Things are complicated. When I torrented it, I was on my grandparent's computer, where I then converted them to AVI so me and jtvh could watch them on the Television. I then only brought over the AVIs to my computer here. When I converted it, the subs were merged, so I couldn't turn them off. I have since re-downloaded the MKVs. At this point I have a new dilemma of editing the files/which file formats will recognize the MKV subtitles, which I will "research" soon.
On that topic, whats the best way to hook up my pc to my tv? Its a CRT at 1080i, with only component, composite and possibly s-video inputs. Would a standard RGB to DVI adapter be fine, or would I probably need to buy one of those little converter box things?
Well, now we've done that to watch Redline, but this is all irrelevant because I have the MKVs (and MPEG-IIs and a WMV... we tried to get the video link to the PS3 to work. It didn't.)
I have been working my way through the GeekNights back catalog and I have a question. Who/what are the Visigoths? Now for an unrelated question. How would one go about putting a downloaded cough cough wink wink nudge nudge on a DVD so I can play it in my DVD player?
Eah I'm dumb, there is a VGA. I guess I will look into getting a VGA to RCA or HDMI. But I would still want to burn to a DVD. After all it is just netbook and it is actually my father's, so I don't want to use up his limited hard drive space with movies. I guess I could keep the movies on a flash memory stick. But I think I remember someone saying that files don't play that well of external memory and are much better on the hard drive.
The Visigoths are the group of Front Row Crew members that would regularly go to the Geekhaus, have a big party, and make a big mess of everything.
Are any of them forum members?
They are/were unnamed members of the core group, although in recent days the Visigothyness of the individuals has greatly decreased. As a group, we've gotten better of keeping track of all our shit at other people's houses, better at packing, and more considerate of the person's house we are at. Also, Rym and Scott have been shown on occasion to be the unwitting perpetrators of said Visigothing.
When my Spanish teacher asks for a half page typed diary entry, does that mean double spaced?
If it's on the computer, I always use single-spacing unless directed otherwise, because double spacing is mostly pointless. If it's on my typewriter(unless I'm writing something that I'm only going to use, like show notes, or the like, when I know my own style well enough to tell when one sentance ends and another begins) then I'll double-space.
We weren't allowed to turn in printed pages in most of my RIT classes. Digital submission only.
Also, what about math classes? I love LaTeX, but I've handed in 15 and 12 page handwritten assignments this week in my linear algebra class. I'd hate to be typing that much LaTeX on a weekly basis.
We weren't allowed to turn in printed pages in most of my RIT classes. Digital submission only.
Also, what about math classes? I love LaTeX, but I've handed in 15 and 12 page handwritten assignments this week in my linear algebra class. I'd hate to be typing that much LaTeX on a weekly basis.
I agree with you in that I'm not I'm a fan of digital/LaTeX submissions for math classes. This despite being a big LaTeX fan myself in college -- I pretty much wrote up all my non-programming CS assignments and various engineering lab reports and whatnot in LaTeX my last couple of semesters once I learned it. We even had a joke in our CS department, the "LaTeX correctness theorem," which stated that if a grader saw that an assignment was done in LaTex, he/she would automatically assume it to be correct and not bother to check the actual work.
However, while LaTeX is really good for presenting things such as lab reports or essay questions that may be interspersed with various math equations (minus all the scratch work done to solve the equations), like you I wouldn't like to do a full math problem set in it. Typing out every step of dozens of math problems in LaTeX (or using a GUI LaTeX equation editor for that matter) would just be excruciatingly tedious.
However, while LaTeX is really good for presenting things such as lab reports or essay questions that may be interspersed with various math equations
While taking a long distance multivar class senior year of high school and needing to do this quite a bit, I tried out the openoffice equation editor and I found that I preferred it to LaTeX in many ways. It was certainly less powerful, but I didn't really need that power.
Basically, I would insert an equation, type some bastardized LaTeX like language into a box that updated live, then have a object that I could move around, copy-paste, etc...
However, while LaTeX is really good for presenting things such as lab reports or essay questions that may be interspersed with various math equations
While taking a long distance multivar class senior year of high school and needing to do this quite a bit, I tried out the openoffice equation editor and I found that I preferred it to LaTeX in many ways. It was certainly less powerful, but I didn't really need that power.
Basically, I would insert an equation, type some bastardized LaTeX like language into a box that updated live, then have a object that I could move around, copy-paste, etc...
I haven't used the OpenOffice editor that much, but I agree that it's pretty nice -- especially for basic equation typesetting needs. Back before I learned LaTeX, I used Word's equation editor and it did a fairly nice job for my lab reports and whatnot too, although it was very clicky/draggy and may have slowed me down as opposed to LaTeX's or OpenOffice's "type an equation markup language" model.
I still wouldn't want to use either method for a large math problem set however. Either way still sounds too tedious -- plus I tend to "think" better with pencil and paper. Even for my lab reports that I mentioned, I'll usually do the calculations with pencil and paper and then tidy them up a bit by typesetting all the non-scratch work in LaTeX.
To those that live in Boston/visit Boston frequently: I am taking my Dad to Boston over Columbus Day weekend because he has never been to an aquarium. Other than the aquarium, what do y'all recommend for activities? I've been to Boston to see shows, but I haven't been there as a real tourist since I was in high school. Also, do you have any recommendation for conveniently located hotels?
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On that topic, whats the best way to hook up my pc to my tv? Its a CRT at 1080i, with only component, composite and possibly s-video inputs. Would a standard RGB to DVI adapter be fine, or would I probably need to buy one of those little converter box things?
Now for an unrelated question. How would one go about putting a downloaded cough cough wink wink nudge nudge on a DVD so I can play it in my DVD player?
However, while LaTeX is really good for presenting things such as lab reports or essay questions that may be interspersed with various math equations (minus all the scratch work done to solve the equations), like you I wouldn't like to do a full math problem set in it. Typing out every step of dozens of math problems in LaTeX (or using a GUI LaTeX equation editor for that matter) would just be excruciatingly tedious.
Basically, I would insert an equation, type some bastardized LaTeX like language into a box that updated live, then have a object that I could move around, copy-paste, etc...
I still wouldn't want to use either method for a large math problem set however. Either way still sounds too tedious -- plus I tend to "think" better with pencil and paper. Even for my lab reports that I mentioned, I'll usually do the calculations with pencil and paper and then tidy them up a bit by typesetting all the non-scratch work in LaTeX.
I am taking my Dad to Boston over Columbus Day weekend because he has never been to an aquarium. Other than the aquarium, what do y'all recommend for activities? I've been to Boston to see shows, but I haven't been there as a real tourist since I was in high school. Also, do you have any recommendation for conveniently located hotels?