RAW gives you more image information, as you haven't gone through a lossy RAW->JPEG conversion. Whether this is to correct an under/over-exposed picture (or both*), or to compensate for an incorrect (or impossible**) white balance setting. You're correct, but people may, reading it, be under the impression the problem is the JPEG compression.
RAW gives you the full bits per pixel available. This can be up to 14 in the recent DSLRs. Let's assume a P&S can give you 10 bits/pixel.
That's two more stops than a standard 8-bit JPEG, even at "maximum quality".
JPEG compression artifacts aren't the real problem - it's the colour depth available in RAW.
So shooting RAW allows you to rescue the highlights and shadows. JPEG compression artifacts are a red herring.
Of course, if we used PNG or 16-bit capable JPEG (with full EXIF), then there wouldn't really be this problem...
We moved to 3rd party inks as soon as the originals finished.
Unless you're printing good photos (and if you were, you wouldn't be considering this question, as the cost saving would be irrelevant), just get the 3rd party inks.
I have used Phanfare for a couple of years now which works very well.
I must admit I prefer the way Flickr's interface works and the openness of it. And the new Phanfare client is rather heavier than the old. But, if you are looking for a place to archive lots of photos and enormous videos, it's fantastic.
You have to take the laptop out to go through the X-ray machine separately.
The whole thing is a farce- I know (hypothetically of course) of many cases when the scanners haven't spotted knives, lights, liquids, even bullets. Maybe they only spot those sorts of things with the "Evil bit" set??
A simple way to speed up the security queues is by giving more space for taking off coats/shoes/whatever and putting it back on again on the other side.
Then by abolishing the daft rule of "if a man is being searched, then no other men are allowed to go through the scanner" (Same for women). Why on earth not? If the next man "beeps" the scanner, then they can wait to be searched. Not difficult.
I've dealt with large logs by putting the (compressed) text files somewhere safe, then using Microsoft's excellent LogParser tool to do queries on them or pull records into a database for real work.
If you ever deal with any web server log files (or any text files/CSV etc), then it's worth taking a look at LogParser.
Ordering within a group is certainly possible (ORDER BY gp, x); however, using LIMIT within a group is not.
Why do you think sub-queries are expensive???
Unless you are an incredibly good DBA (and I've met less than 10 in my life) on the specific DB you are using, then it's best to try it out and use EXPLAIN to see if it works or not.
I don't think it will be difficult to use a sub-query, nor performance intensive, so long as you have the correct indices.
I consider myself to have a good knowledge of DBs/SQL, but I use EXPLAIN all the time to try out new ideas and improve queries.
On the other subject of Rails and IDs- I use Rails myself, but I don't like the idea of publishing IDs. IDs should be fixed and internal - they should never be used for external use. Most people however don't really care and that's fine for them.
Back in the days, before modern machines became quieter, I used to rewire my PC fans to reduce the noise. Google for "fan 7 volt" - basically, if you ground the fan to 5V, the noise is reduced by 80% while airflow is reduced by 20%. I made those numbers up, but you get the idea.
I also used nflushd (probably kflushd these days) to spin down the hard disk.
I ended up with a silent P90 in the back of my car.
You obviously have a good grasp of the law in the UK, but I'd like to raise a couple of points about:
Even if it gets to the House of Lords - a possibility if there's serious money involved - you're dealing from a pack that is entirely comprised of wildcards. Law Lords have far greater independence than the US Supreme Court but also far less legal experience and have a range in IQs that map nicely onto a signed byte. The Law Lords are members of the House of Lords who are fully qualified to adjudicate. They're not thick by any means. Their IQ should map a good way along an unsigned byte. They also, by virtue of their (unique?) position, should have no cause for not acting impartially.
(This is a general point about the House of Lords which Labour is trying to scrap- as they are mostly independently wealthy and do not rely on income from the government, there should be zero chance of members of the House of Lords not voting impartially. Sadly, Labour realises this and this is one reason why they want to replace the independent house with lots of their (funded) cronies.)
To be honest I don't have a great deal of knowledge about the Supreme Court in the USA, but I recall they are picked by politicians, not by their peers. Not a good system in my view.
I actually bought Dragon NaturallySpeaking this week, so this whole discussion is very topical.
Version 9 is a huge step forward from version 8.
When installed, it automatically tries to look at your Sent emails and documents you have written in order to find out about your writing style and and improve the chance of recognizing your voice in future.
With X on the client, it's pretty simple to open e.g. OpenOffice or Mozilla on a remote server.
We used to do this at university, for some serious scientific applications requiring net io or RAM.
However, we were all used to saving regularly as the X protocol doesn't seem too resilient to brief drops in connectivity. (This is using X over SSH, not XDM).
X is also very chatty by default, unless using LBX etc, and ssh compression.
The thing is, 80% of people seem to just use their laptop/computer for browsing t' "Interweb" or writing a letter. SAAS is hard to apply to them.
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RAW gives you the full bits per pixel available. This can be up to 14 in the recent DSLRs. Let's assume a P&S can give you 10 bits/pixel.
That's two more stops than a standard 8-bit JPEG, even at "maximum quality".
JPEG compression artifacts aren't the real problem - it's the colour depth available in RAW.
So shooting RAW allows you to rescue the highlights and shadows. JPEG compression artifacts are a red herring.
Of course, if we used PNG or 16-bit capable JPEG (with full EXIF), then there wouldn't really be this problem...
Or "screen -D -RR" - brilliant software.
(For those not in the know - Ctrl-A C = new; Ctrl-A D = leave ; Ctrl-A N = next)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Screen
I have the same printer.
We moved to 3rd party inks as soon as the originals finished.
Unless you're printing good photos (and if you were, you wouldn't be considering this question, as the cost saving would be irrelevant), just get the 3rd party inks.
We use 999inks in the UK, for what it's worth.
Wii.
Much simpler- fewer wires.
It looks like a standard filter coffee process, with some pressure to force the water through.
I have a gold filter to make single cups of coffee- this is easy to wash/rinse and doesn't need feeding with pieces of fancy paper.
Why is the Aeropress better than a good-quality gold filter?
I have used Phanfare for a couple of years now which works very well.
I must admit I prefer the way Flickr's interface works and the openness of it. And the new Phanfare client is rather heavier than the old. But, if you are looking for a place to archive lots of photos and enormous videos, it's fantastic.
Yes, in an office environment it's a bit harder.
But if you have a private office/space it's great.
I use it frequently for long documents. I don't use the mousegrid or other tools - just for lots of text.
I wish there was a way to tell DNS 9 to ignore voice commands!
Ethernet is so simple and cheap - why aren't peripherals using this? It would make the "connected world" much more connected.
Imagine having your screens accessible on ethernet (ie like X), your CPUs, your keyboards... So simple.
Having one standard would be great, as any improvements e.g. gigabit, 10G, wifi, routing can be used without the user noticing.
You have to take the laptop out to go through the X-ray machine separately.
The whole thing is a farce- I know (hypothetically of course) of many cases when the scanners haven't spotted knives, lights, liquids, even bullets. Maybe they only spot those sorts of things with the "Evil bit" set??
A simple way to speed up the security queues is by giving more space for taking off coats/shoes/whatever and putting it back on again on the other side.
Then by abolishing the daft rule of "if a man is being searched, then no other men are allowed to go through the scanner" (Same for women). Why on earth not? If the next man "beeps" the scanner, then they can wait to be searched. Not difficult.
I've dealt with large logs by putting the (compressed) text files somewhere safe, then using Microsoft's excellent LogParser tool to do queries on them or pull records into a database for real work.
If you ever deal with any web server log files (or any text files/CSV etc), then it's worth taking a look at LogParser.
Well said.
Record IDs should never change and they should be meaningless.
Ordering within a group is certainly possible (ORDER BY gp, x); however, using LIMIT within a group is not.
Why do you think sub-queries are expensive???
Unless you are an incredibly good DBA (and I've met less than 10 in my life) on the specific DB you are using, then it's best to try it out and use EXPLAIN to see if it works or not.
I don't think it will be difficult to use a sub-query, nor performance intensive, so long as you have the correct indices.
I consider myself to have a good knowledge of DBs/SQL, but I use EXPLAIN all the time to try out new ideas and improve queries.
On the other subject of Rails and IDs- I use Rails myself, but I don't like the idea of publishing IDs. IDs should be fixed and internal - they should never be used for external use. Most people however don't really care and that's fine for them.
I recently bought a wireless mouse- a Microsoft notebook one. It's great.
I looked at bluetooth, but was under the impression that the response times (lag) just weren't as good as direct radio.
Is this false?
(There's also the problem of Bluetooth just being more complex and prone to going wrong..)
Except that you only have to overlay photos with maps (hybrid view) to see that it's not absolutely accurate for even fixed roads.
Move out to the countryside and you will see the Google map and reality differ even more.
You'd get close using your method, but there's still a way to go.
VMWare?
You can, I believe, boot the dual-boot partition with VMWare as well.
How about the Project HARP idea?
p ace-elevators-or.html
Much cheaper and they made some good achievements before being stopped.
http://blog.grcm.net/2007/07/lifting-satellites-s
Back in the days, before modern machines became quieter, I used to rewire my PC fans to reduce the noise. Google for "fan 7 volt" - basically, if you ground the fan to 5V, the noise is reduced by 80% while airflow is reduced by 20%. I made those numbers up, but you get the idea.
I also used nflushd (probably kflushd these days) to spin down the hard disk.
I ended up with a silent P90 in the back of my car.
(This is a general point about the House of Lords which Labour is trying to scrap- as they are mostly independently wealthy and do not rely on income from the government, there should be zero chance of members of the House of Lords not voting impartially. Sadly, Labour realises this and this is one reason why they want to replace the independent house with lots of their (funded) cronies.)
To be honest I don't have a great deal of knowledge about the Supreme Court in the USA, but I recall they are picked by politicians, not by their peers. Not a good system in my view.
PS Some useful info here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_functions_o
I actually bought Dragon NaturallySpeaking this week, so this whole discussion is very topical.
Version 9 is a huge step forward from version 8.
When installed, it automatically tries to look at your Sent emails and documents you have written in order to find out about your writing style and and improve the chance of recognizing your voice in future.
With X on the client, it's pretty simple to open e.g. OpenOffice or Mozilla on a remote server.
We used to do this at university, for some serious scientific applications requiring net io or RAM.
However, we were all used to saving regularly as the X protocol doesn't seem too resilient to brief drops in connectivity. (This is using X over SSH, not XDM).
X is also very chatty by default, unless using LBX etc, and ssh compression.
The thing is, 80% of people seem to just use their laptop/computer for browsing t' "Interweb" or writing a letter. SAAS is hard to apply to them.
I've used Flickr, Gallery and Zoph. I contributed code to Zoph and had 10GB of pics in there.
I've now moved to Phanfare, mostly because it's a sane way to store videos as well as a very good way to store photos.
It's a relief to be able to not worry about backing up 10GB+ of photos.
There's a useful VMWare image for Compiere on the VMWare site.
Makes it very easy to try out. I haven't used it.
The XML/SWF library is pretty good. There's also a Ruby (and Rails) version of the library at http://ziya.liquidrail.com/
Why didn't you just choose a better aperture setting? That's what a DSLR is for.
If you keep it on automatic mode the whole time, you may as well ditch it for a Canon Ixus.
BTW, it's the Isle of Wight, not white.
Sounds like normal 3-phase power. Standard in industrial units and farms.