 months then go back to what you were doing.
It's also pretty easy to follow - key is not overcompensating on one of the "5" days

Ultimately though as others have said, it's down to energy expenditure > energy consumption end of.

Comment Re:There is literally no alternative. (Score 3, Informative) 139

I can't believe I'm typing this, but... There is literally no alternative. I have never found ANY other media player that supports what should be the most basic possible feature: BOOKMARKS! How is this possible? I have no idea, but VLC certainly does NOT support it. They have some sort of "fake" bookmarks which disappear once you close it, which makes them completely pointless.

Since MPC-HC is the only program that does the most basic imaginable feature, I will have to keep running it even if they kill it. On the other hand, even "MPC-HC" is a "resurrection" from the original "MPC"...

PotPlayer supports bookmarks and plays pretty much everything I throw at it.

Comment Re:Major ISPs (Score 1) 133

I'm in a similar situation, max 8mb estimated with BT line, get a pretty consistent 100mb with Virgin.

I'm considering a VPN - AirVPN and VPNUK are a couple I've been recommended - AirVPN looks to have a control panel to setup port forwarding, which is nice for torrents. How do you find yours in terms of speed and ease of use?

Cheers

Comment Re:Opera Mini is supposed to be proxied (Score 5, Informative) 200

Exactly!
From http://www.opera.com/mobile/specs/

"Opera Mini always uses Opera’s advanced server compression technology to compress web content before it gets to a device. The rendering engine is on Opera’s server."

On the Nokia website it states outright that "Compressed pages mean lower data charges" http://www.nokia.com/gb-en/products/phone/302/

Comment FTFY (Score 1) 52

>>Therefore, we're proposing to end the voting component of the process in favor of a system that leads to more meaningful feedback and engagement.'

Therefore, we're proposing to end the voting component of the process in favour of a system that leads to us being able to get more cash

Businesses

Submission + - Work and play: The gamification of hiring (economist.com)

PolygamousRanchKid writes: You are a bartender. Your challenge is to tell what sort of drink each of a swelling mob of customers wants by the expressions on their faces. Happy Hour, which will be unveiled to the public on May 28th, is one of several video games developed by Knack, a start-up founded by Guy Halfteck, an Israeli entrepreneur. The games include a version of Happy Hour. They are designed to test cognitive skills that employers might want, drawing on some of the latest scientific research. These range from pattern recognition to emotional intelligence, risk appetite and adaptability to changing situations.

According to Chris Chabris of the Centre for Collective Intelligence at MIT, a member of the Knack team, games have huge advantages over traditional recruitment tools, such as personality tests, which can easily be outwitted by an astute candidate.

Bain & Company, a consultancy, is to run a pilot: it will start by getting current staff to play the games, to see which skills make for a successful consultant. 'If someone can materially improve our ability to select the best talent, that is worth a lot to us,” says Mark Howorth, a recruiter at Bain. And if not, at least the process will be fun.'"

Hardware

Submission + - 9 Tech Analogies That No Longer Mean Anything To Those Young Whippersnappers (hp.com) 1

Esther Schindler writes: "Technology is outpacing the language’s ability to evolve. Case in point: Carol Pinchefsky lists, in 9 Tech Analogies That No Longer Mean Anything To Those Young Whippersnappers, these analogies that bear only the slightest resemblance to the gizmos that spawned them.

To be fair, I didn’t make this observation first. My editor did. Then she asked me to “write” this article, which is terrific example of this conundrum: I haven’t written in the years since I’ve owned a computer. And as an editor, she checks my work to make sure I’ve “dotted every i and crossed every t,” but I haven’t done that either. She also “proofreads,” but she doesn’t read proofs. And then when she’s done, she can “CC” her editors, but she’s not actually sending “carbon copies.” Get it?

How many people actually remember what "Off the Air" actually meant?"

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