I really hope that this doesn't deteriorate into more Windows vs. *nix wars. This is the type of thing that has divided the computer industry for so
many years and it's time for it to stop. Registry vs.configs; GUI vs. CLI; X vs. Macish; scripts vs. point-click; and on and on and on. Look,
everybody, can't you see we're all on the same side here? I know that rivalry and competetion are good, but there's a certain point where it
becomes destructive. This balkanization oftentimes hurts the computer industry as a whole. In this day and age of brick-n-mortar dominating nearly every
market, if we can't rally together for a common cause, then I think we're just doomed in the long run.
*nix, Windows, and others all have their strengths and weaknesses. Use them where they are most appropriate. It doesn't have to be an either/or
situation.
What case did you use to clip the Visor to your belt?
I use the ShockSuit SportCase from RhinoSkin. I love it! The clip is great, and it provides a great mixture of protection and geekiness. Check out the reviews here.
maybe the coporations that are gathering that data from us ought to be paying for it -- ie. paying us.
They are paying you. Do people give their personal information to sites just for kicks? We trade our personal information for access to the materials they have to offer.
As the article said, the site is dead. (No, this link hasn't been/.'d -- it's been taken down). It used to be hosted here as well. (Don't bother clicking that link either).
No point putting a dead link in an article, I guess...
I see why this demo is impressing people now.. Before my previous post, I had only viewed the lowest compression levels (At my high-speed work connection, I didn't mind the extra download time!).
The J2K pictures definitely look better at higher compression levels, but for the lower levels (at 1.0bpp), I think the JPEG picture looks better.
Anyway, I still think we need to be careful about sacrificing image quality for speed, but now I see that J2K isn't headed that direction. Thanks for the heads up!
Wow! Those images are startling! The clarity in detail compared to plain ol' JPEG's is remarkable.
I just don't see what you're seeing. The standard JPEG in the demos are on the right, with the J2000 (extention j2k?) being loaded in the applet on the left. The JPEG appears, IMHO, to have more detail, although supposedly the J2K image is smaller in size (The site offers no size comparison, but the color JPEG image is only 32892 bytes).
Since the JPEG image is only 33K (and has excellent detail - check it out for yourself), I don't see why the extra compression is worth the degradation. With faster connections to the 'net becoming more prevalent, we will soon find that we are willing to wait an extra second to download a higher quality image.
I see this situation as analogous to the memory crunch in the days when 512K RAM was "enough for anybody". Some applications were written in pure assembly(or C, of course) just to squeeze out that extra bit of performance and tighten the memory usage. When processers became faster and memory larger, applications began to sacrifice speed and memory usage for other things (such as development cost/time, maintainability, etc).
As downloading 33K begins to resemble loading a 512K text-based application on your modern PC, higher image quality may begin to become as/more important than compression.
That's not underwear in the picture. You're just seeing the skin being relocated by the underwear. Read his comment again, PurpleBob. He's not saying that the picture is showing the briefs; he's saying that if the guy were wearing boxers, the skin you mentioned would be much more revealing (just as in his 'bra' example).
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*nix, Windows, and others all have their strengths and weaknesses. Use them where they are most appropriate. It doesn't have to be an either/or situation.
IANAEconomist, but if demand raises and supply stays the same, prices will rise, not fall.
And just who will be evaluating the site?
$75K now, passed the reserve!
Nope. http://slashdot .org/us ers.pl?op=userinfo&nick=John%20Carmack
Best laugh I've had today! Thanks, moderators. :-)
Finally, someone in this thread gets it.
I use the ShockSuit SportCase from RhinoSkin. I love it! The clip is great, and it provides a great mixture of protection and geekiness. Check out the reviews here.
They are paying you. Do people give their personal information to sites just for kicks? We trade our personal information for access to the materials they have to offer.
yes
No point putting a dead link in an article, I guess...
It crashes more frequently on my box than any other app I have. I used it on an Ultra 10 w/Sol 2.7, and it made Netscape seem fast and stable...
The J2K pictures definitely look better at higher compression levels, but for the lower levels (at 1.0bpp), I think the JPEG picture looks better.
Anyway, I still think we need to be careful about sacrificing image quality for speed, but now I see that J2K isn't headed that direction. Thanks for the heads up!
I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous...
I just don't see what you're seeing. The standard JPEG in the demos are on the right, with the J2000 (extention j2k?) being loaded in the applet on the left. The JPEG appears, IMHO, to have more detail, although supposedly the J2K image is smaller in size (The site offers no size comparison, but the color JPEG image is only 32892 bytes).
Since the JPEG image is only 33K (and has excellent detail - check it out for yourself), I don't see why the extra compression is worth the degradation. With faster connections to the 'net becoming more prevalent, we will soon find that we are willing to wait an extra second to download a higher quality image.
I see this situation as analogous to the memory crunch in the days when 512K RAM was "enough for anybody". Some applications were written in pure assembly(or C, of course) just to squeeze out that extra bit of performance and tighten the memory usage. When processers became faster and memory larger, applications began to sacrifice speed and memory usage for other things (such as development cost/time, maintainability, etc).
As downloading 33K begins to resemble loading a 512K text-based application on your modern PC, higher image quality may begin to become as/more important than compression.
I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous...
That's not underwear in the picture. You're just seeing the skin being relocated by the underwear. Read his comment again, PurpleBob. He's not saying that the picture is showing the briefs; he's saying that if the guy were wearing boxers, the skin you mentioned would be much more revealing (just as in his 'bra' example).
I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous...