It is not a flaw with the iPhone camera but rather a limitation of the optics of the camera lens that causes chromatic aberration. This is a well-known phenomenon that is is most prevalent in high contrast situations with any camera (unless you spend $$$ for a high-end lens). Taking a picture with the sun high overhead against a dark background is an excellent way to highlight chromatic aberration. The advice from Apple Support is correct in that the user of camera should recompose their picture rather than stir up controversy with blog posts. You'll also note that the pictures on the link are similar but not framed quite identically, which exacerbates to chromatic aberration. And I won't even get into the ridiculous comparison of the fixed focal length iPhone cameras with a professional level Nikon D300.
For a more detailed description and how to avoid it (or fix it - perhaps with iPhoto which is likely installed on your iPhone) http://www.tutorial9.net/tutorials/photography-tutorials/correcting-and-preventing-chromatic-aberration/
One of the security "features" of SP2 was the insistence of choosing to automatically update your system. What is the likelihood that Media Player and the MSN Music Store will be considered "critical" and will automatically be installed? And experience has show that MS would never do such things...
I almost never use Internet Explorer, its slow, you can't block pop-up ads, it looks ugly, etc. As a case in point, I ran IE vs OmniWeb (latest versions of both) and loaded a recent Slashdot discussion with 400+ comments. OmniWeb loaded and rendered with 8-9 seconds, IE clocked in at 19 seconds. I running over a cable modem with no cache the pages had to downloaded and rendered in both cases. I've tried Mozilla, Fizilla, Chimera and Opera, and all render faster than IE.
So by analogy should we call for a ban of jetliners? Terrorist hijackers used them to perpetrate their attacks. If jetliners were banned then this couldn't happen in the future.
So if they hook this device up to your car and you pass, then you can drive, irregardless of your actual level of intoxication!?
"Yeth occifer I had a cuple of Thrinks, but I pazzed okay".
I remember a similar argument a few years ago about putting release handles in trunks of cars after several children were trapped. (why were they there in the first place) If a device is installed, then drinking and driving at some level is okay. This is ridiculous.
And I won't even get into the problem of detection limits of finding ethanol of source unknown (I am a chemist). Either the device will be set very low (with lots of false positives and civil liberty problems) or too high (and only catch the extremely high levels which normally are stopped anyway)
I think I'll talk about this one with my brother the cop
I'm a chemistry professor at a state school in Pennsylvania. And for anyone unfamiliar with state schools in the US, they generate most of the school teachers, both HS and elementary. In my 7 plus years of teaching, I have probably had less than 5 education majors in any course. A lot of this can be attributed to them not being interested, but realistically the education programs are so heavy with teaching methodology and pedagogical courses that potential science teachers only take the science courses as an afterthought. Compounding the problem is that most research advisors at research institutions look down upon science education so they will not advise grad students to pursue HS science. And I know I'm much more interested in the potential chemist heading towards grad school than someone interested in education. And just as importantly, I'll never advise the education student, rather they'll be advised by education faculty. I'm teaching where I am at because I thoroughly enjoy what I do (and most of my collegues feel the same way) and I would like to transmit some of my enjoyment on to others. But sadly it is way too late as the fear of science is already indoctrinated. Additionally, after working (slaving actually) for 5 or more years in grad school, its real easy to justify a $60000+ job. Contrast this with HS science teacher starting only about $5-10 more than typical TA pay, its small wonder that virtually no PhDs take that path. I was applauded by several of my fellow grad students for having the courage to take a position that probably pays half of what they make. Applause only goes so far...
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It is not a flaw with the iPhone camera but rather a limitation of the optics of the camera lens that causes chromatic aberration. This is a well-known phenomenon that is is most prevalent in high contrast situations with any camera (unless you spend $$$ for a high-end lens). Taking a picture with the sun high overhead against a dark background is an excellent way to highlight chromatic aberration. The advice from Apple Support is correct in that the user of camera should recompose their picture rather than stir up controversy with blog posts. You'll also note that the pictures on the link are similar but not framed quite identically, which exacerbates to chromatic aberration. And I won't even get into the ridiculous comparison of the fixed focal length iPhone cameras with a professional level Nikon D300.
For a more detailed description and how to avoid it (or fix it - perhaps with iPhoto which is likely installed on your iPhone)
http://www.tutorial9.net/tutorials/photography-tutorials/correcting-and-preventing-chromatic-aberration/
One of the security "features" of SP2 was the insistence of choosing to automatically update your system. What is the likelihood that Media Player and the MSN Music Store will be considered "critical" and will automatically be installed? And experience has show that MS would never do such things...
I almost never use Internet Explorer, its slow, you can't block pop-up ads, it looks ugly, etc. As a case in point, I ran IE vs OmniWeb (latest versions of both) and loaded a recent Slashdot discussion with 400+ comments. OmniWeb loaded and rendered with 8-9 seconds, IE clocked in at 19 seconds. I running over a cable modem with no cache the pages had to downloaded and rendered in both cases. I've tried Mozilla, Fizilla, Chimera and Opera, and all render faster than IE.
So by analogy should we call for a ban of jetliners? Terrorist hijackers used them to perpetrate their attacks. If jetliners were banned then this couldn't happen in the future.
So if they hook this device up to your car and you pass, then you can drive, irregardless of your actual level of intoxication!?
"Yeth occifer I had a cuple of Thrinks, but I pazzed okay".
I remember a similar argument a few years ago about putting release handles in trunks of cars after several children were trapped. (why were they there in the first place) If a device is installed, then drinking and driving at some level is okay. This is ridiculous.
And I won't even get into the problem of detection limits of finding ethanol of source unknown (I am a chemist). Either the device will be set very low (with lots of false positives and civil liberty problems) or too high (and only catch the extremely high levels which normally are stopped anyway)
I think I'll talk about this one with my brother the cop
What are you talking about?
you can always boot off of a Floppy into DOS...
Makes you wonder why Apple doesn't "officially" release Darwin for PC's
I'm a chemistry professor at a state school in Pennsylvania. And for anyone unfamiliar with state schools in the US, they generate most of the school teachers, both HS and elementary. In my 7 plus years of teaching, I have probably had less than 5 education majors in any course. A lot of this can be attributed to them not being interested, but realistically the education programs are so heavy with teaching methodology and pedagogical courses that potential science teachers only take the science courses as an afterthought. Compounding the problem is that most research advisors at research institutions look down upon science education so they will not advise grad students to pursue HS science. And I know I'm much more interested in the potential chemist heading towards grad school than someone interested in education. And just as importantly, I'll never advise the education student, rather they'll be advised by education faculty. I'm teaching where I am at because I thoroughly enjoy what I do (and most of my collegues feel the same way) and I would like to transmit some of my enjoyment on to others. But sadly it is way too late as the fear of science is already indoctrinated. Additionally, after working (slaving actually) for 5 or more years in grad school, its real easy to justify a $60000+ job. Contrast this with HS science teacher starting only about $5-10 more than typical TA pay, its small wonder that virtually no PhDs take that path. I was applauded by several of my fellow grad students for having the courage to take a position that probably pays half of what they make. Applause only goes so far...