I mean, why were these guys so obsessed with sculpting wieners?
They hadn't invented dick jokes yet? But seriously, when you're depicting the human body, why not make it anatomically correct? The hands are sculpted realistically, so why not the rest of the body. Don't forget that in the classical world, before thousends of years of christian puritanism, nudity was no big deal. Why were they obsessed with long hair? Why were they obsessed with feet?
In this case I'm afraid you're the one obsessed with "wieners", they tend to (excuse the phrase) jump out at us, simply because we don't often see them depicted in everyday life.
Beowulf clusters of rats are probably older than Beowulf the text, although the first depiction is from the 16th century. They are called Rat Kings (scroll down to "Feet of Clay")
Not, only that, but from what I've seen from the keynote address (article is very slow) it's the "lorum ipsum..." fake/bad latin text that is used as the standard dummy text in the typesetting world.
Dear pathetic ESA scum. I was very disappointed to learn that your so-called space probe was nothing like Star-Trek! Where are the cool explosions, or the hot babes in tight fitting outfits? I feel hurt and upset at your callous disregard for my people. Even though I am slightly younger than your project, and the deepest probe I have managed is my own ass with my thumb, I feel the need to criticise your puny spacecraft. My verdict:
Worst-probe-ever.
From my parents' basement I glower at thee,
--disgruntled
Or just STFU until you've managed to successfully land an interplanetary probe.
IIRC the creators of this algorithm were the among first to aggressively patent and licence their product, effectively making the whole process very unattractive compared to JPEG, which was considered free at the time (this was in the early '90s long before the current patent madness) I believe microsoft (not being bothered by the idea of licencing proprietary technology) used it in its encarta enyclopedia, but the rest of the world remained largely unimpressed.
Microsoft AntiSpyware has detected that the Window's Messenger Service is currently running. The messenger service is sometimes used in corporate networks to send information from the administrator to its users. However, this service has been a wide source for pop-up message spam, and for most users not on a corporate network should be turned off and disabled.
Hey! Here in Europe socialism is not a dirty word, so you don't scare anyone but extreme right wingers with that remark. Over here having a social concience is considered a good thing for a government.
Oooh look! the sky is falling! It's falling I tell you!
If everyone thought this way, we would still be in the treetops hurling shit at each other. Of course new technologies will produce new problems, but those are challenges that will have to be addressed when they become apparent,i.e. when the technology is in place.
All this sniping at new technology just because it is not the Holy Grail, just a slightly cleaner way of doing things, only serves to keep old technology in place.
I believe that Douglas Adams actually channeled this guy's thoughts during the attempt:
And wow! Hey! What's this thing coming towards me very fast? Very very fast. So big and flat and round, it needs a big wide sounding word like... ow... ound... round... ground! That's it! That's a good name - ground! I wonder if it will be friends with me.
I'm gonna share with you a vision that I had, cause I love you. And you feel it. You know all that money we spend on nuclear weapons and defense each year, trillions of dollars, correct? Instead -- just play with this -- if we spent that money feeding and clothing the poor of the world -- and it would pay for it many times over, not one human being excluded -- we can explore space together, both inner and outer, forever in peace. --Bill Hicks
Same here. I can still remember the noises it made, and how it annoyed my parents! And in reference to the aticle. It did indeed use a marble in a tube to sense whether it was pointed up or down. (As any good geek should, I did take it apart in the end.)
it is impossible to get a correct result from a false assumption.
That is not true. If you use an inappropriate method of reasoning and if you're lucky you can get the correct result from a false assumption. Not in this case though.
Oddball minorities need a lot of "balance" to make an article appear neutral.
Dear Sir! I resent being called an oddball minority. Just for that I will glare at your post for one hour every day from my lair in my parents' basement.
Well, with my old CRT I hardly ever needed to heat the room my computer is in. Since I switched to TFT the room is considerably cooler. It would be a fun exercise to estimate the power saved for say, the US, which must have at least 50 million active CRTs (If you start counting TVs this number would rise enormously) You probably could shut down many power stations if all CRTs were replaced by TFTs. Just something to think about in these times of high oil prices.
If I had patented this idea when I had it ten years ago I would have been rich! (Let's for the moment gloss over the fact that I'm too dumb to design a working prototype.)
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You don't have to RTFA but at least WTFV.
I mean, why were these guys so obsessed with sculpting wieners?
They hadn't invented dick jokes yet? But seriously, when you're depicting the human body, why not make it anatomically correct? The hands are sculpted realistically, so why not the rest of the body. Don't forget that in the classical world, before thousends of years of christian puritanism, nudity was no big deal. Why were they obsessed with long hair? Why were they obsessed with feet?
In this case I'm afraid you're the one obsessed with "wieners", they tend to (excuse the phrase) jump out at us, simply because we don't often see them depicted in everyday life.
Beowulf clusters of rats are probably older than Beowulf the text, although the first depiction is from the 16th century. They are called Rat Kings (scroll down to "Feet of Clay")
Here's the entire text plus explanation:
http://www.lipsum.com/
Not, only that, but from what I've seen from the keynote address (article is very slow) it's the "lorum ipsum..." fake/bad latin text that is used as the standard dummy text in the typesetting world.
Or just STFU until you've managed to successfully land an interplanetary probe.
So how many Volkswagen Beetles fit into one Volkswagen bus?
Seriously, these new units have me confused.
What about us 40 years olds who have to fix the damn teenagers PCs filled with spyware.
What about the damn teeagers who have to fix the 40 years old's PCs filled with pr0n dialers?
Stop replying to: "H...Awtt..Brittannee w4itz 4 U" mails, dads!
IIRC the creators of this algorithm were the among first to aggressively patent and licence their product, effectively making the whole process very unattractive compared to JPEG, which was considered free at the time (this was in the early '90s long before the current patent madness) I believe microsoft (not being bothered by the idea of licencing proprietary technology) used it in its encarta enyclopedia, but the rest of the world remained largely unimpressed.
They even detect their own crap!
Hey! Here in Europe socialism is not a dirty word, so you don't scare anyone but extreme right wingers with that remark. Over here having a social concience is considered a good thing for a government.
Oooh look! the sky is falling! It's falling I tell you!
If everyone thought this way, we would still be in the treetops hurling shit at each other. Of course new technologies will produce new problems, but those are challenges that will have to be addressed when they become apparent,i.e. when the technology is in place.
All this sniping at new technology just because it is not the Holy Grail, just a slightly cleaner way of doing things, only serves to keep old technology in place.
s/adverb/proverb/
As the old adverb (which I believe is either in someone's sig here or in the fortune file) sais:
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
I believe that Douglas Adams actually channeled this guy's thoughts during the attempt:
And wow! Hey! What's this thing coming towards me very fast? Very very fast. So big and flat and round, it needs a big wide sounding word like... ow... ound... round... ground! That's it! That's a good name - ground! I wonder if it will be friends with me.
Your post made me think of this:
I'm gonna share with you a vision that I had, cause I love you. And you feel it. You know all that money we spend on nuclear weapons and defense each year, trillions of dollars, correct? Instead -- just play with this -- if we spent that money feeding and clothing the poor of the world -- and it would pay for it many times over, not one human being excluded -- we can explore space together, both inner and outer, forever in peace. --Bill Hicks
Same here. I can still remember the noises it made, and how it annoyed my parents! And in reference to the aticle. It did indeed use a marble in a tube to sense whether it was pointed up or down. (As any good geek should, I did take it apart in the end.)
it is impossible to get a correct result from a false assumption.
That is not true. If you use an inappropriate method of reasoning and if you're lucky you can get the correct result from a false assumption. Not in this case though.
Microsoft loses it's appeal, software patents are blocked, and satan just called to ask if he could borrow my skates.
I was thinking along the lines of this being more or less a beta release. I agree that the official OOo releases have been very reliable.
That's what it says on the website. So how stable is it? Has anyone had any nasty crashes or messed up files with this release?
Plasmas are *lots* cheaper than a comparably sized LCD, they offer better contrast, and they offer a much wider viewing angle.
Betamax offered a superior picture quality and Amigas were better than PCs.
Oddball minorities need a lot of "balance" to make an article appear neutral.
Dear Sir! I resent being called an oddball minority. Just for that I will glare at your post for one hour every day from my lair in my parents' basement.
Well, with my old CRT I hardly ever needed to heat the room my computer is in. Since I switched to TFT the room is considerably cooler. It would be a fun exercise to estimate the power saved for say, the US, which must have at least 50 million active CRTs (If you start counting TVs this number would rise enormously) You probably could shut down many power stations if all CRTs were replaced by TFTs. Just something to think about in these times of high oil prices.
If I had patented this idea when I had it ten years ago I would have been rich! (Let's for the moment gloss over the fact that I'm too dumb to design a working prototype.)