NaNoWriMo 2006

It looks like I might be taking part in NaNoWriMo this year. This will be... interesting.

I hope I don't have any deadlines in November.

*checks*

I'm doomed :P

Anyway, as far as a topic goes I've yet to decide, but the idea with the largest mob in my brain clamouring for it is a fanfiction based on Majora's Mask. I've not come across one yet, and the fact that my mind is already thinking up random plotlines, subplots and paragraphs means this might be a good idea. Plus it means I'll have a reason to actually complete the game (stupid final final boss with the stupid tentacle whip arms).

Should I be mad enough to actually do this come November, then I'll post it here and somewhere on my site.

(yay for psychic music players - mine just randomly picked the Water Temple music from OoT)

Pizza calls. More rambling later.

New Copy Protection to Make Playing DVDs on a PC Difficult

New Copy Protection to Make Playing DVDs on a PC Difficult

"ZDNet's Hardware 2.0 blog is reporting that new copy-protection software for DVD publishers from a company called ProtectDisc not only makes it difficult to rip movies that you've purchased but also prevents discs from playing in a Windows PC at all. From the article: 'Protect DVD-Video is the brainchild of a company called ProtectDisc. Part of the copy-protection mechanism is a non-standard UDF (Universal Disc Format) file system which results in the IFO file on the DVD (this is the file responsible for storing information on chapters, subtitles and audio tracks) appearing to the PC as being zero bytes long.'"

If I come across such a DVD, I will probably be returning it as being defective goods. Because that's exactly what it is.

And Trading Standards has some large sticks they can use against companies who knowingly sell and/or manufacture defective goods.