Comment Re:HandBrake? (Score 1) 619
Actually, handbrake doesn't use ffmpeg...
Comment Re:And an NGO is what? (Score 1) 100
Why? I'm 34, have been to college, have a family, 2 kids, have a 156 IQ, and subscribe to the SF Chronicle, and keep up on current events. This is the first time I've seen the term NGO used in any context. Why would you expect an international audience from a multitude of backgrounds to have acquired your specific set of knowledge? Seriously self centered thinking there bucko...
Comment Re:OS X needs VLC (Score 1) 398
Perian solves all of the quicktime problems you list above, and as for the default media player, that's just a user education issue - not an OS fault.
Comment Re:Can I quit the government? (Score 4, Informative) 451
Troll - you lose. iTunes has never been capable of making DRM encumbered copies of CDs. Windows Media Player on the other hand has been capable of it, and in fact that was the default setting for several versions.
All music ripped via iTunes goes into non-DRM'd MP3, AAC, or ALC (Apple Lossless Codec). Any or all of the above formats can also be burned back to CD by iTunes. in fact, even the old DRM'd FairlPlay AAC files from the iTunes Music Store could be burned to CD.
Comment Outperform? (Score 4, Insightful) 457
I don't see a single stat there that 'outperforms' a 1994 Honda Civic - in fact it falls short on every aspect. Don't get me wrong, those specs would make the car great on paper, and I am totally behind electric powered cars, I just hate it when headlines lie.
Comment Re:But would it avoid roaming charges? (Score 1) 114
Not sure about the one in question, but the Femtocells that have been profiled here in the past have all had a GPS receiver on them to ensure that you are in an area where the provider is legally allowed to provide coverage, ie your own country...
Comment Re:Boxee is not good. (Score 1) 78
Try PLEX - all of the hulu, eye candy, and high performance goodness of boxee, without all the social networking junk.
Comment Twitter? (Score 1) 349
Really? What's the incidence of correlation between twitter users and IE6 users? I'm guessing pretty damn close to zero.
Comment Re:this geek is clearly breaking the rules... (Score 2, Informative) 579
No, but armed robbery will land him in a federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison.
No, it will land him in a county jail. If it were a repeat or significant enough offense, he would likely end up in a state prison. Federal prison is for thos who violate federal laws - armed robbery that doesn't cross state lines is a local/state crime.
Submission + - Liquid Lakes Found on Saturn's Moon Titan
sighted writes: "For decades, scientists have wondered if the thick orange haze that shrouds Saturn's giant moon Titan hid lakes of liquid methane on the surface, but there was no way to confirm it, until now. Check out the striking images."
