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End of an era.

Toshiba conceded the Hi-Def format war earlier today. Rumours of their forthcoming announcement had circulated the net for some days already, so one can’t claim surprise.

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2008 02 19 Softa
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Format war rants and misunderstandings.

I’ve been getting quite a lot of feedback to my two-part rant about the format war. Since it’s obvious some people have difficulties in comprehending written text, I’d like to clear things up a bit.

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2008 01 08 Rauta
Softa
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Format war almost over. Who lost? We did. (part 2)

Finland’s most influential newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat, published a short news item about Warner’s decision to support only Blu-ray from May 2008 onwards. The ensuing discussion on HS’ website was interesting reading, mostly because the majority of chuckleheads there were convinced that Blu-ray’s victory will lead to cheaper movies and players. Dream on, people, dream on.

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2008 01 07 Softa
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Format war almost over. Who lost? We did. (part 1)

It was mere days before CES 2008 and the already announced HD DVD press conference, when Warner Bros. shook the industry with its announcement of their exclusive support for the Blu-ray format (from May 2008 onwards). Early adopters and industry pundits everywhere wasted no time in declaring the format war over.

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2008 01 06 Rauta
Softa
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Päivän mietelause.

Politicians are a lot like diapers: they should be changed frequently, and for the same reason.
– Tom Dobbs, Man of the Year

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2006 12 12 Luokittelematon Comments (1)

Praise Jes… Bush?

Jenkkien jeesustelu alkaa mennä hippasen liian pitkälle.

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2006 09 20 Luokittelematon Comments (0)

Matikkaa UPS:n tyyliin.

Otetaan yksi HD DVD-soitin, hintaan 499.99 dollaria. Laitetaan päälle rahtikuluja 57.50 taalaa. UPS:n laskun mukaan vaihtokurssi on 0.79063014, joten tuontiarvo $557.49 = ~440,77 euroa.
DVD-soittimista kannetaan nykyään 14 prosenttia tuontiveroa, eli tässä tapauksessa ~61,71 euroa. Ennen ALV:n laskemista tuontiarvoon ynnätään vero, joten ALV lasketaan summasta ~502,48 euroa. ALV (22%) on täten ~110,55 euroa.

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2006 06 09 Rauta Comments (1)

Nyt jokainen lukee

tämän. Uhraa 15 minuuttia edes ensimmäisen sivun lukemiseen ja mieti, mitä kaikki lukemasi merkitsee tulevaisuudellemme.

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2006 04 20 Luokittelematon Comments (3)

Tämä sinun pitää nähdä.

Pakollista katsottavaa: dokumentti “The God Who Wasn’t There”.

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2006 04 07 Softa Comments (0)

Charlie Sheen: you’re the man.

Charlie Sheen has questioned the official 9/11 explanation publicly. Way to go, Charlie!

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2006 04 07 Yleistä
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