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by hellonorman
Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:39 pm
Forum: MythTv Cast
Topic: Real reason why Netflix is not on Linux (article)
Replies: 4
Views: 5747

Re: Real reason why Netflix is not on Linux (article)

So he rags on netflix for the entire article. Then at the end surmises that it's probably not even their decision to make.

Clearly this guy is a Dale Carnegie fan. :roll:
by hellonorman
Sat Jun 19, 2010 10:24 am
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Sound Issues
Replies: 27
Views: 23288

Re: Sound Issues

If you want to whine about the audio sounding like AM radio, go listen to TWiT and deal with their pristine-sounding tripe about iPads and whatnot. I'll stick around TLLTS, h4cked, and others like them where the quality of the content more than makes up for the lower fidelity in sound. Actually Twi...
by hellonorman
Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:16 pm
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Sound Issues
Replies: 27
Views: 23288

Re: Sound Issues

Technically speaking, there is nobody that does a show the same way we do. Comparing us to ANYONE else who is doing either a live show or a "podcast" is comparing apples to oranges. I remind you we stream live, many times with more than 7 people on at a time, all coming from different places in the...
by hellonorman
Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:50 pm
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Sound Issues
Replies: 27
Views: 23288

Re: Sound Issues

This argument keeps coming up again and again. Some people seem to be fixated on the audio quality, while others like myself feel that the content is king. Framing this as an either/or debate is wrong. Better audio quality is not some inverse proportion to content where improving audio quality lowe...
by hellonorman
Fri May 07, 2010 9:44 pm
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Turd of the Week submissions
Replies: 18
Views: 26931

Re: Turd of the Week submissions

Linc wrote:
hellonorman wrote: I guess it would be better if people would understand the damn "about" page before arguing.
Sure would. Have you read it yet? It reads very clear, and apparently, very misleading.

It says it's based on ubuntu and uses the debian package manager. Not really misleading unless you are trying.
by hellonorman
Fri May 07, 2010 8:37 pm
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Turd of the Week submissions
Replies: 18
Views: 26931

Re: Turd of the Week submissions

Sorry Linc Mint is still based on Ubuntu. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Mint The first line says, "Linux Mint is an operating system for personal computers, based on (and compatible with) Ubuntu," Also, Check out check out the whats new page and scroll to the end of the page. http://linuxmint....
by hellonorman
Tue May 04, 2010 7:01 pm
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Turd of the Week submissions
Replies: 18
Views: 26931

Re: Turd of the Week submissions

Not really a suggestion for a Turd award but, Link was insisting that Linux Mint was based off of Debian. He is incorrect. It is and has been based from Ubuntu. There is a new release two to four weeks following the Ubuntu releases. Funny, there was someone arguing that point with me during the sho...
by hellonorman
Sun Apr 25, 2010 12:11 pm
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Sound Issues
Replies: 27
Views: 23288

Re: Sound Issues

I'm not a podcaster so I have no idea. I listen to quite a few podcasts that have perfectly acceptable audio quality in a wide range of fidelity so I know it can be done. I listen to a lot of podcasts as well and I would like to let you into a little secret: TLLTS is not a podcast, it's a live radi...
by hellonorman
Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:59 am
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Sound Issues
Replies: 27
Views: 23288

Re: Sound Issues

Please point me to the podcasts that use the same technology or similar technology we do with as many hosts/guests coming in from various sources of which we have no control that has any better sound quality than we do. The only way I see of improving anything at this point is to move to skype and ...
by hellonorman
Thu Apr 22, 2010 12:31 pm
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Sound Issues
Replies: 27
Views: 23288

Re: Sound Issues

I think that you should change the entry to my original suggestion and just have one line that reads...We are unwilling to spend any money to improve sound quality. It's straightforward, concise and leaves out any unconvincing excuses. And what shall we spend our money on? What windows based soluti...
by hellonorman
Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:41 pm
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Sound Issues
Replies: 27
Views: 23288

Re: Sound Issues

1. We are all from different locations in the US and each host has different conditions they have to deal with. We do try to mitigate the issues as much as possible, but sometimes it just can't be fixed. 2. We use a technology called VoIP utilizing the Open Source program called Asterisk. Since Ast...
by hellonorman
Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:37 pm
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Sincere Question...What Does Linux Offer A Computer User?
Replies: 50
Views: 38679

Re: Sincere Question...What Does Linux Offer A Computer User?

My vpn for work works great under Linux. I'm happy as a pig in mud. If only it was true. For the longest time I’ve been using the CiscoVPN client for Linux to connect to my job’s vpn when working from home. It functions o.k. but there are some annoyances. Every time a new Linux kernel came down the...
by hellonorman
Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:56 pm
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Learn linux.
Replies: 7
Views: 7641

Re: Learn linux.

Thanks for the advice guys. I'm going to get a few books and start messing around with slackware. You may as well get used to trying them all. You will eventually encounter a deal breaker in all of them and the never ending hunt for a distro will begin. You may convince yourself that you are just s...
by hellonorman
Wed May 13, 2009 3:10 am
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Missed Opportunity Episode 297
Replies: 5
Views: 5790

Missed Opportunity Episode 297

In regards to the segment discussing Bryan from the Linux Action Show's linux sucks presentation. I found it unfortunate that Chess would spend so much time making arguments without listening to his points.
by hellonorman
Wed May 06, 2009 3:12 pm
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Photo Editing and Video Editing apps
Replies: 4
Views: 4739

Re: Photo Editing and Video Editing apps

You would have to have complete file compatibility for a conversion to be made. One of my brothers works in a small town paper and has even tried gimp, but he does not want to go through the learning curve or file compatilibily issues. He owns both Apple and MSWindows based computers. He is really ...