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I expect that before we reach the year 10,000 we will switch to the universal date format as used by most of the alien planets we have visited.
Also as 1 year is the time it takes the Earth to travel round the Sun, the length of a year will be the tine the planet Zog takes to travel round it's star.
If I am wrong, then please let me know in the year 10,001ad.
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BBC1 8.00pm Tonight sees the first proper trailer for Day of the Doctor, the 50th Anniversary story.
I have just seen it on tumbler, it looks fantastic!
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Has he got rid of the tardis and is now pulling a trailer? Must be the recession... 
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There is also The Science of Doctor Who[^] with Brian Cox on Thursday, which could be worth a watch.
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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I have been watching his series and it's so exciting. The first time when I saw your name with Dalek , I remembered the Dalek in "Doctor Who"
Ranjan.D
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Ranjan.D wrote: The first time when I saw your name with Dalek , I remembered the Dalek in "Doctor Who"
Well I'll be damned!
I should have noticed that.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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The season premiere will be on BBC America Saturday, November 23rd. Excited about that...
Leaving to go the the in-laws either late Friday, November 22nd or very early (between 2:00 AM and 3:00 AM) Saturday, November 23rd for Thanksgiving.. food, family, excited about that...
My in-laws do not get BBC America... not happy about that, and no DVR to record it on.
But, I love my family so will have to wait for a rerun...
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Hello all,
I'm planning to get a powerline device to plug the TV and PC at home.
Nowadays I have a Ethernet cable between them and an old switch that is capable to handle 100mbps[^].
Regarding the powerline device I can't understand some things:
1. They say the devices have a RJ45 plug capable to handle 100mbps transfer rates.
2. They say the devices transfer rates are 200mbps or 500mbps (depending on the model).
3. They recommend the 500mbps to send HD video (mostly what I want to do).
Why? I mean if at the end the RJ45 plug is only capable to handle 100mbps, with 200mbps of transfer rate between powerline devices should be enough. shouldn't it?
Any hint here?
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It means that the network connection you plug into your PC, TV etc., is only 100meg, not Gigabit network (the older standard for cheaper routers). If you can cope with that (and it shouldn't be a major problem) then provided you don't have too many devices on the "mains network" you should be ok. If you have a pc giving data to your TV @ 100mbps, and another streaming music to the kids room, or a backup system running, then you could exceed 200mbps pretty quickly - if you are watching vid then that's a PITA because it will stutter and buffer.
I haven't used mains wire transfer (I ran gigabit cables everywhere ages ago) but it should work ok.
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English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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Got it!
it is perfectly logic and clear now. Thanks OG! 
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You're welcome!
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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Quote: Why? I mean if at the end the RJ45 plug is only capable to handle 100mbps, with 200mbps of transfer rate between powerline devices should be enough. shouldn't it?
I am not sure, but I think that this discrepancy is due to the unit's data encryption.
100 bits encrypted yields: Y times (100 bits), or something like that. So the unit needs to be able transfer faster than the feed rate.
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It could be... Already bought it and Works perfectly.
Thank you for answering!
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Glad to read that all is well. You sure took your time with this decision[^]. 
If you could it would be great if you could run a download rate test across the unit and report it. Most reviews that I have seen indicate that the typical throughput is about 25% of the manufacturer's claimed maximum.
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Don't know how to do it as I have placed both devices between the TV and the PC in non easy to access places.  (I'd need a laptop and a direct connection between it and the desktop computer and start sending files).
What I can say is that the HD video is seen flawlessly.
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I'd spend a little extra and get a set with gigabit ports and 500Mbps. I bought a set by Linksys a few months ago and have been impressed. My home office is on one end and the cable modem/access point are on the other end. My wife's wireless went out on her new all-in-one HP and I have it temporarily working with a usb adapter. I will eventually buy another kit they sell where one end is a wireless extender. That way my smartphone will work in our detached garage (man cave) and I can wire her office and solve another issue of sharing her printer (not wireless) between her all-in-one pc (personal) and a laptop from work. It beats the heck out of running cat5.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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Hi Kmoorevs, I've already bought one at 500mbps and fast Ethernet (100mbps) it does what it should, transfer HD films to my TV... If I would need to plug any pc to a NAS or similar I would go for the gigabit one, but in order to connect the PC to the TV...
Now, with Serviio installed on the PC and those small devices I can see any film on my TV and control the film (pause, fast forward...) from my TV remote control.
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Just found out that the local farmer where we buy most of our meat, has started smoking their own bacon.
And it's good.
Mmm, BACON! 
Politicians are always realistically manoeuvering for the next election. They are obsolete as fundamental problem-solvers.
Buckminster Fuller
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Reefers...I guess they had the munchies. 
Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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I'm ashamed to admit how long it took me to get that one. 
Politicians are always realistically manoeuvering for the next election. They are obsolete as fundamental problem-solvers.
Buckminster Fuller
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I got it ten minutes before this post. 
Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant.
- Mitchell Kapor
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That made me think of that old classic from the The Bushwackers "Marijuana Australiana[^]" and I just had to smile.
Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Ah there goes my nostalgia hit for today and some of the links are interesting as well.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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