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  1. David Baranyi

    Misleading Trailers?

    Joey, it is a common practice that trailers will contain scenes that did not appear in the actual film. Films like Ali and Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring contain scenes that did not appear in the actual film. A few years back, I remembered the Japanese trailer for a Pokemon...
  2. David Baranyi

    Can TV stations be held liable for logo burn-in?

    I find FOX a low-brow station, so I will be joining Mark and Jesse in boycotting it.
  3. David Baranyi

    Need to lose 20 lbs and I have questions

    Thank you for those of you who replied. I will take your recommendations, especially on avoiding fatty foods and exercise into consideration. I have questions regarding food: a) A question about salad dressing: what dressings that I should consider, and what dressings I should avoid? Should...
  4. David Baranyi

    How to create a 403 Forbidden message?

    I noticed that sometimes I went to a web site, I see a message that I states that I have no permission to access. It is often known as the "403 Forbidden" message. I am interested in having this message on my web site. Since I consider myself a novice in web management, what steps should I do...
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    Need to lose 20 lbs and I have questions

    In the last few years years, I had noticed that I had been gaining weight to where it affected my physical appearance and the clothes I where. Because of this, I am currently on a diet as I need to lose 20 lbs to return to the weight appropriate for my height which is 5' 5". I have some...
  6. David Baranyi

    Can TV stations be held liable for logo burn-in?

    I really hate it when people claim an "inalienable right" on things that are really not. Is watching television program a right or a privilege?
  7. David Baranyi

    Question on terms for annoying web ads

    I need help in understand what the following terms relating to annoying web ads mean: a) pop-up b) pop-under c) interstiles d) adware I would really appreciate to see visual examples of what these ads look like.
  8. David Baranyi

    Need CGI-free film recommendations

    Update: Several minutes ago, I spoke to my friends on how they are restricting their viewing choices by insisting on a "no-CGI" stance. Knowing that they are severely restricting their choices, they had decided to drop the "any CGI animation" part. What they really object is the use of 3D CGI...
  9. David Baranyi

    Need CGI-free film recommendations

    Eric, my friends do not like Adam Sandler films and "Jackass the Movie" is very low-brow. As for David, they also despise pornographic films. Everyone, no martial arts films please.
  10. David Baranyi

    Shenzhou 5 to launch October 15.

    Not to go off-topic, but is the Washington Times a conservative newspaper?
  11. David Baranyi

    Annoying "media ads" and screen stealers

    I recently went to the USA Today web site and did not experienced any of the ads you mentioned. Perhaps this is because I am using Mozilla Firebird.
  12. David Baranyi

    Need CGI-free film recommendations

    Richardo, what about the Amish, who would not touch anything that is modern? I must admit that my friends have very strange tastes, but do some of us? Please everyone, contribute. This is a recommendations thread, not a discussion about my friends' tastes in films.
  13. David Baranyi

    Need CGI-free film recommendations

    Note: this a thread for your recommendations, not a place to discuss about CGI-free films. I have some friends, who are quite traditionalists and refuse to watch films that contains any 3D CGI animation. I could not recommend to them any decent films, so can anyone help me? I would like to...
  14. David Baranyi

    Los Angeles is on strike!

    Seth, yes Los Angeles does. It has a light rail and subway system. What I can say that when I used to live near the city, the subways stations and trains are much cleaner than what I saw in New York City and Philadelphia.
  15. David Baranyi

    Smoking ban in CT (questions concerning restaurants)

    Paul, did you have to paste everything from this web page?
  16. David Baranyi

    The Two Towers.... in ENGRISH! (bad Hong Kong captioning)

    I thought that "engrish" is something that is found only in Japan. I never heard of the term applied to Chinese bootlegs.
  17. David Baranyi

    Some questions regarding government

    I have some government questions that need answer. Please answer them the best as you can. Please no politics please. a) I often hear this term when referring to government, but what does the phrase "rule of law" mean? b) * Deleted * c) What is a difference between a republic and a...
  18. David Baranyi

    Hooray! The dollar is weakening!

    As someone who buys goods from Japan, this is not good.
  19. David Baranyi

    Shenzhou 5 to launch October 15.

    It is nice to see China enter the Space Age, but what about the other advanced countries? What about Third World countries entering the Space Age other than one African country that send a satellite into space?
  20. David Baranyi

    Is there a way to prevent my web images from appearing on someone's cache folder?

    Larry, the META tag is for pages only. I already use a scheme (not a META tag) to prevent page caching.
  21. David Baranyi

    Is there a way to prevent my web images from appearing on someone's cache folder?

    Through HTML encryption, I was able to prevent most methods of image theft on my web site, but there is one problem: the cache folder. This folder not contains web pages but also the images associated with them. Any sophisticated image thief knows how to find the cache folder on his computer and...
  22. David Baranyi

    Directors Over-rated and under-rated things

    If you want to choose ONE thing you think is over-rated, what will it be? Also, if you want to choose ONE thing you think is under-rated, what will it be? There is no need to explain your reasons, if of course you want to offend football or home theater fans! :D My choices: Over-rated...
  23. David Baranyi

    What is a "light-year"?

    Since it will take million of years to reach the closest galaxy, how much the speed of light that a spacecraft needs to reach it in, say, a week?
  24. David Baranyi

    What is a "light-year"?

    While reading an article on the Sombrero Galaxy from hubblesite.org, I read that it is located 28 million light-years from Earth. I like to know: what is a light-year, and how fast would an unmanned satellite will have to travel to reach the nearest galaxy?
  25. David Baranyi

    domain name registration and cheap hosting

    Future Point is a good candidate for cheap hosting: Description: - 150 MB of Space - 10 GB Bandwidth - 100 E-Mail Accounts - 100 FTP Accounts - 3 Domain Pointers - 5 Sub-Domains - 3 MySQL Databases - Plus all standard features Pay $62.91 yearly and receive three free...
  26. David Baranyi

    Is it possible to have my own server at home?

    This is to let everyone know that I seriously do not want to move my web site from my host's server to my own. I am just curious on whether I can host a web site on my own server. I assumed that in the current age of the Internet that people with the experience, time, and money can own their...
  27. David Baranyi

    Is it possible to have my own server at home?

    I understand that my web site is located at one of my host's servers, but is it possible to have my own server at home and act as my own host? Would a personal server be too expensive to purchase and maintain?
  28. David Baranyi

    ABC's new station bug....

    Strange that the station bug is a year ahead of schedule because the 2004 elections is next November.
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