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Comment Re:foot.shoot(); (Score 1) 619

by gkhan1 on Monday January 18, 2010 @06:29AM (#30806092) Attached to: HandBrake Abandons DivX As an Output Format

You should really try acutally using VLC for a while, then you'd know that it does, in fact, do exactly that. Try shift, alt or ctrl plus an arrow key for a small, medium or large jump, respectively. The fact is that VLC can do so much more useful stuff than any other video player that you're crazy not to use it. One obvious feature that you can't live without is that you can modify the syncing between the audio and video on the fly with the j/k keys. So if your video is out of sync, you can easily fix that. Another thing is that it can crop the video on the fly, so if you have a 16:9 video on a 16:10 screen, you can just crop it to the right aspect ratio so you don't get any black bars. And it can do so, so much more. Really, it's insanity to use anything else.

Comment Science works! (Score 1) 243

by gkhan1 on Friday July 04, 2008 @10:09AM (#24058345) Attached to: Einstein's Theory Passes Strict New Test

News at 10!

Submission + - Microsoft's open source license meets opposition (linux.com)

Submitted by seven7h on Saturday August 18, 2007 @11:08AM

seven7h writes: Linux.com currently has an interesting story regarding Microsoft's new license, Permissive License (Which is similar to BSD), which it is currently trying to get certified by the OSI (Open Source Initiative). What I find interesting is not just that this has received alot of critisism and opposition, but that one of the key opponents is Chris DiBona, open source programs manager for Google, Inc. Microsofts strategies of creating open source like programs (ie Shared Source) has been called into question and whether the open source industry should become associated with Microsoft. This looks like it may be something to watch as it could allow Microsoft a foot in the door into Linux/Open Source, or define a line between Linux/Open Source and Microsoft.

Submission + - Spanish TV channels vandalize Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) 1

Submitted by

strider2004

on Saturday August 18, 2007 @04:51AM

strider2004 writes: "As can be read in Barrapunto (spanish version of Slashdot), both public and private spanish TV channels, edited the articles about John Lennon and Elvis Presley and wrote some fake information about them, just to fill up their otherwise boring news. That was an "experiment" to check the reaction time of Wikipedia. Both articles were promptly corrected by other editors.

Will Antena 3 TV and Televisión Española set a house on fire just to check the reaction time of firemen and fill up their news? Did something like that happen in other countries or wikipedias?"

Submission + - The Physical Hacks at DefCon (physorg.com)

Submitted by

eldavojohn

on Sunday August 05, 2007 @12:00PM

eldavojohn writes: "As we all know, DefCon is occurring in Vegas this weekend but Saturday held a room that focused on possibly the oldest form of hacking — lockpicking. That's right, as software security becomes better and better, the focus may instead shift towards simple hacking tips like looking over someone's shoulder for their password, faking employment or just picking the locks to gain access to the building where machines are left on overnight. This is nothing to sneeze at, "Medeco deadbolt locks relied on worldwide at embassies, banks and other tempting targets for thieves, spies or terrorists can be opened in seconds with a strip of metal and a thin screw driver, Marc Tobias of Security.org demonstrated for AFP ... Tobias says he refuses to publish details of 'defeating' the locks because they are used in places ranging from homes, banks and jewelers to the White House and the Pentagon. He asked AFP not to disclose how it is done." I'm sure all Slashdot readers are savvy enough to use firewall(s) but do you know and trust what locks 'physically' protect your data from hacks like these?"

Submission + - iD and Valve violating GPL

Submitted by frooge on Saturday August 04, 2007 @09:54PM

frooge writes: With the recent release of iD's catalog on Steam, it appears DOSBox is being used to run the old DOS games for greater compatibility. According to a post on the Halflife2.net forums, however, this distribution does not contain a copy of the GPL license that DOSBox is distributed under, which violates the license. According to the DOSBox developers, they were not notified that it was being used for this release.

Submission + - The Pirate Bay About To Relaunch Suprnova.org 3

Submitted by kungfujesus on Thursday August 02, 2007 @08:02PM

kungfujesus writes: The Pirate Bay crew has been working on this secret project for quite some time now. Back in April they wrote a cryptic post on their blog announcing that something was coming. In a response to this announcement TPB admin Brokep told TorrentFreak: "The past, the present and the future. It's all the same, but one thing's for sure, we will radiate for weeks", today it became clear that he was referring to the resurrection of Suprnova. Article Here

Submission + - Google's Street View could be unlawful in Europe (out-law.com)

Submitted by arallsopp on Thursday June 14, 2007 @06:14AM

arallsopp writes: European data protection laws restrict the commercial use of photographs where individuals are identifiable. The law sets extra requirements for so-called sensitive personal data: it demands explicit consent, not just notification. If Google's multi-lens camera cars come to Europe and inadvertently find themselves taking pictures of persons leaving a church or sexual health clinic, they may just need to pull over and start picking up signatures.

Submission + - Disney: Blu-ray's Fair Weather Friend

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 11, 2007 @07:31PM

An anonymous reader writes: One day they're out, the next day they're in. Back in March, Disney CEO Bob Iger seemed to indicate that his company (which has exclusively backed Blu-ray since the start of the high-def format war) was on the verge of supporting *both* high-def formats. What a difference a couple of months of good press for Blu-ray makes: this week, the CEO reversed his earlier position, saying "the single greatest thing we can do right now is to not waffle, but to be very, very blunt about it, (and) to continue our support of Blu-ray because we sense a real advantage."

Feed Politicians Hold Tele-Town Meets (wired.com)

From feed by wiredfeed on Saturday February 10, 2007 @04:12PM

Using the tech that connects thousands of people on a phone call, congress members are holding remote town-hall meetings. A recorded voice invites 35,000 citizens at once to stay on the line for the meeting. By the Associated Press.

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