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How to setup a filter in uTorrent 2.0 The problem: You are using...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:51:56 -0500

How to setup a filter in uTorrent 2.0

The problem:

You are using uTorrent to download media through an RSS feed. The problem is the feed has items in formats you either don’t want or don’t care about. For example, maybe you want to download only items in 720p MKV. Maybe you want to avoid these.

The solution:

In uTorrent 2.0, once you have a feed saved, you can create a filter by going to Options->RSS Downloader. This allows you to set criteria for matching or not matching. In my example, it is simply set to avoid anything that has 720p or mkv in its filename. I reset the statistics for my feed, and there it was: it attempted to download everything except for whatever media was marked as either mkv or 720p.

Why is this cool?

If you have a broadband cap, like the 250GB in my Comcrap account, you don’t want to set something as an automatic download unless you are sure it is for something that you want. If you go to bed and overnight your RSS downloader picks up a few gigs worth of crap that you don’t want, that went to waste. At least this makes sure that when left in unattended mode, uTorrent will only download the things that you are expecting it to.

Epic Win FTW » Literary DNA

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:02:04 -0500

Epic Win FTW » Literary DNA

Epic Win FTW » Impressions Of The Darkside

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:58:34 -0500

Epic Win FTW » Impressions Of The Darkside

Best action scene of all time (via masfher) So a friend of mine...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:21:44 -0500

Best action scene of all time (via masfher)

So a friend of mine sends me this video, with this message:

“this is absolutely the BEST action scene EVARRRRRRRRRRR. it has no comparison!”

Now, I have seen a gazillion movies, and God knows I have seen almost every action movie ever shown in the American market, and a bunch from overseas.

But I have never seen anything like THIS. Oh. My. God.

Please, somebody bring this director to Hollywood and give him HALF of what is budgeted for Michael Bay’s next boom fest and let him go wild with it!

hipsterpuppies: riley’s band is opening for black moth super...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:43:55 -0500

hipsterpuppies:

riley’s band is opening for black moth super rainbow, but they spent more time making flyers than practicing

[photo via kristen o]

technogeeknotes: Cute dog costume. Rock Lobster #earworm...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:47:08 -0500

technogeeknotes:

Cute dog costume.

Rock Lobster #earworm courtesy of cute dog in a lobster costume. Ugh.

"Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and will notify..."

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:37:15 -0500

“Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and will notify the U.S. and Japanese governments Tuesday, a news report said, as a top executive will testify before U.S. lawmakers over recall woes that have tarnished its reputation for quality and safety.”

- Report: Toyota plans to recall 300,000 Priuses

Let me dust off my Crystal Ball:

Toyota is going to:

Successfully recall every car with whatever flaw there is, and fix it at no cost to their customers.

Nip the problem in the bud before one more person gets hurt (what’s the current tally?).

Run a desperate PR campaign to undo the damage to their reputation.

And that still won’t be enough, so let’s get ready for the feeding frenzy from the mass tort sharks/lawyers that are more interested in bleeding Toyota dry than in getting some kind of compensation to the actual victims.

Here’s the bold part of my prediction: the name “Prius” dies with this mess. Expect the “Prius” to be retired as a product line, to be soon replaced by a new name that won’t be tarnished by this mess.

How do I know this? Because this is not the first time it happens. The most recent I recall happened to Audi and the sudden acceleration claims against the 5000 series. The car never survived the stygma, so Audi had to rename their product to something else.

Just watch Toyota go through the motions.

xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:08:32 -0500

xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe

The More You Know!

(via aspchan)

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:21:15 -0500

(via aspchan)

Icicles (via pvera) Not as sharp as I wanted, but it is shot...

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:35:49 -0500

Icicles (via pvera)

Not as sharp as I wanted, but it is shot through a double pane window. Too damn cold (for me) to go outside.

Parisian Love (via SearchStories) And now, for something that...

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:40:42 -0500

Parisian Love (via SearchStories)

And now, for something that has absolutely NOTHING to do with weather.

Snowpocalypse (via pvera)

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:28:42 -0500

Snowpocalypse (via pvera)

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:28:24 -0500

Snowpocalypse (via pvera)

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:27:47 -0500

Snowpocalypse (via pvera)

notthatindie: Composite image of the sun’s corona, taken during...

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:26:19 -0500

notthatindie:

Composite image of the sun’s corona, taken during the total solar eclipse last July.

Via Scientific American

Snowpocalypse (via pvera)

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:26:07 -0500

Snowpocalypse (via pvera)

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:25:42 -0500

Snowpocalypse (via pvera)

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:25:31 -0500

Snowpocalypse (via pvera)

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:25:14 -0500

Snowpocalypse (via pvera)

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:24:57 -0500

Snowpocalypse (via pvera)