drfinale’s Comments

• Aug 30th, 2012 @ 8:32am

  (untitled comment)

  on United Airlines Massive Computer Crash Leads To Handwritten Boarding Passes
  Years ago, I used to work for a movie theatre. We kept "backup" tickets on hand, which were basically spools of carnival-style tickets, color-coded by type (adult, child, etc.) and house.
  
  Twice while working there, the main server crashed, and we had to use the backup tickets. It certainly took longer than having the computer print tickets, but, as a back-up plan it worked. I just remember the looks on the customers' faces when they were handed carnival tickets. :-)
• May 31st, 2011 @ 9:36am

  Simpsons Did It

  on British Labels Propagandizing To Children
  This reminds me of the episode of "The Simpsons" where Lisa becomes a vegetarian, so the school bring in the meat council to show a propaganda video, and serves tripe afterwards.
• Aug 13th, 2009 @ 7:27am

  Re:

  on Hollywood Kills More Innovation; Judge Overturns DVD Jukebox Ruling
  Why is it then fair use to do basically the same with with music CDs? Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but isn't the Kaleidascape basically the same thing as a music server for DVDs. If copying music to music servers and MP3 players is fair use, then copying a movie to a similar device should also be fair use.
• Jun 15th, 2009 @ 6:41pm

  I wish that were possible

  on Real DVD Copying Case Gets Off To An Inauspicious Start
  "I have a VCR DVD Recorder and can convert (time-shift) under fair use my VHS library to DVD rather than re-purchasing VHS movies on DVD that I don't yet own on DVD."
  
  Unfortunately, I've run across many VHS tapes that cannot be converted to DVD due to Macrovision. I guess I am expected to go and re-buy all of these movies on DVD.
• Jul 17th, 2008 @ 12:10pm

  Re: Re: Actually...

  on Disney Sues Party Store For Costumes Looking Like Disney Characters
  I agree with you on that. I don't understand why parents pay extra $$$ to become a walking billboard for the Disney corporation.
• Jul 8th, 2008 @ 10:09am

  HP Laptop does this too (as Bob D'Errico)

  on Hard To Believe: Computer Makers Giving In To RIAA Pressure, Disabling Sound Recording?
  It's not just Dell. I bought an HP laptop and was surprised to find that the soundcard on this machine is not capable of recording the stereo mix. I tried the Vista fix of showing disabled devices, and there is still no option to record the stereo mix. I am thinking of buying an external soundcard to get around this issue.