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    Don't know about you kids, but that was my first worry when this movie was announced. It has all the classic trilogy planet styles...
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    Given Hank Henshaw's association with Cyborg Superman, I think most people were thinking along those lines. It could still happen.
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    Sorry I don't have any recommendations for a NAS. Alternatively, you could build your own or use a spare computer. If you go the DIY route, you'll want to focus the money on good storage. You don't need a powerful computer to run a NAS, but you need lots of good reliable storage. Western Digital Red or Seagate NAS drives are suppose to have better error-correction making them ideal for RAID in a NAS.
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    Considering you already have it on Blu-Ray and DVD, you won't need a burner. You'll need a blu-ray disc drive to read all those discs, but you're not burning anything. I would probably shoot for 6TBs of storage as a starting point. With that many discs, we're looking at around 7TB of unconverted data. You can stream with Serviio, Plex or Windows Media Player as a server. A Roku or Chromecast could also work. Another thing you may want to consider is removing the computer from the equation and building a NAS to house all the media. This would mean you could have your files ready at anytime without having to use your primary computer, i.e., you could multiplay on your computer and stream to another device without congesting your computer's NIC.
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    A common topic I'm hearing today about retailers regarding low sales expectations today is retailers will be having fire sales from now until Christmas (i.e., every day is Black Friday/Cyber Monday). So keep an eye out. They may have the laptop you are looking for or a similar model on sale.
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    Cloud-based services, USB sticks, streaming. You name it. Optical drives have lost their luster. I have an external DVD and Blu-Ray burner for my MBP. Haven't used either one except when I couldn't read a disc. Minimum 8 GB. 16 is enough for most intensive stuff. Anymore and it starts getting ridiculous. Since it is Cyber Monday at the time of this post, I would be hunting around for deals than posting here if you're looking for a new laptop.
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    Give or take a few.
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    Meh. I assume the sticks are multi-function, so the pilot pumping the throttle may not be doing what you think they're doing. https://youtu.be/nKXSn1ZxrLE?t=57
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    They are airing a special program that will include a special presentation of the first episode on New Year's Eve. The NYE special will likely tell us the airdate of the show. This is similar to what they did with Frontier.
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    Don't expect much Spider-Man. Filming started around the time Marvel announced the change in the Spider-Man license. I would expect him to only have a very small role in this movie, bordering on cameo.
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    Trailer time. Courtesy of Jimmy Kimmel.
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    I don't. The new ones may be good for the suit actor but the old ones felt more menacing.
  13. azrael
    Eventually, we will have dedicated threads for the parts of Delta, but that is when the show will start. For now use this thread. Until the show starts and publishing materials, there's no use for those threads because there isn't much to talk about.
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    I've watched the first 3 episodes, skimmed the rest and will probably actually binge watch the rest over the break. But I'm gonna say, I don't really like it. The tone just feels depressing. Plenty of booze with self-loathing-behavior. It feels like Jessica is sleeping with Luke just to see if they feel anything anymore (think revenge sex). To me, it feels like any bit of happiness is drowned out, then chased down with booze. The story seems OK, but the tone of the show weighs down everything.
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    They addressed that back in "The Girl Who Died".
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    Whoever put Ashildr up to the task made the same threat the Doctor made to her before Clara told him to stop, "Do as I say or your little community is gone". While the situation is similar, she thought she was doing the right thing this time, except when more pieces fell onto the board, i.e., Clara. Though, I would like to see The Doctor leave Me a constant reminder (not just a verbal note) that should she even think of trying something like this again.... A momento she won't forget. Something to remind her everyday of her infinite life that she is a marked woman by the Doctor.
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    They warned us well in advance that Ms. Coleman was leaving the show this season.
  18. azrael
    Look like they spent a little too much money on King Shark cuz Grodd looked funny. I liked his CG render from last season. I loved how they cut Speedy v. Ghost-elevator fight to make it look like a single cut (most of it was likely a single cut).
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    Star Wars Battlefront suffers immortal player glitch FYI to anyone playing, it normally takes DICE 3 months to 1 year to fix some glitches. And that's hoping they don't introduce more when they attempt to fix it.
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    JJ Lens flare has gone multi-franchise I take it.
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    Anyone play Battlefront yet? Heard they worked-around-fixed the crappy spawn system but it's still not a sure fix. Explosive spam will be through the roof in about 2 weeks when everyone levels up and unlocks everything. Saw that coming in the beta. Heard content was lacking for a $60 game. Four maps, 11 primary guns and casual gamer-gameplay. And stupid lock-on 1-shot which basically has no counter except spamming the jetpack button and hoping you avoid the missile.
  22. azrael
    Probably time that you do. Enterprise-level routers..... are you planning to run an entire business out of your home? VPN, DMZ, 10,000 users, several Wi-Fi access points around the home? An enterprise router would fit, but you'll spend a lot of time configuring it to your liking. I see enterprise equipment like that as needing to control your network with precise control, i.e., control of all 65535 ports, needing several WAPs, remote management over a large property and several dozen smaller control units, precise network security control, etc.. On the bright side, you will never need a new router for a decade but I don't think the cost would justify the features would and wouldn't use.
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    Looks like the paid versions can. The free version doesn't appear to support that feature. Keep in mind that Glasswire only works on PCs. You'll need to find a way to track usage on phones, tablets, gaming consoles or other devices.
  24. azrael
    Tried one of these methods to monitor? How to Monitor Your Internet Bandwidth Usage and Avoid Exceeding Data Caps (How to Geek.com)
  25. azrael
    60-second TV-spot.
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