>>Doesn't have to be a large majority. Just a vocal minority that causes the problems. Yes, and all the members of Jeffry Dahmer's first-grade class grew up to be law-abiding, upstanding citizens, except for one. Yet there were still many dead victims. What's your point? This line about the "minority" of violent muslims doesn't mean a damned thing, so long as that minority has 1) influence and 2) the ability to project power, which I argue it does.
>>There are a lot of peace-loving muslims around the world. So simply going by the numbers, if only a percentage or two of Muslims worldwide are violent that means there are A LOT, tens of millions(!), of hate-filled Muslims worldwide, ready to erupt into violence. And they do, although you may have to dig deep into the news to find the stories. You see, all but one of the 21 "hot" wars in the world involve Islam as one of the parties. Bet you didn't know that.
You see, the problem is a culture fueled by religious extremism and fanaticism. The Koran is an instruction manual for waging war and spreading influence. (No, that's not slanderous or "flamebait" -- go read the damned book and see for yourself. Sura after Sura specifies precisely how violence should be applied to spread Islam. You are either in the House Of Islam, or the House of War. There is no other option. And, you should know, all those Suras which are oft-quoted and preach peace with the Infidel, are "overridden" by later Suras which specify violence. And, before you go quoting sections of the Christian bible (Old Testament) which proscribe stonings or other violent actions, be aware it's not a fair comparison. You see, there are no Christians ACTUALLY PERFORMING THESE ACTS. Christianity went through The Reformation, wherein it shrugged off many of these proclamations as archaic and incompatible with modernity. Islam has had no such event.
>>Everyone can look forward to more crap and less service as the new AT&T tightens its grip. Precisely! And higher prices since the need to innovate and compete is now removed. The "new" AT&T is shaping up to be darned similar in topography and attitude to old Ma Bell.
Is anyone really surprised here? "The New AT&T" was just formed from the merger of a number of competitors -- several companies which had to fight against one another and be creative and attractive to win customers realized that, by merging, they could efectively quit trying and capture these customers by default. The only problem is VOIP -- customers being able to reach outside the traditional telephone providers for voice services -- so they simply ban it and drop these customers in the rudest manner, not even porting the phone #s. Typical attitude of a monopoly-in-the-making. It's not merely coincidence that Vonage is under attack. The whole industry is terrified of VOIP and is using everything in their power (including the courts, lawmakers and near-monopoly market share) to crush innovative new competitors, just like the cable TV companies fought (and continue to fight) Satellite providers.
There is no excuse for not porting telephone #s. I'm normally quite averse to dragging everything through the courts, but here I think it's appropriate. Perhaps a huge class-action lawsuit would gain the attention of the suits at "the New AT&T" and provide remedy to the affected customers. Personally, I'll be researching alternatives this weekend so I can drop Bell South.. uh, I mean "The New AT&T". They've shown how little they respect their customers. Time to take my money elsewhere. Packet8? SunRocket? Maybe it's time to drop the home phone altogether and simply go cell-only.
Just out of curiousity, can anyone name a company that got *better* after a merger? (Meaning better for customers and/or employees, not simply better for the boardroom or short-term stockholders as is typical.) I can't think one example.
>>This alarm clock actually runs, hides from you, and beeps to ensure that you'll be awake enough not to go back to sleep by the time you find it and get it shut up.
Also known as kids. Though mine tend to scream rather than beep.
Not to mention, I believe it is illegal to wear a mask that covers your face at certain times and in certain places in America (I'm not sure if this is a constant thing or just during the superbowl or something), because it makes identifying you on CCTV difficult.
Somebody forgot to tell all these muslim "women" I see shuffling around in their habibs/burquas. (I put that in quotes, because, with a full face mask, who knows what's under there?) Most states have laws against wearing hoods/masks in public. Balaclavas, habibs, Klan hoods, etc are all prohibited (for the public good, I might add) however political correctness (read: cowardice) has exempted the Muslims and their leftist fellow travelers I see trumpeting their stupidity at "war protests."
By the way, a number of AlQueda terrorist suspects have been caught in the UK wearing habibs during their attempt to flee authorities. And at least one jewelry store heist was accomplished by theives hiding their weapons (and faces) under the hoods.
Straying just a bit off topic, I just want to know where are the feminists are... you know the ones who burned their brassieres in the '60's because they were viewed as an societal-imposed limit upon their freedom courtesy of Mr. Man. (Gotta say I never really understood that argument. As if having saggy tits and hairy pits makes you free? Whatever.) However, feminists are conveniently turning blind eyes towards Muslim women being forced by their men to shuffle around in a black sack and have their clitoris hacked off with a scalpel at puberty is somehow acceptable in a modern society. I think the word I'm looking for here is "Hypocrites."
>>No, a toner/drum assembly is $120. Toner is significantly less than that if you buy from a company that separates the two.
Exactly right. And if you can find a shop that will refill your toner assembly, you're talking about refilling a 5000-page toner at a price comparable to a puny 100-page (if you're lucky) inkjet cartridge. It's been my experience that the transfer drum degrades gracefully... lasting anywhere from 2-3 toner refills.
>>these countries do not have the economic might to build enough nukes to threaten all of their enemy (nk => sk, and Iran => Isreal), let alone USA.
You are so wrong it is painful.
Please consult a map. Israel is an extremely small country which could easily be destroyed with a couple modest-yield nuclear weapons. While you have that map handy, have a look at the distance from the North Korea/South Korea border to the capitol of North Korea, an extremely densely populated area. A nuclear strike to that one city would cripple South Korea, and take millions of lives.
As for your belief that Iran and/or North Korea do not have "the economic might" to build nukes... stay tuned. It is happening now. History will prove you an ass.
>>I've actually pondered how it is that highly urban areas don't wind up with "Gangsta Jones" for mayor. The math would certainly be there...
There are districts constructed primarily to enable a particular candidate to rise to office; It does happen and in fact is engineered into the system. You have just described "Gerrymandering" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering), voting districts designed with the express purpose of increasing the odds of a particular election outcome, which have given us such national embarassements as Cynthia McKinney (D-GA).
>>When the free market fails, as in this case, why not let government do it? Most major scientific breakthroughs have come from government funding.
That's correct. The free market *HAS* failed -- the government is interfering by their over-regulation. Thank the FDA and trial attorneys for making new drug development so cost-prohibitive.
But that's not what you meant, was it? You seem to have this idea that all good things come from government. "most major scientic breakthroughs"?? It is to laugh. Well, then, it should be easy for you to provide a list of drug discoveries that came from government funding. But even if you could (and you can't b/c it's not true) that's not due to socialism. I'm calling your bluff. Go ahead... name a few significant drugs discovered/invented in Socialist countries. __________ __________ __________
From what I've seen, the West invents the drugs and the Socialist/Communist nations simply copy the work.
Of COURSE no pharma company would spend tens of millions (or more) to conduct clinical trials on a drug they couldn't sell! It's a simple fact of business -- even in the extraordinarily small chance that the drug proves 1) effective and 2) safe, it would have to be sold in sufficient quantity to return a profit. Otherwise, it's a guaranteed loss.
For all those who see something wrong in this (and I'm talking to the Big Pharama Conspiracy crowd here... the same bunch who believes in the 200MPG carburettor stories), perhaps you'd like to cough up some money out of your personal budget to cover the costs and risks of conducting these trials and persuing FDA approval. If all goes well, you could then give away the results for the betterment of mankind. But talk is cheap.
And don't even get me started on liability issues. Just ask John Edwards (former Vice Presidential candidate) how much money is to be had by suing drug companies. There are legions of attorneys standing by waiting to pounce on any perceived harm, no matter how obscure or rare.
Both of these costs discourage drug development such as this one, and force "Big Pharma" to be especially risk adverse.
But so long as you're giving a signal to the camcorder to sample (either @ 16 bit or 24 bit resolution) and don't need more than two tracks, synch is not an issue. It compresses the video in realtime along with the audio track.
However, if you're needing more than two tracks (for example, recording a musical act or a stage play, etc.) then I could see how you'd need an external multitrack recorder and this camera isn't designed for that. However, you could do it the old-fashioned-way and simply use a snapboard to mark the beginning of the scene.
I'm going to add an external mic jack to my Canon HV10. It's the only feature missing from an otherwise sensational HD camcorder -- the ability to use a dynamic shotgun mic or condensor mics and a phantom power mixer to pull in professional-quality audio which matches the brilliant HD picture. I've not yet cracked it open, but it should be as simple as adding a stereo 1/8" audio jack wired in parallel with the factory mic, a DPDT switch, a sharp drill and nerves/balls of steel (needed to crack open a $1000 toy and start drilling/soldering and undoubtedly voiding the 1-year warranty).
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>>Doesn't have to be a large majority. Just a vocal minority that causes the problems.
Yes, and all the members of Jeffry Dahmer's first-grade class grew up to be law-abiding, upstanding citizens, except for one. Yet there were still many dead victims. What's your point? This line about the "minority" of violent muslims doesn't mean a damned thing, so long as that minority has 1) influence and 2) the ability to project power, which I argue it does.
>>There are a lot of peace-loving muslims around the world.
So simply going by the numbers, if only a percentage or two of Muslims worldwide are violent that means there are A LOT, tens of millions(!), of hate-filled Muslims worldwide, ready to erupt into violence. And they do, although you may have to dig deep into the news to find the stories. You see, all but one of the 21 "hot" wars in the world involve Islam as one of the parties. Bet you didn't know that.
You see, the problem is a culture fueled by religious extremism and fanaticism. The Koran is an instruction manual for waging war and spreading influence. (No, that's not slanderous or "flamebait" -- go read the damned book and see for yourself. Sura after Sura specifies precisely how violence should be applied to spread Islam. You are either in the House Of Islam, or the House of War. There is no other option. And, you should know, all those Suras which are oft-quoted and preach peace with the Infidel, are "overridden" by later Suras which specify violence.
And, before you go quoting sections of the Christian bible (Old Testament) which proscribe stonings or other violent actions, be aware it's not a fair comparison. You see, there are no Christians ACTUALLY PERFORMING THESE ACTS. Christianity went through The Reformation, wherein it shrugged off many of these proclamations as archaic and incompatible with modernity. Islam has had no such event.
nicely done.
Oh, thank God! Now I can repurpose a hundred thousand neurons I've dedicated to making sure I never click on that link. I feel smarter already!
I suggest they go plug this digital hole (NSFW!) and get back to us.
OMG. Those creepy eyes in the portrait ARE following me!
>>Everyone can look forward to more crap and less service as the new AT&T tightens its grip.
Precisely! And higher prices since the need to innovate and compete is now removed. The "new" AT&T is shaping up to be darned similar in topography and attitude to old Ma Bell.
Is anyone really surprised here? "The New AT&T" was just formed from the merger of a number of competitors -- several companies which had to fight against one another and be creative and attractive to win customers realized that, by merging, they could efectively quit trying and capture these customers by default. The only problem is VOIP -- customers being able to reach outside the traditional telephone providers for voice services -- so they simply ban it and drop these customers in the rudest manner, not even porting the phone #s. Typical attitude of a monopoly-in-the-making. It's not merely coincidence that Vonage is under attack. The whole industry is terrified of VOIP and is using everything in their power (including the courts, lawmakers and near-monopoly market share) to crush innovative new competitors, just like the cable TV companies fought (and continue to fight) Satellite providers.
There is no excuse for not porting telephone #s. I'm normally quite averse to dragging everything through the courts, but here I think it's appropriate. Perhaps a huge class-action lawsuit would gain the attention of the suits at "the New AT&T" and provide remedy to the affected customers.
Personally, I'll be researching alternatives this weekend so I can drop Bell South.. uh, I mean "The New AT&T". They've shown how little they respect their customers. Time to take my money elsewhere. Packet8? SunRocket? Maybe it's time to drop the home phone altogether and simply go cell-only.
Just out of curiousity, can anyone name a company that got *better* after a merger? (Meaning better for customers and/or employees, not simply better for the boardroom or short-term stockholders as is typical.) I can't think one example.
>>This alarm clock actually runs, hides from you, and beeps to ensure that you'll be awake enough not to go back to sleep by the time you find it and get it shut up.
Also known as kids. Though mine tend to scream rather than beep.
I'm a tetrachromat, you insensitive clod!
So wood burns at >17% and plastic at >16%.
What's the oxygen level needed to burn the pile of Sysadmin bodies near the exit door?
It could have been worse. Just image Goatse's video apology. (shudder!)
Somebody forgot to tell all these muslim "women" I see shuffling around in their habibs/burquas. (I put that in quotes, because, with a full face mask, who knows what's under there?) Most states have laws against wearing hoods/masks in public. Balaclavas, habibs, Klan hoods, etc are all prohibited (for the public good, I might add) however political correctness (read: cowardice) has exempted the Muslims and their leftist fellow travelers I see trumpeting their stupidity at "war protests."
By the way, a number of AlQueda terrorist suspects have been caught in the UK wearing habibs during their attempt to flee authorities. And at least one jewelry store heist was accomplished by theives hiding their weapons (and faces) under the hoods.
Straying just a bit off topic, I just want to know where are the feminists are... you know the ones who burned their brassieres in the '60's because they were viewed as an societal-imposed limit upon their freedom courtesy of Mr. Man. (Gotta say I never really understood that argument. As if having saggy tits and hairy pits makes you free? Whatever.) However, feminists are conveniently turning blind eyes towards Muslim women being forced by their men to shuffle around in a black sack and have their clitoris hacked off with a scalpel at puberty is somehow acceptable in a modern society. I think the word I'm looking for here is "Hypocrites."
>>Jonathan Coulton. The man is a genius, I swear.
Yeah! What he said.
(Seriously, Jonathan Coulton really is that good.)
The story here is: ImportantPerson(tm) got his feelings hurt, and for that $omebody must pay.
>>No, a toner/drum assembly is $120. Toner is significantly less than that if you buy from a company that separates the two.
Exactly right. And if you can find a shop that will refill your toner assembly, you're talking about refilling a 5000-page toner at a price comparable to a puny 100-page (if you're lucky) inkjet cartridge.
It's been my experience that the transfer drum degrades gracefully... lasting anywhere from 2-3 toner refills.
>>Good news, bad news
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>>Doesn't need ink but it does cost $1 a sheet for the paper.
Let me guess, you simply turn it upside-down and shake to, um, *refresh* the e-paper?
>>these countries do not have the economic might to build enough nukes to threaten all of their enemy (nk => sk, and Iran => Isreal), let alone USA.
You are so wrong it is painful.
Please consult a map. Israel is an extremely small country which could easily be destroyed with a couple modest-yield nuclear weapons.
While you have that map handy, have a look at the distance from the North Korea/South Korea border to the capitol of North Korea, an extremely densely populated area. A nuclear strike to that one city would cripple South Korea, and take millions of lives.
As for your belief that Iran and/or North Korea do not have "the economic might" to build nukes... stay tuned. It is happening now. History will prove you an ass.
>>you should at least be able to figure out what it STANDS for :-p
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>Yeah? But what does "STANDS" mean?
Bill Clinton posts on Slashdot? Who knew?
>>I've actually pondered how it is that highly urban areas don't wind up with "Gangsta Jones" for mayor. The math would certainly be there...
There are districts constructed primarily to enable a particular candidate to rise to office; It does happen and in fact is engineered into the system. You have just described "Gerrymandering" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering), voting districts designed with the express purpose of increasing the odds of a particular election outcome, which have given us such national embarassements as Cynthia McKinney (D-GA).
>>I want a black, gay, muslim woman for president!
I'm a white straight Christian man, you insensitive clod!
>>Ok, I'm ignoring barriers to entry etc., but you get the point. So maybe "unnecessary risk adverse" might work better?
It does. Excellent analysis.
>>When the free market fails, as in this case, why not let government do it? Most major scientific breakthroughs have come from government funding.
That's correct. The free market *HAS* failed -- the government is interfering by their over-regulation. Thank the FDA and trial attorneys for making new drug development so cost-prohibitive.
But that's not what you meant, was it? You seem to have this idea that all good things come from government. "most major scientic breakthroughs"?? It is to laugh.
Well, then, it should be easy for you to provide a list of drug discoveries that came from government funding. But even if you could (and you can't b/c it's not true) that's not due to socialism.
I'm calling your bluff. Go ahead... name a few significant drugs discovered/invented in Socialist countries.
__________
__________
__________
From what I've seen, the West invents the drugs and the Socialist/Communist nations simply copy the work.
Of COURSE no pharma company would spend tens of millions (or more) to conduct clinical trials on a drug they couldn't sell! It's a simple fact of business -- even in the extraordinarily small chance that the drug proves 1) effective and 2) safe, it would have to be sold in sufficient quantity to return a profit. Otherwise, it's a guaranteed loss.
For all those who see something wrong in this (and I'm talking to the Big Pharama Conspiracy crowd here... the same bunch who believes in the 200MPG carburettor stories), perhaps you'd like to cough up some money out of your personal budget to cover the costs and risks of conducting these trials and persuing FDA approval. If all goes well, you could then give away the results for the betterment of mankind. But talk is cheap.
And don't even get me started on liability issues. Just ask John Edwards (former Vice Presidential candidate) how much money is to be had by suing drug companies. There are legions of attorneys standing by waiting to pounce on any perceived harm, no matter how obscure or rare.
Both of these costs discourage drug development such as this one, and force "Big Pharma" to be especially risk adverse.
Blame government and attorneys.
But so long as you're giving a signal to the camcorder to sample (either @ 16 bit or 24 bit resolution) and don't need more than two tracks, synch is not an issue. It compresses the video in realtime along with the audio track.
However, if you're needing more than two tracks (for example, recording a musical act or a stage play, etc.) then I could see how you'd need an external multitrack recorder and this camera isn't designed for that. However, you could do it the old-fashioned-way and simply use a snapboard to mark the beginning of the scene.
I'm going to add an external mic jack to my Canon HV10. It's the only feature missing from an otherwise sensational HD camcorder -- the ability to use a dynamic shotgun mic or condensor mics and a phantom power mixer to pull in professional-quality audio which matches the brilliant HD picture. I've not yet cracked it open, but it should be as simple as adding a stereo 1/8" audio jack wired in parallel with the factory mic, a DPDT switch, a sharp drill and nerves/balls of steel (needed to crack open a $1000 toy and start drilling/soldering and undoubtedly voiding the 1-year warranty).
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