That's exactly the way I felt with "stuff", little things I collect saying to myself, "I'll need this some day". You know, a few old semi-functioning laptops, cable ends that I'm going to use (I swear!) on my next project, etc, etc.
I had a whole room filled with this crap, until I realized, when was the last time I actually used something from this stuff, whose sole reason for existence was for me to collect, to then someday use.
My answer was years - so I tossed it all a few months ago. You know how many times I've been working on a project and damned myself for throwing all of it out? Zero! Long story (sorry it's a slow day) short - sometimes you just gotta let go...
That's what my original thought was, but it didn't contribute anything to the discussion and wasn't really funny, or witty Given HNs population I had hoped you did author these tools. That you have so many votes is disheartening.
It would be trivial to find a directory. You would be left with a bunch of boxes with things in random places, and programs possibly looking for non existent dirs.
No bittorrent. This thing pretty much just plays video from netflix or amazon. It didn't look too hackable at first inspection, but it didn't appear to be locked down, just undocumented.
Also - not trying to be spammy but see if this link gets you a lower price. Their promo graphic says you get "Rokus Lowest Price". It gives me a month of netflix, so don't use it unless it helps you out.
I bought the Roku a few months back. I don't have cable and wanted to watch a few shows here and there.It's pretty simple to use, but to me it doesn't feel like a parent proof device.
The UI is split up into "Channels" which are essentially different applications that grab video listings. The most popular one is netflix. It should be noted that you cannot browse netflix from the Roku (yet). Your instant queue is displayed on the top row, and then various other options are displayed below it. There are groups like "Recently Watched", "Critically Acclaimed Movies From The 80s", "Dark Documentaries", and then recommendations, one from netflix and a few others based on things you've just watched, and a search feature. All of these, except the instant queue, search and netflix recommendations appear to be random.
I have had one technical problem with the netflix channel. From what I can gather, when netflix goes down and you try to access the channel it can lock the channel up, making all videos you try to watch unavailable. The only solution was a factory reset.
There are some other good channels as well, MLB.tv, Nasa.tv (haven't had much success), Khan Academy, TED Talks, and a few others. There is a way to stream videos from your PC but it's a bit of a nightmare.
All in all, it's a great little device, and I'm happy with the purchase but it may be one of those "you get what you pay for" things, but I've never seen any of the other devices. If you need more help feel free to email.
That's great news. The chapters before that were great. I'm ignorant of anything above HS math and figured I would be lost in the rest of the book if I was having trouble in the first few pages.
I tried Godel Escher Bach but after a few pages of his pq system I couldn't take it any more and walked away. Is this something I need to endure or am I not "getting it"?
I watched a ted talk recently and while I don't recall it containing any data about the long term effects I was very impressed by the method/process used.