...but they don't get a free ride off my back. Same as I don't expect a free ride off my brothers' backs... one's an electrician, the other's a plumber... we just have our own internal special family favour tokens that represent hours worth of time.
I don't think I want to know any more details about these family favors and riding one anothers backs....
Why this could revolutionize the economy and charitable contributions. We can return to something closer to the agrarian barter system where wheat could be traded for eggs. Only this is even better!
Let's say the government decides to extract taxes from the populace... hypothetically of course, since everyone needs groceries, we can pay in groceries! But wait, the best part is that we can allow the groceries to pass through our distribution system and allow our bodies to extract all that we can from them and only have to give the government that portion of the groceries that we couldn't find a use for (I was going to say that portion we couldn't move, but the context was all wrong).
Hey! Maybe we could buy music that way too! Hmmm. Nah, doesn't make sense to trade like items.
They have a habit of shooting abortion doctors, bombing family planning clinics, dragging black people behind their pickup trucks and lynching homosexuals.
At the risk of feeding the troll I have to say that while I'm certain that people who are registered as Republicans have done some horrible things I'm equally certain that registered Democrats can match them deed for deed. I'm not able to compartmentalize entire groups of people like you are but prefer to judge people based on their actions. I like what Dr. King had to say in that regard in that he hoped one day we'd all be judged by the content our our character rather than the color of our skins. I'd like to expand that to include other externals as well.
It's win or die.
Then prepare to die because I don't think you are able to fully recognize the enemy.
Tarring with a mighty broad brush there aren't you? Maybe you should expand your horizons and find some folks who communicate at a more productive level on both sides of the ideological fence. Lowering yourself to the name calling you find so detestable you've become a paraody of the thing you despise.
As a procrastinator who never seems to get anything on my todo list checked off, I have them tattooed all over my body! Should I eventually complete a task, I'll carve it out of my flesh with a utility knife.
Im sorry. Are you seriously suggesting that the worlds whale population has that significant impact on the plakton poulation ?
I think he's facetiously suggesting that you can do funny stuff with statistics and that people get all bent out of shape over things they don't know that much about.
If I create an explosive device and paint it to look like candy and place it in a school yard with a note "not to touch", when some kid reads the note, picks up the bomb and is blown up, the result is not really the responsibility of the kid acting on free will, the responsibility still lies with whoever set up the scenario that knowingly resulted in a negative result.
However, if you don't paint it like candy it's the kid's fault.
a: That is objecting to something, purely because of the source of the thing.
You seem to act as if that is somehow wrong. I'd object if my dinner were served out of the toilet as opposed to the oven. Besides I think his argument was one of consequences rather than source.
a: By that reasoning,organ transplants should be illegal to perform.
You're not following the reasoning then. The poster is referencing termination of one life to enhance another.
b: The First Testament also talks about taking a needed body part from an individual, for the use of another individual --- a body part that the second person needed, in order to live.
Huh? I'm not sure I follow you here. If you're speaking to a Christian, and I'm assuming the poster you responded to is, it might not be clear what you mean. Given the diet comment and this one and the use of "First Testament" one might wonder if this testament is the same as the one the Christians call the Old Testament or if it's something else and if so why it should matter to a Christian any more than the New Testament should matter to a Rabbi.
OTOH, consistency has never been a strong point with christians, of any sect, religion, creed, dogma, or theology.
That's a blanket statement which has about the same validity as, "All Middle Eastern people are terrorists."
Not the bigger LCD on the back of the camera, but a smaller version in the viewfinder. The proper term would be Electronic View Finder (EVF) rather than LCD. I'm guessing your camera (I'm not familiar with it) is more of a point and shoot where the view finder is like that of a range finder camera in that it doesn't look through the lens.
Printing on a high-quality but still consumer-level laser printer tops out around 1200 DPI.
They CAN print at that resolution (or even higher), but you'll need a loupe to make out any differences between 1200 and a decidedly lower setting. I'd suggest backing off on resolution until you see a change and then boosting it back up a bit. I currently print at 360ppi with an Epson 960 (great output as long as it's working - they've had to send me three replacements under warranty and it looks like I'll have to have a fourth one sent). I've had film bigots who go on and on about the horrible quality of digital prints go suddenly quiet when I hand them my portfolio.
2 to 3 megapixels is great for folks who are sending the pics as email attachments, posting them on the web or even printing snapshots at a kiosk to put in a photo album. You'll probably not see the difference between a 4x6 or even a 5x7 from such a camera and one printed from a 35mm neg.
Once you start printing larger sizes, the megapixels start to matter, but not necessarily as much as other factors like the glass. What good are twenty megapixels if the lens isn't up to the task? The more you do with the pictures the more the number and quality of those pixels begin to matter.
Another radio suggestion: Radio Stations in Brasil are excellent--even if you don't understand the lingo.
Ehh? Talk radio where you don't understand the language? Can you run streaming audio through babelfish? Couldn't I just listen to someone who broadcasts gibberish as long as it's in a pleasing cadence?
Hmmm. Maybe I could start a streaming gibberish feed.
"24 hour talk radio without one repeated idea (as far as you know)"
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...but they don't get a free ride off my back. Same as I don't expect a free ride off my brothers' backs... one's an electrician, the other's a plumber... we just have our own internal special family favour tokens that represent hours worth of time.
I don't think I want to know any more details about these family favors and riding one anothers backs....
Yeah, but remembering the cookies is a pain in the butt.
I think you're eating your Oreos with the wrong end....
Why this could revolutionize the economy and charitable contributions. We can return to something closer to the agrarian barter system where wheat could be traded for eggs. Only this is even better!
Let's say the government decides to extract taxes from the populace... hypothetically of course, since everyone needs groceries, we can pay in groceries! But wait, the best part is that we can allow the groceries to pass through our distribution system and allow our bodies to extract all that we can from them and only have to give the government that portion of the groceries that we couldn't find a use for (I was going to say that portion we couldn't move, but the context was all wrong).
Hey! Maybe we could buy music that way too! Hmmm. Nah, doesn't make sense to trade like items.
They have a habit of shooting abortion doctors, bombing family planning clinics, dragging black people behind their pickup trucks and lynching homosexuals.
At the risk of feeding the troll I have to say that while I'm certain that people who are registered as Republicans have done some horrible things I'm equally certain that registered Democrats can match them deed for deed. I'm not able to compartmentalize entire groups of people like you are but prefer to judge people based on their actions. I like what Dr. King had to say in that regard in that he hoped one day we'd all be judged by the content our our character rather than the color of our skins. I'd like to expand that to include other externals as well.
It's win or die.
Then prepare to die because I don't think you are able to fully recognize the enemy.
Tarring with a mighty broad brush there aren't you? Maybe you should expand your horizons and find some folks who communicate at a more productive level on both sides of the ideological fence. Lowering yourself to the name calling you find so detestable you've become a paraody of the thing you despise.
Your repeated use of the term "republitard" certainly enhances the discussion. Thanks for your even-handed discussion of the issues.
Well, I don't "gotta" but if it makes you happy...
Sure, why not?
Well, I bet you think that's pretty hard-core...
As a procrastinator who never seems to get anything on my todo list checked off, I have them tattooed all over my body! Should I eventually complete a task, I'll carve it out of my flesh with a utility knife.
What an appropriate sig!
What's appropriate about it. If there is no "todo" file when you type "vi todo" it'll create one rather than complain that it can't find it.
How 'bout "too" while you're at it....
I've been playing with knowit and it's pretty simple.
Those are aspects of calendaring, not necessarily todo lists.
You could make a big fish sculpture to put on your wall. I hear they attract diverse celebrities.
Im sorry. Are you seriously suggesting that the worlds whale population has that significant impact on the plakton poulation ?
I think he's facetiously suggesting that you can do funny stuff with statistics and that people get all bent out of shape over things they don't know that much about.
If I create an explosive device and paint it to look like candy and place it in a school yard with a note "not to touch", when some kid reads the note, picks up the bomb and is blown up, the result is not really the responsibility of the kid acting on free will, the responsibility still lies with whoever set up the scenario that knowingly resulted in a negative result.
However, if you don't paint it like candy it's the kid's fault.
a: That is objecting to something, purely because of the source of the thing.
You seem to act as if that is somehow wrong. I'd object if my dinner were served out of the toilet as opposed to the oven. Besides I think his argument was one of consequences rather than source.
a: By that reasoning,organ transplants should be illegal to perform.
You're not following the reasoning then. The poster is referencing termination of one life to enhance another.
b: The First Testament also talks about taking a needed body part from an individual, for the use of another individual --- a body part that the second person needed, in order to live.
Huh? I'm not sure I follow you here. If you're speaking to a Christian, and I'm assuming the poster you responded to is, it might not be clear what you mean. Given the diet comment and this one and the use of "First Testament" one might wonder if this testament is the same as the one the Christians call the Old Testament or if it's something else and if so why it should matter to a Christian any more than the New Testament should matter to a Rabbi.
OTOH, consistency has never been a strong point with christians, of any sect, religion, creed, dogma, or theology.
That's a blanket statement which has about the same validity as, "All Middle Eastern people are terrorists."
Use jpeg. My 5 megapixel images are closer to 2 meg files.
Not the bigger LCD on the back of the camera, but a smaller version in the viewfinder. The proper term would be Electronic View Finder (EVF) rather than LCD. I'm guessing your camera (I'm not familiar with it) is more of a point and shoot where the view finder is like that of a range finder camera in that it doesn't look through the lens.
Expect to pay several thousand pounds.
Dang! I'm going to have to gain some weight. I thought they only cost an arm and a leg which for me is well under a hundred pounds....
Thanks for a balanced perspective based on some actual experience. You do realize you're on /. and those aren't requirements, right?
Printing on a high-quality but still consumer-level laser printer tops out around 1200 DPI.
They CAN print at that resolution (or even higher), but you'll need a loupe to make out any differences between 1200 and a decidedly lower setting. I'd suggest backing off on resolution until you see a change and then boosting it back up a bit. I currently print at 360ppi with an Epson 960 (great output as long as it's working - they've had to send me three replacements under warranty and it looks like I'll have to have a fourth one sent). I've had film bigots who go on and on about the horrible quality of digital prints go suddenly quiet when I hand them my portfolio.
2 to 3 megapixels is great for folks who are sending the pics as email attachments, posting them on the web or even printing snapshots at a kiosk to put in a photo album. You'll probably not see the difference between a 4x6 or even a 5x7 from such a camera and one printed from a 35mm neg.
Once you start printing larger sizes, the megapixels start to matter, but not necessarily as much as other factors like the glass. What good are twenty megapixels if the lens isn't up to the task? The more you do with the pictures the more the number and quality of those pixels begin to matter.
Egad! Girls you say?
No. I think it's a dance....
Rhumba
Samba
Manga
Ehh? Talk radio where you don't understand the language? Can you run streaming audio through babelfish? Couldn't I just listen to someone who broadcasts gibberish as long as it's in a pleasing cadence?
Hmmm. Maybe I could start a streaming gibberish feed. 4. Profit!