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Another great free tool is called Picture Cooler. It rivals or exceeds Noise Ninja for certain images. Download it here: http://denoiser.shorturl.com/

But if you want images with less noise, try and buy a camera with a larger sensor. dSLR's have large sensors as do many Fuji cameras including their tiny P&S models. Most sensors on subcompact P&S cameras measure only 5.76x4.29mm (1/2.5"). Many of the smaller cameras by Fuji use a 1/1.8" sensor that measures 7.18x5.32mm.

A nice explanation of noise and sensor size is here: http://www.clarkvision.com/imagedetail/does.pixel. size.matter/

Every day we lose more privacy, and any idiot with an Internet connection has access to our information.

You can find an image of any U.S. Driver's License online at this site: Driver's License Bureau.

Find your's and click on the checkbox, "Please Remove".

Race is a joke. Woohoo, we all have lighter or darker skin, facial features, maybe some other minor physiological variations like digestive enzymes adapted to local environment. Whatever.

You misunderstand me completely, but I must admit that I was wrong on one point. There are definite races of man based on both genetics and forensic study, but there are five basic races of man, though three are more prominent (what does this mean about my conjecture -- don't know :-) ).

Any further distinction is cultural. If you think we're more different than that, you really need to get out and meet more people. We're all pretty much the same. Racists piss me off. They are detrimental to our species.

The distinction is far more than cultural. A foresic scientist can determine the ethnicity of an individual from their skeletal structure -- variations in the proportions of the nose, mouth, skull shape, etc. Murder cases have been solved based on this kind of evidence due to the ethnicity of the victim. It is a fact that there are races of man, but that does not mean that any one of these races is inferior or "less human" than any other.

Admitting that there are races does not make one racist. Does saying that there are differences between men and women make me sexists? If you say yes, then you are ignoring reality based on your own emotional preferences. Now, if I were to say that men are better than women or that women are somehow inferior to men, then you can rightfully label me sexist.

In actuality, my beliefs about the origins of man make me absolutely anti-racist. Every human came from the perfect man and woman: Adam and Eve. They were both made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27) with the full genetic potential to create all of the wide varieties of people we see today as well as some that may have perished in the flood. Is this a theory? Yes, and I believe it is an interesting one.

You say that everyone is pretty much the same, and I would agree. There are far more similarities than differences (afterall, we are all human!), but there are physiological differences. However, even in my conjecture about Noah's sons, they were all brothers. Any racism that occurs basically boils down to sibling rivalry. I also do not believe that we are evolving and therefore improving in any of the races (which would lead to racism) but rather are exhibiting the variations possible within the genetic make-up of humanity. Some people are taller than others. Does that mean that the taller is any more or less human than the shorter? Certainly not. It just means that we are exhibiting different genes. It is the same with the races. There are differences in appearance and certain genes may be more prominent, but it does not allow for discrimination based on race.

We cannot ignore reality for the sake of politcal correctness, but nor should we abuse reality to demean or discriminate against or for other people. What is needed is a rational understanding of the world we live in, and a deep appreciation for the wonder of who we are as a species. The races of man should not be shunned; that fact should be embraced and enjoyed. I believe it is one of the great wonders of creation -- variety with unity.

Race is a joke. Woohoo, we all have lighter or darker skin, facial features, maybe some other minor physiological variations like digestive enzymes adapted to local environment. Whatever.

You misunderstand me completely, but I must admit that I was wrong on one point. There are definite races of man based on both genetics and forensic study, but there are five basic races of man, though three are more prominent (what does this mean about my conjecture -- don't know :-) ).

Any further distinction is cultural. If you think we're more different than that, you really need to get out and meet more people. We're all pretty much the same. Racists piss me off. They are detrimental to our species.

The distinction is far more than cultural. A foresic scientist can determine the ethnicity of an individual from their skeletal structure -- variations in the proportions of the nose, mouth, skull shape, etc. Murder cases have been solved based on this kind of evidence due to the ethnicity of the victim. It is a fact that there are races of man, but that does not mean that any one of these races is inferior or "less human" than any other.

Admitting that there are races does not make one racist. Does saying that there are differences between men and women make me sexists? If you say yes, then you are ignoring reality based on your own emotional preferences. Now, if I were to say that men are better than women or that women are somehow inferior to men, then you can rightfully label me sexist.

In actuality, my beliefs about the origins of man make me absolutely anti-racist. Every human came from the perfect man and woman: Adam and Eve. They were both made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27) with the full genetic potential to create all of the wide varieties of people we see today as well as some that may have perished in the flood. Is this a theory? Yes, and I believe it is an interesting one.

You say that everyone is pretty much the same, and I would agree. There are far more similarities than differences (afterall, we are all human!), but there are physiological differences. However, even in my conjecture about Noah's sons, they were all brothers. Any racism that occurs basically boils down to sibling rivalry. I also do not believe that we are evolving and therefore improving in any of the races (which would lead to racism) but rather are exhibiting the variations possible within the genetic make-up of humanity. Some people are taller than others. Does that mean that the taller is any more or less human than the shorter? Certainly not. It just means that we are exhibiting different genes. It is the same with the races. There are differences in appearance and certain genes may be more prominent, but it does not allow for discrimination based on race.

We cannot ignore reality for the sake of politcal correctness, but nor should we abuse reality to demean or discriminate against or for other people. What is needed is a rational understanding of the world we live in, and a deep appreciation for the wonder of who we are as a species. The races of man should not be shunned; that fact should be embraced and enjoyed. I believe it is one of the great wonders of creation -- variety with unity.

... or try Adam Wenner's "Free (and 99.9% foolproof) way of ridding your computer of spyware, adware, malware in general, and viruses". http://killspyware.shorturl.com/ It works.

ShortURL requires users to register. Make-a-shorter-link just produces shorter links.

There are two side points to this:

1. To shorten your addresses and make your URLs more durable to change, point your links to www.foobar.com, NOT to www.foobar.com/default.htm (or index.jsp, or whatever).
2. Don't invoke sessions unless absolutely needed. Sometimes these are in the URL, sometimes they are cookies. It is irritating to copy a URL, mail it to someone, and find that they can't access it because it is relying on a session which expired (in the case of a URL) or a session which their computer doesn't have (in the case of a cookie).

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What's the best way to protect information?

Doesn't GNU FSF say it's decentralization of authority?

All this is really going to lead to is the temptation of abuse.....

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