Oct
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2009
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Sony adds Netflix Streaming to the Playstation 3

Well, it’s about damn time, Netflix…  I hope it’s better and smoother than the PlayOn app I am using right now to stream Netflix on my PS3.  I guess we’ll find out in a few weeks… below are the details, shamelessly lifted from HighDef Digest:

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Sony Adds Netflix Streaming to Playstation 3

 
Sony has announced that PS3 users will soon have access to the popular Netflix streaming service through the use of BD-Live.

Playstation 3

Playstation 3

Fans of the PlayStation 3 just got another bragging point, as Sony has announced that Netflix will be available as soon as next month.  There’s a bit of a catch though.  Rather than being able to access the service through the systems menu thanks to a system update like the rival Xbox 360, PlayStation owners will need to access the service through BD-Live.

Netflix will provide Blu-ray discs free to subscribers who can reserve the discs now at Netflix.com/PS3.  Streaming will be available at the standard $8.99 price.  Netflix is hoping to echo the surge in memberships seen after the addition of the service to the Xbox, but with a few extra dollars tacked on to each one for Blu-ray rentals.

Sony’s press release states “Initially, watching movies instantly streamed from Netflix via the PS3 system will be enabled by a free, instant streaming Blu-ray disc that is being made available to all Netflix members.” This wording may indicate that a firmware update or installation disc may be in the works and that the BD Live streaming may only be a temporary solution.

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Oct
28
2009
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Tagalog Word of the Day: DAMIT

Damit means clothes or any article of clothing, usually meant for the upper body but not limited to it (often used as a noun).  

Word Usage:  

Ako ay walang damit.  
(I have no clothes.)  
or (I am not wearing anything.)  
or even (Ooh la la, I’m butt-naked, baby!)  

May mantsa ang aking damit.  
(There are stains on my clothes.) 
or (There are ugly stains on my freakin clothes.) 
or even (What the hell!  There are f*ckin stains on my f*ckin clothes.  Go wash em again, you f*ckin wench!)  

Marahang inalis ni Inday ang aking damit habang ako’y nakaupo sa kama. 
(Inday slowly removed my clothes while I was sitting on the bed.) 
or (Slowly but surely, Inday removed the clothes I was wearing as I sat on the soft bed.) 
or even (Damn, Inday is in heat and wants some action! Woohoo!)

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Oct
28
2009
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Ever tried indexing two 500MB MySQL databases on shared hosting?

If you haven’t, it’s like watching paint dry…  

I would like to tell you more about it, but I don’t think I can stay awake long enough to fill you in on the exciting details…  anyway, it’s the wee hours of hump day… I’m watching the second season of The West Wing on DVD while waiting for the database work to get done…  so while I’m waiting, I’m also working on a vBulletin-powered site with a CMS and article plugin, two Wordpress-driven sites with a possible vBulletin bridge, and a Joomla-powered CMS that still needs a forum bridge of its own – as soon as I figure out what forum software to use…  and that doesn’t count the gallery script I’ll probably have to renew.  

Couple that with some PSD-retooling on Photoshop and a CSS overhaul in Expression Web, and you have a taskbar that looks like the bottom of an excel spreadsheet… I’d enjoy it more if I wasn’t sneezing every few minutes… hope it doesn’t become a cold.

Ever tried uploading 25 gigs worth of data on two servers?  Well, that’s what I’m doing next… if I’m still awake, that is…

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