At the risk of sounding like someone who actually believes in this stuff, Dec 21 2012 is the end of the Mayan Great Cycle on their calendar. Read about it here or do a google search.
Agreed. My mom has polio (caught it when she was 2, just a few years before Salk created the vaccine. Unlike many diseases that strike lower-income population groups, Polio stuck at people from better income levels. One common theory was that children in higher income communities had a more sterile environment, and didn't build up a resistance to viruses. My mom's situation supports this theory: Her mother was (and still is) a neurotic germ-a-phobe, and would routinely sterilize the entire house (i.e.: if a kitchen utensil touched the ground, it was boiled for 30 minutes).
Food for thought: if this is true, I wonder if these days with both parents in the workplace and less cleaning being done, if we are creating a nice healty germ-filled environment for children? I hope so!
I didn't mean they were flash animations, I meant they had to run Flash to capture the actual Flash designer-whateveryoucallit program in the act of moving tabbed menus, then turn that into an animated gif. But my original post was a joke anyway, dumbass.
As for tabbed palettes... this is a more difficult one. But first you need to understand the patent. This is not just about a tool dialog with a tab panel in it! The patent [adobe.com] is available from Adobe's site, and a set of animations [adobe.com] illustrate the infringment.
I can see that Adobe had to run Flash to create the screengrabs and animations. Perhaps Macromedia will learn their lesson and put some text in their EULA, something to the effect of "By running this program you are giving up the right to sue us for patent infringement."
Lame. What about being regularly strip-searched in order to ensure you weren't carrying weapons that could be used in a crime. Would that be "treated like a criminal" or "being prevented from committing a crime?" You seemed to miss my point. There are more and more instances where innocent people are treated with the assumption that they are a criminal. Yes, often times it's for the sake of crime prevention, but at some point you cross some fuzzy threshhold and it becomes intrusive.
Let me (hopefully) be the first to announce that SlashDot discussed this when Episode 1 came out. Slash linked to an article that's still there. It talked about the same Chicago company, Challenger, Gray & Christmas, that publicised EP2 estimates. They were almost the same numbers for EP1.
I know I'm feeding a troll, but I should point out that the conservative objection to stem cell research is based on the belief that an embryo is a human life and should be treated as one. It isn't out of any "fear of science" or things of that nature.
You may not agree with that belief, and you have every right to disagree with it, but you should respect the fact that some conservatives actually have reasons for our positions;)
I know I'm bending the troll over a table and doing unspeakable things to it, but just because someone has reasons doesn't make them right. A serial killer has his reasons too.:)
Well, when they put a tax (as proposed in Canada) on CD-R's to compensate the RIAA/MPAA for the lost income of stolen music... It seems to me that I now have an obligation to steal music so that I don't feel ripped off for being honest, yet still paying the tax.
I love that. I really wonder if compensation for assumed crimes sanctions the crime. Sometimes I wish I was a lawyer so I could figure this stuff out.
Just wait till Turner Broadcasting CEO Jamie Kellner figures out that instant messenging distracts the viewer from watching commercials during ad-supported basis. That project will be dead quicker than you can say "what a freakin jackass."
Seriously, I could see television executives, using legislation or lawsuits, require all set-top boxes to freeze up during commercials and not allow the user to do anything but watch.
We're seeing an increase of law abiding citizens being treated like criminals in so many parts of our society. Every day we are being combarded with copy protection technology, security screenings, identifications, background and credit checks, etc. I really wonder if someday someone is going to do a study and find that the psychological effects of going through most of life not being trusted is causing all sorts of issues, like incrased stress, depression, family problems, etc... At the very least, one has to wonder if being treated like a criminal would start to make someone act like a criminial.
Feh. It could just mean that 60% (or a portion of 60%) were wise-asses. In highschool I was asked to take part in an official poll on gambling. Being a wise-assed punk I of course answered falsely as if I had a real huge gambling problem, even though I never so much as bought a lottery ticket. I asked my friends later that day, and they all lied on the survey also.
Sure enough, about a year later I was watching the news and saw a "shocking report on teenage gambling problems."
I know this is going to sound petty, but I have a problem with the name. I mean, mp3 is short, catchy, easy to remember, and doesn't sound dumb to people that aren't techie. Imagine saying "Look at my new portable Ogg Vorbis player I got for my birthday" to your non techie spouse. "Ogg what!?!"
dude, i know this has absolutely nothing to do with your post, but i have a question about your sig.
the anime mafia? "hello navi." "hello lain."
i've been trying (very unsucessfully) to learn japanese for years, and ocassionally pick up japanese magazines, mostly for the pictures and to get a sense of the culture. last weekend i picked up a magazine called 'bargain navi.' i've seen the word navi used here and there, and i still can't understand the meaning from the context. do you know what it means?
this is way off topic, but what's that about the National Educators' Association trying to outlaw homeschooling? as a probable future parent that might consider homeschooling, i'm curious...
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At the risk of sounding like someone who actually believes in this stuff, Dec 21 2012 is the end of the Mayan Great Cycle on their calendar. Read about it here or do a google search.
The employment firm that came up with those statistics had that exact same announcement when EP1 came out. Slashdot also covered it then too.
Agreed. My mom has polio (caught it when she was 2, just a few years before Salk created the vaccine. Unlike many diseases that strike lower-income population groups, Polio stuck at people from better income levels. One common theory was that children in higher income communities had a more sterile environment, and didn't build up a resistance to viruses. My mom's situation supports this theory: Her mother was (and still is) a neurotic germ-a-phobe, and would routinely sterilize the entire house (i.e.: if a kitchen utensil touched the ground, it was boiled for 30 minutes).
Food for thought: if this is true, I wonder if these days with both parents in the workplace and less cleaning being done, if we are creating a nice healty germ-filled environment for children? I hope so!
It's refreshing to see so many people that think with reason and logic on this site.
I didn't mean they were flash animations, I meant they had to run Flash to capture the actual Flash designer-whateveryoucallit program in the act of moving tabbed menus, then turn that into an animated gif. But my original post was a joke anyway, dumbass.
I can see that Adobe had to run Flash to create the screengrabs and animations. Perhaps Macromedia will learn their lesson and put some text in their EULA, something to the effect of "By running this program you are giving up the right to sue us for patent infringement."
Lame. What about being regularly strip-searched in order to ensure you weren't carrying weapons that could be used in a crime. Would that be "treated like a criminal" or "being prevented from committing a crime?" You seemed to miss my point. There are more and more instances where innocent people are treated with the assumption that they are a criminal. Yes, often times it's for the sake of crime prevention, but at some point you cross some fuzzy threshhold and it becomes intrusive.
Oh come on.. We all know you want more Jar Jar! :)
Let me (hopefully) be the first to announce that SlashDot discussed this when Episode 1 came out. Slash linked to an article that's still there. It talked about the same Chicago company, Challenger, Gray & Christmas, that publicised EP2 estimates. They were almost the same numbers for EP1.
I know I'm bending the troll over a table and doing unspeakable things to it, but just because someone has reasons doesn't make them right. A serial killer has his reasons too.
You obviously don't watch enough TV. If you did, you would have seen the ads for all the pretty little pills you can take to fix these problems.
LOL! You are my hero!
Well, when they put a tax (as proposed in Canada) on CD-R's to compensate the RIAA/MPAA for the lost income of stolen music... It seems to me that I now have an obligation to steal music so that I don't feel ripped off for being honest, yet still paying the tax.
I love that. I really wonder if compensation for assumed crimes sanctions the crime. Sometimes I wish I was a lawyer so I could figure this stuff out.
Just wait till Turner Broadcasting CEO Jamie Kellner figures out that instant messenging distracts the viewer from watching commercials during ad-supported basis. That project will be dead quicker than you can say "what a freakin jackass."
Seriously, I could see television executives, using legislation or lawsuits, require all set-top boxes to freeze up during commercials and not allow the user to do anything but watch.
We're seeing an increase of law abiding citizens being treated like criminals in so many parts of our society. Every day we are being combarded with copy protection technology, security screenings, identifications, background and credit checks, etc. I really wonder if someday someone is going to do a study and find that the psychological effects of going through most of life not being trusted is causing all sorts of issues, like incrased stress, depression, family problems, etc... At the very least, one has to wonder if being treated like a criminal would start to make someone act like a criminial.
Feh. It could just mean that 60% (or a portion of 60%) were wise-asses. In highschool I was asked to take part in an official poll on gambling. Being a wise-assed punk I of course answered falsely as if I had a real huge gambling problem, even though I never so much as bought a lottery ticket. I asked my friends later that day, and they all lied on the survey also.
Sure enough, about a year later I was watching the news and saw a "shocking report on teenage gambling problems."
I think we are at the beginning of a great increase in the popularity of science fiction.
Yes, and don't forget to thank the sexy stars of sci-fi like Jeri Rian, Jessica Alba, and even Traci Lords to help promote the genre.
- A vegitable
- An animal
- A mineral
- A verb (although I have heard people say "let's linux this project," which made me want to slap them)
- A birthcontrol device (well, arguably)
- A form of martial arts
- A cure for the common cold
- A paint remover
- A shoe manufacturer
- A religion (arguably)
etc...I know this is going to sound petty, but I have a problem with the name. I mean, mp3 is short, catchy, easy to remember, and doesn't sound dumb to people that aren't techie. Imagine saying "Look at my new portable Ogg Vorbis player I got for my birthday" to your non techie spouse. "Ogg what!?!"
dude, i know this has absolutely nothing to do with your post, but i have a question about your sig.
the anime mafia? "hello navi." "hello lain."
i've been trying (very unsucessfully) to learn japanese for years, and ocassionally pick up japanese magazines, mostly for the pictures and to get a sense of the culture. last weekend i picked up a magazine called 'bargain navi.' i've seen the word navi used here and there, and i still can't understand the meaning from the context. do you know what it means?
thanks
The video switcher is built in - it's a knob on the front panel - twist it, and it switches from one feed to another.
With all that technology and ingenuity, i'm so surprized he didn't incorporate an electronic switcher with remote control.
um, hate to get technical, but only the first part of DVDA would be too many things shoved in a box. :)
wow, thanks!
this is way off topic, but what's that about the National Educators' Association trying to outlaw homeschooling? as a probable future parent that might consider homeschooling, i'm curious...
From their our technology page: "SIP-thru-NAT, Vonage's proprietary communications technology. "
:)
NAT
SIP
Doesn't look terribly proprietary to me
To have a starting point from whichto reduce rates. Remember how expensive Cellphones and Internet service use to be?