Some types of algae, in environments high in sulfur, when deprived of sunlight for a few days also give off reasonable concentrations of hydrogen. The cycle is repeatable without any damage.
At the same time, the social considerations could be liberating if the perspective were to be reversed: the context of *who's wearing it*, rather than just what it takes in.
This would be excellent to have on hand for law enforcement, search and rescue / fire departments, even soldiers.
In these cases, the information (either stored or relayed) about individuals in publicly accountable roles assists in the enforcement of the trust engendered by the position. It could also increase safety, allow sharing of information (and thus reduction of risk) between those in supporting roles with one another.
I used to work for a (legit) marketing firm, and had this same issue with AOL. They were technologically savvy enough thought, and had enough latitude with the membership services, that we set up aliased email accounts on our own servers for our subscribers. This dramatically cut down on our false-positives after we asked filters to be set up by our clients to get them into the right place to begin with (i.e., different folder).
Your mileage may very, and not everyone has the option to ask that kind of technical activity of their clients, so we lucked out. Might want to give it a try though.
Archos has been doing this for some time, at half the cost with open formats compatible with multiple platforms. I personally have one of their first video capable models, the Jukebox Multimedia 20gb, and use it on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows - same files for audio and video, no DRM other than common sense and respect.
This is an inaccurate breakdown of semantics; the intent with the use of "particles" here is to mean independent non-bonded portions of the material which have to remain in physical contact with one another for the charge to be propagated, whereas a "wire" is a single contiguous covalent bond.
I would like clarification on your statement as to the similarities between the Church of Scientology and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (aka., Mormons);
My basic understanding of the premise of Scientology is that of an alien influenced creation lore, and the continued influence of those entities on regular terrestrial habitation. In order to be aware of, and excise the resulting influence, certain levels of mental discipline must be achieved (though as mentioned this theology is a thinly veiled means of brainwashing and embezzling funds).
The Mormon/LDS theology is about the restoration of the organization and authority of the original establishment created by the Godhead in the early ages of man, and reiterated by the coming of Christ. The manifest principles of this premise are deeply rooted in mainstream Christian/Judaic theologies (including the temple ordinances).
So, help me out a little here - I'm not seeing the significant overlap between the two.
I typically use JPEG on the lowest compression settings to allow for greater space, but have noticed that if my plans are to enhance a photo taken in low-light conditions there will be noticeably blocky regions after the fact. This can not always be compensated for by boosting the perceived ambient lighting with greater exposure time up front.
Also, chromatic aberation can be a real bugger in high contrast environments (unless you're lucky enough to have an X3 sensor) minorly enhanced (as in made more prominent) by the compression. 95% of my shooting is great in JPEG; the others do (or would if I remembered always to switch) benefit greatly from the extra space - though if I'm going to do that I'll just use RAW since it's all the same in the end.
"...over 350 high quality, FIVE megapixel photos onto my 512 MB CF card..."
You're right that Joe Hobbiest might not need the amazing capacity this offers, but even relatively proficient digital photographers would benefit greatly from extra capacity at lower prices. The fact that you're putting 5MP (usually 2560x1920) in excess of 350 on a 512MB card indicates you're using extensive JPG compression which is unacceptable for a lot of print reproduction once the noise becomes visible, especially in situations where large color blocks cease to gradiate smoothly because of the lossy compression.
When using the same resolution in an Olympus E-20n on a 1GB microdrive I can get 110 pictures using the camera's built-in RAW format or 70 TIFF; this absolutely faithful reproduction is quite desirable when you know you'd like to blow up a print after the fact.
Thoroughly smart move by HP - tie into a strong offering from Apple's growing recognition in the field. Apple wins tremendously by getting the backing of additional hardware distribution and essentially provides nothing (support & specs) to turn a profit on the licensing portion while having another route to their system lends it significantly to their legitimacy (and therefore brand exposure).
It's the same - "Student Loans" is a term here which quite frequency make people in their 30's cringe from the sting they still feel in trying to relieve the debt.
Admittedly I simplified the description of the model for the sake of presentation, though even with this additional consideration the argument is sound:...you are exposed to random danger from other people's mistakes.
There is still one or more individuals somehow connected to that action who become culpable. With the wind turbine example, the engineering exists whether or not its being taken advantage of - the end users of the system in this case are so far removed as to be unable to assign direct blame except to the engineers and management employing the controls which led to the endangerment and hypothetical death of our imagined victims.
This is hardly a similar metric; if 3 random people were to die as a direct action of these turbines it would be considered hugely tragic, whereas far more than that die every day by vehicular means and it's simply glossed over.
This is not because the turbines would be a new and novel way of expiring members of the population, but because it would be involuntary. Cars are a significant risk factor that is for the most part understood when entering into one - action and responsibility of individuals has a great deal more to do with it than poor safety controls, and because of that those individuals and not the means of transportation are blamed. Sometimes involuntary circumstances do creep up here - last weekend a motor home was blown by high winds off an overpass onto the main highway on what is my regular commute route. This has been all over the news due to the irregularity of the situation.
Same goes for cigars, cigarettes, alchohol, and other drugs; the actions are considered voluntary and the ends become warranted.
Whether or not you agree with any of these points, there is a discernable underlying psychology which prevails to support them as applied by the general public.
I picked up the ATI TV Wonder VE 3 years ago for about $60. I've been able to use it with just an old pair of rabit-ears in an earth-shielded basement for all of my broadcast reception with wonderful clarity (despite the fact that tuner cards, including this one, call for a boosted signal source from an external amplifier/scrubber). If you're also working with video output devices to route in you can run sound through your other hardware instead of relying on the monophonic limitations of the card itself.
I had it work flawlessly in Linux, BeOS, and Windows 98SE; 2K was not supported for the brief stint I attempted - this may have changed (though regardless I'd recommend against the default software it came with - I doubt they've made huge improvements in that arena).
This card does not have independent radio tuning support, if you're looking to pick up standard FM stations you're sunk.
You are correct, I was mistaken; the Wilhelm name comes from the character first making use of the screams, not the actor. This is a common misconception that should be brought to light - not necessarily silenced, but explained.
The most greivously understated comment of the year is:
a) Hollywood has been slow to embrace downloads b) You own SCo $699. c)... (something about Windows Security)... d)... (something about the RIAA)... e) Profit! f)... (something about CoyboyNeal)...
etc.
I've attempted the comment, I'm afraid someone else will have to supply the humor.
The
Privacy Policy both links off-site (foxus.rsc03.net), and contains language identifying Fox Filmed Entertainment as the holder of that privacy policy.
That should tell everyone everything! I mean, all the consumers out there look after their information vigorously and read every letter of Privacy Policies, don't they? So there you go!
Over a 3 year span following the first moon landing the US *did* go back a few (5) times:
Apollo Lunar Missions (w/successful landings): Apollo 11 Launched 16 July 1969 Landed on Moon 20 July 1969 Sea of Tranquility Returned to Earth 24 July 1969
Apollo 12 Launched 14 November 1969 Landed on Moon 19 November 1969 Ocean of Storms Returned to Earth 24 November 1969
Apollo 14 Launched 31 January 1971 Landed on Moon 5 February 1971 Fra Mauro Returned to Earth 9 February 1971
Apollo 15 Launched 26 July 1971 Landed on Moon 30 July 1971 Hadley Rille Returned to Earth 7 August 1971
Apollo 16 Launched 16 April 1972 Landed on Moon 20 April 1972 Descartes Returned to Earth 27 April 1972
Apollo 17 Launched 07 December 1972 Landed on Moon 11 December 1972 Taurus-Littrow Returned to Earth 19 December 1972
Granted, it's been a while; but I wouldn't say "Never. Went. Back."
You'd think that this could be done without exhuming full remains - using ground penetrating radar (the kind employed to find buried pipes) generate a 3D map and select a good drilling site. Drill/dig down a small column, select a piece, and fill; minor damage done.
This would probably cost more and admittedly does leave you with the problem of making sure you "strike it rich" on the drilling and may have to make multiple entry attempts, but wouldn't that bring even more media attention and tourist interest whilst satisfying the scientific and historic minds?
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Some types of algae, in environments high in sulfur, when deprived of sunlight for a few days also give off reasonable concentrations of hydrogen. The cycle is repeatable without any damage.
Actually it's 25 Oprahs. Wait, now it's 823. ARGH, now it's back down to 24!
At the same time, the social considerations could be liberating if the perspective were to be reversed: the context of *who's wearing it*, rather than just what it takes in.
This would be excellent to have on hand for law enforcement, search and rescue / fire departments, even soldiers.
In these cases, the information (either stored or relayed) about individuals in publicly accountable roles assists in the enforcement of the trust engendered by the position. It could also increase safety, allow sharing of information (and thus reduction of risk) between those in supporting roles with one another.
I used to work for a (legit) marketing firm, and had this same issue with AOL. They were technologically savvy enough thought, and had enough latitude with the membership services, that we set up aliased email accounts on our own servers for our subscribers. This dramatically cut down on our false-positives after we asked filters to be set up by our clients to get them into the right place to begin with (i.e., different folder).
Your mileage may very, and not everyone has the option to ask that kind of technical activity of their clients, so we lucked out. Might want to give it a try though.
Archos has been doing this for some time, at half the cost with open formats compatible with multiple platforms. I personally have one of their first video capable models, the Jukebox Multimedia 20gb, and use it on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows - same files for audio and video, no DRM other than common sense and respect.
This is an inaccurate breakdown of semantics; the intent with the use of "particles" here is to mean independent non-bonded portions of the material which have to remain in physical contact with one another for the charge to be propagated, whereas a "wire" is a single contiguous covalent bond.
I would like clarification on your statement as to the similarities between the Church of Scientology and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (aka., Mormons);
My basic understanding of the premise of Scientology is that of an alien influenced creation lore, and the continued influence of those entities on regular terrestrial habitation. In order to be aware of, and excise the resulting influence, certain levels of mental discipline must be achieved (though as mentioned this theology is a thinly veiled means of brainwashing and embezzling funds).
The Mormon/LDS theology is about the restoration of the organization and authority of the original establishment created by the Godhead in the early ages of man, and reiterated by the coming of Christ. The manifest principles of this premise are deeply rooted in mainstream Christian/Judaic theologies (including the temple ordinances).
So, help me out a little here - I'm not seeing the significant overlap between the two.
My mother also has such a device, used to prevent similar seizures. Makes a world of difference in the operating capacity of the severly afflicted.
I typically use JPEG on the lowest compression settings to allow for greater space, but have noticed that if my plans are to enhance a photo taken in low-light conditions there will be noticeably blocky regions after the fact. This can not always be compensated for by boosting the perceived ambient lighting with greater exposure time up front.
Also, chromatic aberation can be a real bugger in high contrast environments (unless you're lucky enough to have an X3 sensor) minorly enhanced (as in made more prominent) by the compression. 95% of my shooting is great in JPEG; the others do (or would if I remembered always to switch) benefit greatly from the extra space - though if I'm going to do that I'll just use RAW since it's all the same in the end.
"...over 350 high quality, FIVE megapixel photos onto my 512 MB CF card..."
You're right that Joe Hobbiest might not need the amazing capacity this offers, but even relatively proficient digital photographers would benefit greatly from extra capacity at lower prices. The fact that you're putting 5MP (usually 2560x1920) in excess of 350 on a 512MB card indicates you're using extensive JPG compression which is unacceptable for a lot of print reproduction once the noise becomes visible, especially in situations where large color blocks cease to gradiate smoothly because of the lossy compression.
When using the same resolution in an Olympus E-20n on a 1GB microdrive I can get 110 pictures using the camera's built-in RAW format or 70 TIFF; this absolutely faithful reproduction is quite desirable when you know you'd like to blow up a print after the fact.
Thoroughly smart move by HP - tie into a strong offering from Apple's growing recognition in the field. Apple wins tremendously by getting the backing of additional hardware distribution and essentially provides nothing (support & specs) to turn a profit on the licensing portion while having another route to their system lends it significantly to their legitimacy (and therefore brand exposure).
It's the same - "Student Loans" is a term here which quite frequency make people in their 30's cringe from the sting they still feel in trying to relieve the debt.
Admittedly I simplified the description of the model for the sake of presentation, though even with this additional consideration the argument is sound: ...you are exposed to random danger from other people's mistakes.
There is still one or more individuals somehow connected to that action who become culpable. With the wind turbine example, the engineering exists whether or not its being taken advantage of - the end users of the system in this case are so far removed as to be unable to assign direct blame except to the engineers and management employing the controls which led to the endangerment and hypothetical death of our imagined victims.
This is hardly a similar metric; if 3 random people were to die as a direct action of these turbines it would be considered hugely tragic, whereas far more than that die every day by vehicular means and it's simply glossed over.
This is not because the turbines would be a new and novel way of expiring members of the population, but because it would be involuntary. Cars are a significant risk factor that is for the most part understood when entering into one - action and responsibility of individuals has a great deal more to do with it than poor safety controls, and because of that those individuals and not the means of transportation are blamed. Sometimes involuntary circumstances do creep up here - last weekend a motor home was blown by high winds off an overpass onto the main highway on what is my regular commute route. This has been all over the news due to the irregularity of the situation.
Same goes for cigars, cigarettes, alchohol, and other drugs; the actions are considered voluntary and the ends become warranted.
Whether or not you agree with any of these points, there is a discernable underlying psychology which prevails to support them as applied by the general public.
I picked up the ATI TV Wonder VE 3 years ago for about $60. I've been able to use it with just an old pair of rabit-ears in an earth-shielded basement for all of my broadcast reception with wonderful clarity (despite the fact that tuner cards, including this one, call for a boosted signal source from an external amplifier/scrubber). If you're also working with video output devices to route in you can run sound through your other hardware instead of relying on the monophonic limitations of the card itself.
I had it work flawlessly in Linux, BeOS, and Windows 98SE; 2K was not supported for the brief stint I attempted - this may have changed (though regardless I'd recommend against the default software it came with - I doubt they've made huge improvements in that arena).
This card does not have independent radio tuning support, if you're looking to pick up standard FM stations you're sunk.
You are correct, I was mistaken; the Wilhelm name comes from the character first making use of the screams, not the actor. This is a common misconception that should be brought to light - not necessarily silenced, but explained.
I should just read the actualy *BLURB* before posting then, shall I? I hadn't noticed the link in the article was identical to my submission.
Please disregard the parent post - MOD ME INTO OBLIVION!
No, not a poll as in agree/disagree, a Slashpoll.
... (something about Windows Security) ... ... (something about the RIAA) ... ... (something about CoyboyNeal) ...
The most greivously understated comment of the year is:
a) Hollywood has been slow to embrace downloads
b) You own SCo $699.
c)
d)
e) Profit!
f)
etc.
I've attempted the comment, I'm afraid someone else will have to supply the humor.
Wilhelm recorded a whole series of screams in the studio for use, but the one has stood out more than any other.
.
Most recently, I heard this twice during the battle against the White City in RotK. It also featured during the battle of Helms' Deep in TTT.
Here's a good listing of the many films it's appeared in (several entries with annotations citing exactly when, as well): http://www.hollywoodlostandfound.net/wilhelm.html
I second that nomination; perhaps this should be a poll...
The Privacy Policy both links off-site (fox us.rsc03.net), and contains language identifying Fox Filmed Entertainment as the holder of that privacy policy.
That should tell everyone everything! I mean, all the consumers out there look after their information vigorously and read every letter of Privacy Policies, don't they? So there you go!
Do you have stairs in your house?
To protect the people of earth, from the horrible secret of space...
Over a 3 year span following the first moon landing the US *did* go back a few (5) times:
Apollo Lunar Missions (w/successful landings):
Apollo 11
Launched 16 July 1969
Landed on Moon 20 July 1969
Sea of Tranquility
Returned to Earth 24 July 1969
Apollo 12
Launched 14 November 1969
Landed on Moon 19 November 1969
Ocean of Storms
Returned to Earth 24 November 1969
Apollo 14
Launched 31 January 1971
Landed on Moon 5 February 1971
Fra Mauro
Returned to Earth 9 February 1971
Apollo 15
Launched 26 July 1971
Landed on Moon 30 July 1971
Hadley Rille
Returned to Earth 7 August 1971
Apollo 16
Launched 16 April 1972
Landed on Moon 20 April 1972
Descartes
Returned to Earth 27 April 1972
Apollo 17
Launched 07 December 1972
Landed on Moon 11 December 1972
Taurus-Littrow
Returned to Earth 19 December 1972
Granted, it's been a while; but I wouldn't say "Never. Went. Back."
You'd think that this could be done without exhuming full remains - using ground penetrating radar (the kind employed to find buried pipes) generate a 3D map and select a good drilling site. Drill/dig down a small column, select a piece, and fill; minor damage done.
This would probably cost more and admittedly does leave you with the problem of making sure you "strike it rich" on the drilling and may have to make multiple entry attempts, but wouldn't that bring even more media attention and tourist interest whilst satisfying the scientific and historic minds?
And we all know that EPROM's are completely useless because of the same thing. Don't show up in anything - not a single device!