Hello world! While you’ve not heard from me for so long, trust me, a lot has happened in the meantime. Sorry for the lack of updates, though. Continue reading ‘2-month mega update~!’
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Last month, while we’re on our way to Bali, some guy decides to post a comment on a 2-year old post:
http://www.bangsar.net/blog/2007/07/12/windows-automatic-update-annoyance
Okay, you don’t like the post. It’s 2 sentences and piggybacks a reputable site. So? I don’t see why I must give my own thoughts to every single thing that happens in the world. I don’t see why I have to try to improve on something even when I don’t have anything to add. But if it’s useful, why can’t I just forward it and make it known? It’s a reputable site after all, so shouldn’t we link to reputable sites? Would you rather I link to your site instead, if you would have cared to share it with us?
Just because you can’t find anything of useful value here, doesn’t make this site useless. You might be the god of {insert subject matter here}, but what gives you the right to be so aloof and condescending to others? Everyone has something they’re good at, but not everyone needs to show off and be a prick. Before you even try to point out other peoples’ faults, why don’t you look at yourself in the mirror first and do something about that attitude of yours.
Oh, and Donald, why don’t you add me on Facebook so that we can compare friends? Maybe even Friendster? If you’re anything the smart guy you put out to be, you should be able to find me easily. Regardless of that outcome, go fuck yourself.
Not really quiet per se. Been just too busy with stuff at work and by the time we get home we’re just mush. Thankfully, we’re finally going on our honeymoon for a week in Bali. It’d definitely help us unwind and not think about work. Please wish us a safe passage. 
…might be a good title for a zombie movie.
I hate Apple. Wife has a Powebook G4 that’s eligible for a 2006 battery recall, but Apple Malaysia won’t honour it as it is out of warranty. After making calls and making a query on Apple Discussions, I decided to just pass my battery to a colleague going for a vacation in the UK. New battery was delivered no questions asked.
I hate Citibank. When you talk to their customer service people they sound like all they want to do is get rid of you. You know, not in language but in the tone of their voice. Their collections department is so hard to reach.
I hate Streamyx. As usual. Been having sporadic network issues over the weekend since Saturday; download speeds would fall to shit without affecting my uploads. Couldn’t even access Streamyx or TM’s own website. I hate calling for tech support because it usually ends up making things worse.
Customer service is a failboat in this country.
I love Ip-Man. Such an awesome movie.
Upgraded some cables to CAT 6 in the hope that it’ll improve my HD streaming to the PS3. Somehow or rather my Aztech Homeplugs got fried in the process. Such delicate things.
Finally managed to get CoreAVC + Subtitles + Avisynth/Mencoder working for the PS3 Media Server on Windows 7 RC.
By right, the default usage of just Mencoder for transcoding with subtitles is just fine. However, I have some anime files that don’t size/zoom just right on the TV (i.e. there is no Zoom screen mode on the PS3, instead Normal mode displays like Zoom mode). AviSynth/Mencoder displays them fine though, with all 3 screen modes available, but of course, no subtitles. And since I have CoreAVC with CUDA acceleration, might as well make use of it for the other 1080p files.
So yes, follow the instructions for CoreAVC in PS3 Media Server’s README/FAQ files.
Then implement this hack to stop Windows 7 from using its built in DTV-DVD filter:
Replacing the Default DTV/DVD Decoder without Breaking Live TV Playback
(Take note of the different registry path for 64-bit in the comments)
Now, you should be set. I’ve tested this so far with MKV files that have built in subtitles. With vsfilter.dll in the Avisynth plugins folder, I’m expecting double subs to appear for movies with external subs (this is my assumption by logic, but might not be the case), so removing vsfilter.dll from the plugins dir might help with that.
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