I don't think you'd get away with displaying even stock photography that you hadn't got permission for, just by linking to an instance of it on someone else's website. Try arguing that with Getty...
Whether that should be the law is open to debate, but it sounds like a reasonable application of existing law.
Dynamic range is great for music, where you don't need (or want) to glean all the information from the work for the optimal experience. Plus, in music, a short loud burst isn't that hard on the ears.
For speech, you need a lot more of the information, so dynamic range is your enemy. It's as in photography, where a scene with a lot of dynamic range is beyond what cameras can capture. And if you turn up a movie volume enough to hear the whispered scenes, the rest of the audio will be painfully loud, and it will probably hurt more than a short cymbal crash of the same volume.
Exactly.
A movie is an inherently unrealistic experience, the whole point is that we get to eavesdrop on events and dialog in a completely unrealistic way.
Making the experience easier, more pleasant, and less painful sounds good to me.
consistent volume across loud and quiet portions of movies
So much for dynamic range, isn't that what good speakers are supposed to provide?
Maybe, but I would love this feature.
I hate turning it up so that I can hear whispered dialog, only to have music and explosions blast my ears off the next second.
Unrealistic? Maybe, but it's unrealistic that I could hear someone's whispered conversation in any case. (Not to mention there's scarcely a movie where this would make the top 500 unrealistic things...)
Call it what you want - The result is some of the happiest, healthiest, best-educated free people in the world, with 80%+ less crime than the USA. If that's "socialism" I think many, many Americans would happily take it.
It is socialism, and many Americans would love to see it happen here. And it will.
Unless being mostly Nordic has something to do with it.
But science never has confounding factors, so I guess that's not possible.
If water is going to rise as predicted, the Internet infrastructure may be the least of the problems, especially if New York City is under sea level, unless the subway is converted into an underwater subway system.
Well, we have to have our priorities.
How will it affect download speeds and gaming latency? That's what I want to know...
It's essentially a third world country, though a territory of the US. An interesting third world country, and I liked many of the people.
Their odd state of limbo is not really our fault, unless you want to fault us for not being more authoritarian with them, which I doubt.
There isn't even a Navy base there anymore, which was pretty much the only reason they are a US territory. It had to go, because we are such evil imperialists, ya know.
As communist dictatorships go, this little thing in this story is pretty mild.
Beats taking him out to a ditch and shooting him because he is an "intellectual" who might mislead the proletariat.
Again, it's a communist dictatorship. The government could have literally ordered that he not be allowed to be born. And they do that very thing, with their population control policy.
I looked into this. Modern TVs are basically Monitors except they are better set up for the use case of using them without a computer always plugged into them. They have more inputs, they have outputs for sound that comes over from the HDMI feeds, and they have easier to use on screen menus and come with a remote to use them.
I was thinking of the one without the Scamazon junk, but if the crapware is easy to remove, maybe that one isn't a bad option.
Was surprisingly easy (though I did do some homework before buying to make sure it was at least in the realm of possibility).
I don't know if it's still available (got mine last Fall), but seems like at the time they just weren't that worried about it (which makes sense; really, what percentage of people are going to use adb to try to delete stuff?).
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Actually seems reasonable, as far as it goes.
I don't think you'd get away with displaying even stock photography that you hadn't got permission for, just by linking to an instance of it on someone else's website. Try arguing that with Getty ...
Whether that should be the law is open to debate, but it sounds like a reasonable application of existing law.
Samsungs Galaxy S10, to come in 3 sizes, all of which will be curved.
"We play both kinds of music; country and western!"
Dynamic range is great for music, where you don't need (or want) to glean all the information from the work for the optimal experience. Plus, in music, a short loud burst isn't that hard on the ears.
For speech, you need a lot more of the information, so dynamic range is your enemy. It's as in photography, where a scene with a lot of dynamic range is beyond what cameras can capture. And if you turn up a movie volume enough to hear the whispered scenes, the rest of the audio will be painfully loud, and it will probably hurt more than a short cymbal crash of the same volume.
Exactly.
A movie is an inherently unrealistic experience, the whole point is that we get to eavesdrop on events and dialog in a completely unrealistic way.
Making the experience easier, more pleasant, and less painful sounds good to me.
From the roku website:
consistent volume across loud and quiet portions of movies
So much for dynamic range, isn't that what good speakers are supposed to provide?
Maybe, but I would love this feature.
I hate turning it up so that I can hear whispered dialog, only to have music and explosions blast my ears off the next second.
Unrealistic? Maybe, but it's unrealistic that I could hear someone's whispered conversation in any case. (Not to mention there's scarcely a movie where this would make the top 500 unrealistic things ...)
It is socialism, and many Americans would love to see it happen here. And it will.
Unless being mostly Nordic has something to do with it.
But science never has confounding factors, so I guess that's not possible.
If water is going to rise as predicted, the Internet infrastructure may be the least of the problems, especially if New York City is under sea level, unless the subway is converted into an underwater subway system.
Well, we have to have our priorities.
How will it affect download speeds and gaming latency? That's what I want to know ...
Depends on your tastes, I suppose.
Less likely to be cut by a backhoe then ...
It's essentially a third world country, though a territory of the US. An interesting third world country, and I liked many of the people.
I lived there from 1976 - 1989. I won't call it a 3rd-world country at all. The neighborhoods I lived in / hung out at were 1st-world, all the way.
I could say the same of every third world country I've visited. All have some nice areas.
Visited there many times.
It's essentially a third world country...
How many actual third world countries have you visited?
Depends on your criteria, I suppose.
15, perhaps? Most of them, courtesy of Uncle Sam. Generally outside of touristy Potemkin villages too.
You?
Chill out China, people are more productive when they don't have to look over their shoulder constantly.
It's ... a communist dictatorship.
Literally. Like, literally literally, not Joe Biden "literally".
Visited there many times.
It's essentially a third world country, though a territory of the US. An interesting third world country, and I liked many of the people.
Their odd state of limbo is not really our fault, unless you want to fault us for not being more authoritarian with them, which I doubt.
There isn't even a Navy base there anymore, which was pretty much the only reason they are a US territory. It had to go, because we are such evil imperialists, ya know.
You can invent your own retail holiday, and people fall for it.
They are promoting it with concerts around the world ... they really are going all out. It is a pretty amazing thing to watch.
Prime is just psychological - to get people to impulse buy without shopping. And at $119/year, it is definitely NOT a good deal.
Depends. For me, it's a OK (if not great) deal for the Prime video alone.
With the free two day shipping (with no minimum order required), it becomes a very good deal for the two things combined.
As communist dictatorships go, this little thing in this story is pretty mild.
Beats taking him out to a ditch and shooting him because he is an "intellectual" who might mislead the proletariat.
Again, it's a communist dictatorship. The government could have literally ordered that he not be allowed to be born. And they do that very thing, with their population control policy.
... items on "clearance" might not be super cheap!
(and might not be getting cleared out, for that matter)
Stay tuned to /. for more hot savings tips ...
If you are actually hiring the best people, chances are that your company is going to look pretty diverse.
But that's just an assertion. What if it weren't true?
Thought experiment - the job title is "Mensa Infiltrator" and the main hiring tool is an IQ test.
Your outcomes will not pass approval by the diversity police. Now what?
So Norwegian younguns are better off because they sell more fossil fuels.
OK, American Left, you have finally convinced me that we should be like Scandinavia. I surrender.
Let's fill our country with Scandinavians, and sell lots of fossil fuels. So we can be like them.
What ... I thought you'd be happy??
Walmart is improving. Heck, Sam's Club is worth it for some items, even with the ten percent non member penalty.
I looked into this. Modern TVs are basically Monitors except they are better set up for the use case of using them without a computer always plugged into them. They have more inputs, they have outputs for sound that comes over from the HDMI feeds, and they have easier to use on screen menus and come with a remote to use them.
Reasonable points in favor.
Other than the higher price for existing monitors ($900 for a 38" monitor vs $200 for 40" TV) and the lack of monitors above 49"?
The existing TV is ... 25 in? (I actually measured diagonally with a tape measure) and more than big enough for our modest living room.
So ... lack of giant screens not a factor for me.
Put the family computer in the living room. No pocket internet connected devices (it's not yet considered child abuse to not get them cell phones).
No point making it easy, or too soon. Let them get a bit older and get some maturity.
Explain what's out there, at age appropriate levels.
The notion hat a sort of glorified blog platform gets to decide what is real news or not is ... just weird. That's all.
You make my point. That garbage only works with hardcore leftists. It turns off everyone else. But you can't stop doing it.
I was thinking of the one without the Scamazon junk, but if the crapware is easy to remove, maybe that one isn't a bad option.
Was surprisingly easy (though I did do some homework before buying to make sure it was at least in the realm of possibility).
I don't know if it's still available (got mine last Fall), but seems like at the time they just weren't that worried about it (which makes sense; really, what percentage of people are going to use adb to try to delete stuff?).