Comments for Christian, Geek, Gamer http://tekchip.wordpress.com My worldly trinity. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:35:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Apple Quicktime vs. Theora vs. Xvid by arnuld http://tekchip.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/qt-vs-theora-vs-xvid/#comment-990 arnuld Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:35:05 +0000 http://tekchip.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/qt-vs-theora-vs-xvid/#comment-990 I have tried ripping a DVD to Theora and IIRC, at the same resolution the file-size was half of AVI rip (First most widely format used warez d00dz, 2nd is Matroska). But no user cares for free formats. User care about the technology they are getting (like iPOD), they don't care whether its mp3 or Ogg. They use what is being sold/marketed. I have even <a href="http://lispmachine.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/a-message-for-warez-d00dz/" rel="nofollow"> blogged </a> about how to make Ogg popular but I don't think it works that way. There are lots of GUI applications on Winodws that rip the DVDs to AVI format but I don't think there is one which rips to Theora. On Linux, there is only one app, ffmpeg, which can convert from one format to many others, ffmpeg a brilliant video endocing/decoding tool. I still don't understand why Ogg and Theora are not popular. The only reason I think of is they are not shared widely, even when they compress better than other formats, but then why they are not shared widely ? If I can get answer to this question, may be we can see lots of Ogg rips in near future. I have tried ripping a DVD to Theora and IIRC, at the same resolution the file-size was half of AVI rip (First most widely format used warez d00dz, 2nd is Matroska). But no user cares for free formats. User care about the technology they are getting (like iPOD), they don’t care whether its mp3 or Ogg. They use what is being sold/marketed. I have even blogged about how to make Ogg popular but I don’t think it works that way.

There are lots of GUI applications on Winodws that rip the DVDs to AVI format but I don’t think there is one which rips to Theora. On Linux, there is only one app, ffmpeg, which can convert from one format to many others, ffmpeg a brilliant video endocing/decoding tool.

I still don’t understand why Ogg and Theora are not popular. The only reason I think of is they are not shared widely, even when they compress better than other formats, but then why they are not shared widely ? If I can get answer to this question, may be we can see lots of Ogg rips in near future.

]]> Comment on Apple Quicktime vs. Theora vs. Xvid by Joe Wilson http://tekchip.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/qt-vs-theora-vs-xvid/#comment-989 Joe Wilson Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:33:32 +0000 http://tekchip.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/qt-vs-theora-vs-xvid/#comment-989 I go with xvid for my video's because I can purchase dvd players for any room not requiring a computer to play them, plus they take up alot less space... I prefer the Theora format because of its size and quality, and with the use of h264 its quality is fantastic, but the downside there is i cant find a portable device that supports it.. I go with xvid for my video’s because I can purchase dvd players for any room not requiring a computer to play them, plus they take up alot less space… I prefer the Theora format because of its size and quality, and with the use of h264 its quality is fantastic, but the downside there is i cant find a portable device that supports it..

]]> Comment on Flipsyde, Abortion and the facts…stupid huh? by Shaena http://tekchip.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/flipsyde-abortion-and-the-factsstupid-huh/#comment-977 Shaena Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:16:27 +0000 http://tekchip.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/flipsyde-abortion-and-the-factsstupid-huh/#comment-977 Well I Honestly Think That No One Any Right To Tell Anyone To What to Do With Their Body. Is It Your Body? No!!! So Why Does It Matter?!? Its Not Ur Body Thats Being Harmed. Well I Honestly Think That No One Any Right To Tell Anyone To What to Do With Their Body. Is It Your Body? No!!! So Why Does It Matter?!? Its Not Ur Body Thats Being Harmed.

]]> Comment on Flipsyde, Abortion and the facts…stupid huh? by Erin http://tekchip.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/flipsyde-abortion-and-the-factsstupid-huh/#comment-966 Erin Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:05:41 +0000 http://tekchip.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/flipsyde-abortion-and-the-factsstupid-huh/#comment-966 PS Just to be clear: neither sperm nor egg are part of a woman's body. I think of lot of people get caught up on the medical terms used to describe developmental stages of gestation. No matter whether it's an organism, life, fetus, baby, etc, it's a brand new human. Call it what you will, but a rose by any other name..... Pictures are often easier to understand. abortionno.org has lots. PS Just to be clear: neither sperm nor egg are part of a woman’s body. I think of lot of people get caught up on the medical terms used to describe developmental stages of gestation. No matter whether it’s an organism, life, fetus, baby, etc, it’s a brand new human. Call it what you will, but a rose by any other name…..

Pictures are often easier to understand. abortionno.org has lots.

]]> Comment on Flipsyde, Abortion and the facts…stupid huh? by Erin http://tekchip.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/flipsyde-abortion-and-the-factsstupid-huh/#comment-965 Erin Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:59:51 +0000 http://tekchip.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/flipsyde-abortion-and-the-factsstupid-huh/#comment-965 Oh boy, okay, an unborn baby, a fetus, wad of cells, whatever you call it is very much NOT a woman's body - are you that ignorant or just that desperate to justify the destruction of the unborn? In fact some abortion advocates actually call him/her a parasite, which of course an unborn baby is not is not, as it defies any definition of the word. Someone above mentioned that the Gov should not have gotten involved, and it is true that the Supreme did not have the constitutional authority to rule on the subject. Any authority not VERY SPECIFICALLY designated by the constitution is VERY SPECIFICALLY left to the states to legislate. Individual states can and should vote on whether or not to outlaw abortion. South Dakota already has. They must be the smartest state in the union to exercise their power by obey the rule of law, rather than run-away Judges. However, those of us who recognize abortion for the slaughter it is know that it is murder. By law, we know we can't/won't murder. However, since many people disagree or are just plain complacent on the issue, the states will have to take it up as an issue separate from other murder. FYI Christians - Ron Paul is the ONLY candidate out there telling the truth on this. I NEVER EVER EVER heard the truth from any other "pro-life" candidate. Appointing Supreme Court Justices is not the answer. Anyone politician who says so is lying. KUDOS FOR THE POST!!! Oh boy, okay, an unborn baby, a fetus, wad of cells, whatever you call it is very much NOT a woman’s body – are you that ignorant or just that desperate to justify the destruction of the unborn? In fact some abortion advocates actually call him/her a parasite, which of course an unborn baby is not is not, as it defies any definition of the word.

Someone above mentioned that the Gov should not have gotten involved, and it is true that the Supreme did not have the constitutional authority to rule on the subject. Any authority not VERY SPECIFICALLY designated by the constitution is VERY SPECIFICALLY left to the states to legislate. Individual states can and should vote on whether or not to outlaw abortion. South Dakota already has. They must be the smartest state in the union to exercise their power by obey the rule of law, rather than run-away Judges.

However, those of us who recognize abortion for the slaughter it is know that it is murder. By law, we know we can’t/won’t murder. However, since many people disagree or are just plain complacent on the issue, the states will have to take it up as an issue separate from other murder.

FYI Christians – Ron Paul is the ONLY candidate out there telling the truth on this. I NEVER EVER EVER heard the truth from any other “pro-life” candidate. Appointing Supreme Court Justices is not the answer. Anyone politician who says so is lying.

KUDOS FOR THE POST!!!

]]> Comment on About by Kev http://tekchip.wordpress.com/about/#comment-963 Kev Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:58:24 +0000 /about/#comment-963 Just found your blog. Looking for more Christian Geeks online... --Kev (not the same as the "Kevin" that commented above). Just found your blog.
Looking for more Christian Geeks online…

–Kev (not the same as the “Kevin” that commented above).

]]> Comment on Flipsyde, Abortion and the facts…stupid huh? by Luke http://tekchip.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/flipsyde-abortion-and-the-factsstupid-huh/#comment-928 Luke Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:30:05 +0000 http://tekchip.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/flipsyde-abortion-and-the-factsstupid-huh/#comment-928 I think as soon as the baby develops a brain (even a very primitive one) it's a seperate human and is no longer the "mother's body" and if she kills that baby, it's murder at that point. I also believe everything can be forgiven, including murder, and there's a difference in an open danger to society and someone who's not really dangerous who made one dangerous mistake... The real gray area lies with the doctors who perform these surgeries... They're like the plantation owners of slavery days, when they don't think killing a child matters because they don't consider that child a human, especially in the last trimester... Partial birth abortion is the most absurd, hideous thing that goes on legally in the US. What leap in logic does it take to think that taking a breath is what makes someone human? But many abortion doctors don't stop there. There is debate that is pushing for legal age to be when they stop breast feeding. Yeah... So, up until they start solid food, they're legal to kill. Sick. I think as soon as the baby develops a brain (even a very primitive one) it’s a seperate human and is no longer the “mother’s body” and if she kills that baby, it’s murder at that point. I also believe everything can be forgiven, including murder, and there’s a difference in an open danger to society and someone who’s not really dangerous who made one dangerous mistake… The real gray area lies with the doctors who perform these surgeries… They’re like the plantation owners of slavery days, when they don’t think killing a child matters because they don’t consider that child a human, especially in the last trimester… Partial birth abortion is the most absurd, hideous thing that goes on legally in the US. What leap in logic does it take to think that taking a breath is what makes someone human? But many abortion doctors don’t stop there. There is debate that is pushing for legal age to be when they stop breast feeding. Yeah… So, up until they start solid food, they’re legal to kill. Sick.

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