but in my mind this almost ensures that Blueray (ps3?) is going to be the 'real' HD dvd standard. This doesn't seem like a lack of available tech issue (I mean, comeon - they are custom building everything else in the box - how is designing a HD DVD reader any different if they have a known spec?). It looks like MS lacks confidence in the disc format and is consequentially playing it safe.
The artist has potential, but it's not *wow* yet. A lot of the technical stuff (95%) is there (basic phonemes, synching, tracking, camera work, etc), but the stuff that really makes the wow factor isn't there - the remaining 5% (all the subtle stuff - characters shouldn't be rigid, breatching, musculuture, etc etc). Naturalism vs. realism.
But for a first attempt and maybe a demo piece, good job. Best of luck w/ finding a job!
I don't have cable. I watch only the movies I think are worthwhile (a lot of foreign with a few summer blockbusters (netflix) - professional background is in TV & film). I'm also a musician (with a better ear and mindset of what's quality than the average joe) so I know good music when I hear it, and know when to avoid it w/o listening in the first place. Even with all of these personal attributes, I don't need any of these things to live.
Sarcasm aside, your failings are you depend on those in the first place. If TV, movies, music (all for entertainment) are so important that you can't cope with unplugging from them, you're really leading a pretty empty existance. They control you who you are, rather than you controling who you are.
Oh and the 1megapixel cam on the v710 is awful too. Just a heads up to potential buyers. The update (mentioned above) made the quality slightly better (very digital noisy images - even in broad daylight). Oh and you can't transfer pictures from phone to the memory card (or vice versa) after the update. They intentionally locked you into their Pix transfering service (the whole point of the phone is that it comes with a memory card you can use to bypass all of this crap).
Sorry for the rant.. I'm just so frustrated with this thing.. I'm glad to see people are starting to hack apart and play dirty using the same methods Verizon does.
I've got the Verizon Motorola V710. It's advertised as Mp3 playback.. mp3 ringtones.. Bluetooth for interaction and connectivity.. etc.
The Bluetooth is crippled so much that I hope that some Bluetooth org somewhere rescinds their right to use the trademark (nowhere did it mention in writing it's lack of functionality with comps, with other bluetooth devices, etc). After sending the phone in for repair (battery charging problems) the mp3 ringtone feature was disabled. When I first bought it it originally worked as expected - they performed a software update that removed the functionality. Additionally with the update, you can't play Mp3 files greater than 64kbits (so no real way of using it as a standalone mp3 player - you used to be able to play anything up to 320kbits, etc).
Fuck Verizon. The whole reason I bought the phone (and it was the best and MOST expensive phone out there for a while) was because it direct methods of interfacing with a computer without doing anything shady or sneaky. And it had awesome features. Corporate greed, more money, fuck em.
Photographers used to do this, I'm glad it's becoming less and less common.
However..
I do wedding videography and I do this (notices, permission, even location forms). I make narrative-documentary style films (much more involved than a trad. wedding video - I shoot 20-30 hours of footage per wedding). I retain copyright over the edit (the finished timeline essentially) because it's a largely one-off creative/interpretive piece. I treat each video like a tradtional production house would while being significantly more lenient in it's usage. My contract grants them the right to do just about anything they want with the finished product (copy it, pirate to the intarnet, display it, publically broadcast, whateva) on a personal level. I retain the copyright for promotional reasons but also because it serves as a public record for my filmmaking.
Regarding practice, even with a weekend of practice you won't be anywhere as good as a talented (not run of the mill) photographer. Just won't happen. Sure, you can take a pleasing picture (ie: good enough), but it won't be anywhere to the level of capability of a talented professional.
Why doesn't your friend start his own graphics design firm? Or set up a consulting network among his design peers? Lack of ambition? Laziness? Low self-esteem?
Not to sound cheeky, but the revolution comes from within.
My point from my original post I think leans more towards ambition and desire (as someone else mentioned). Too many people believe that the only way you will be successful is by going along with the 'system' (ie: you have to have a degree, play by the formally educated=better rules). Your ability to be successful doesn't matter on a piece of paper, it's your personal abilities and ultimately your goals and ambitions.
Professional education (higher ed) now is like the Catholic church of the middle ages (or really any other corrupt system - I just mention them because I saw a recent Hist Chan special on it). Education now trains you to believe that you are only successful with higher education (and that's partly very true for most people) - like the clergy of the early catholic church taught that your only spiritual link was using their practices (also rubbish) or communicating indirectly through them. Not exactly dissimilar forms of control imo.
Actually how I meant it... with those skills you you write your own ticket - you make your own jobs rather than be dependent on the job offerings of others. I've worked in a number of white-collar positions (all requiring degrees actually - most recently I worked for X years for a public school system in a certificated position). Wasn't a problem for me (but I know that I was also probably a lot luckier about getting the job than others may be).
I'm self-employed doing incredibly lucrative work and I'm secure by just about any interpretation of the word. Part of it is luck, but most of it comes down to hard work, I'm very talented (tooting my horn) at what I do, and I've been very smart about how I operate my business.
Getting a job that requires a degree in a specialized field is going to be tricky;-) But there's a lot more out there to do with yourself than just the jobs you find on Monster. (a large part of that risk taking comes from personality - everyones different)
I never finished college and it has yet to hurt me professionally, financially or emotionally (partly I didn't have the money, mostly I didn't really find it useful for my goals to bother coming up w/ the money - and I went to a good 4 year east coast school with an extremely good comp sci program).
If you're talented, smart, and *most importantly* not lazy, not having a degree doesn't matter in the big scheme of things. With those assets you're more than capable of working around and moving beyond the confines of the traditional 'system' most people end up dealing in (IMO, because they aren't talented enough, smart enough or lack the work ethic to do anything to change things).
Degrees are nice and they do make joining the higher class system (white collar?) easier, but IMO, a lot of people also use degrees as a crutch for rationalizing avoiding the need to do anything meaningful.
If you're talented, smart and actually enjoy hardwork, the world is your oyster. Persuing a degree may even be a distraction from you obtaining your purpose and potential.
My fiance's engagement ring is 2/3 moissanite (3 stones, the center is diamond). It's better looking than diamond side by side, costs less, and has a more interesting background than diamond (outer space vs. hot air). While she's not a/. uber-nerd (she detests my love of this site), the uniqueness of the gem falls right in line with her personality.
And 2 months salary (it's actually turning into 3 months now) is BS. If a girl only loves you because of how much she thinks you can spend on her, you better find a new girl cuz you didn't land a keeper.
You can't. Don't bother. And you'll get hurt at whatever you try to actively do. The key is being passive. Whatever you come up with, dedicated pirate A will find a way to get software from dedicated pirate B.
If you do try to deter actively and you fail, then you're held liable for being complicit in the act by failing to prevent. Best for you to set a policy - then leave the users up to choose self-censorship. Then, if shit hits the fan, you will be safe. Altruistic ideals about actually making a difference never work.
I've been there. I burned out - major depression. I use technology in my business (self employed - indy film & videography), but I don't give a hang about it anymore. I'd rather do something with all of the tech than learn about the tech just for the sake of it being there.
For me, basically my whole life was wrapped up in the computer. Programming, projects, hobbies, my identity - how people recognized me and interacted with me - and often what they interacted over.. all of it was dependent on the computer (and none of this was in an unhealthy obsessive way - for example the antisocial EQ addicts, I was nothing like that - technology was just my drug that got me high and made me my real world friends).
When I finally burned out, I had very little else to 'me' that didn't involve computers or programming or technology in some way. Major depression ensued. Fortunately for me though, because I've never been the antisocial type, I had a pretty good support system around me that kept me from really offing myself over everything. I've found new hobbies, I've restarted my 'life' and learned from my past mistakes. No one aspect of what I enjoy or what I do defines me anymore.
Kind of a rambling of thoughts and not to coherent, but I've definitely been there. For those of you afraid of having the same thing happen, start branching out now. Make friends and hobbies that don't involve binary. Learn to spend time away from the comp and not feel like you're missing something terribly crucial.
By your reasoning, Y2K shouldn't have been addressed until after the fact.
I remember reading some/. article a while back about CS vs. application programming. This is a pretty good example of why CS is heading down the tubes. Nothing personal...
Slashdot Mirror
but in my mind this almost ensures that Blueray (ps3?) is going to be the 'real' HD dvd standard. This doesn't seem like a lack of available tech issue (I mean, comeon - they are custom building everything else in the box - how is designing a HD DVD reader any different if they have a known spec?). It looks like MS lacks confidence in the disc format and is consequentially playing it safe.
Good god I wish I had mod points. +5 insightful all the way.
(FWIW, my major was 3d art/design/multimedia)
The artist has potential, but it's not *wow* yet. A lot of the technical stuff (95%) is there (basic phonemes, synching, tracking, camera work, etc), but the stuff that really makes the wow factor isn't there - the remaining 5% (all the subtle stuff - characters shouldn't be rigid, breatching, musculuture, etc etc). Naturalism vs. realism.
But for a first attempt and maybe a demo piece, good job. Best of luck w/ finding a job!
I don't have cable. I watch only the movies I think are worthwhile (a lot of foreign with a few summer blockbusters (netflix) - professional background is in TV & film). I'm also a musician (with a better ear and mindset of what's quality than the average joe) so I know good music when I hear it, and know when to avoid it w/o listening in the first place. Even with all of these personal attributes, I don't need any of these things to live.
Sarcasm aside, your failings are you depend on those in the first place. If TV, movies, music (all for entertainment) are so important that you can't cope with unplugging from them, you're really leading a pretty empty existance. They control you who you are, rather than you controling who you are.
$.02
Trendy is form over function. The iPod is quite functional.
Do yourself a favor and read the book (biographical & non-fiction) Ghost Soldiers by Hampton Sides.
Oh and the 1megapixel cam on the v710 is awful too. Just a heads up to potential buyers. The update (mentioned above) made the quality slightly better (very digital noisy images - even in broad daylight). Oh and you can't transfer pictures from phone to the memory card (or vice versa) after the update. They intentionally locked you into their Pix transfering service (the whole point of the phone is that it comes with a memory card you can use to bypass all of this crap).
Sorry for the rant.. I'm just so frustrated with this thing.. I'm glad to see people are starting to hack apart and play dirty using the same methods Verizon does.
Yes.
Yes yes yes.
I've got the Verizon Motorola V710. It's advertised as Mp3 playback.. mp3 ringtones.. Bluetooth for interaction and connectivity.. etc.
The Bluetooth is crippled so much that I hope that some Bluetooth org somewhere rescinds their right to use the trademark (nowhere did it mention in writing it's lack of functionality with comps, with other bluetooth devices, etc). After sending the phone in for repair (battery charging problems) the mp3 ringtone feature was disabled. When I first bought it it originally worked as expected - they performed a software update that removed the functionality. Additionally with the update, you can't play Mp3 files greater than 64kbits (so no real way of using it as a standalone mp3 player - you used to be able to play anything up to 320kbits, etc).
Fuck Verizon. The whole reason I bought the phone (and it was the best and MOST expensive phone out there for a while) was because it direct methods of interfacing with a computer without doing anything shady or sneaky. And it had awesome features. Corporate greed, more money, fuck em.
(Yeah, I'm pissed over it.)
I agree. Innovation is getting slower not because people are getting dumber but because deviation from red tape results in prosecution or censure.
Those Fisher Price kids cameras got a lot of us modern indy filmmakers started.
Or Hotmail users will start telling people (where everyone is near and dear to each other) so sign up for Hotmail to get their messages.
It could go both ways. People do this all the time with IM.
DV tape/DV camera ensures that you're image will be broadcast suitable (it's technically not broadcast quality, but good enough).
Mpeg4 isn't.
Photographers used to do this, I'm glad it's becoming less and less common.
However..
I do wedding videography and I do this (notices, permission, even location forms). I make narrative-documentary style films (much more involved than a trad. wedding video - I shoot 20-30 hours of footage per wedding). I retain copyright over the edit (the finished timeline essentially) because it's a largely one-off creative/interpretive piece. I treat each video like a tradtional production house would while being significantly more lenient in it's usage. My contract grants them the right to do just about anything they want with the finished product (copy it, pirate to the intarnet, display it, publically broadcast, whateva) on a personal level. I retain the copyright for promotional reasons but also because it serves as a public record for my filmmaking.
Regarding practice, even with a weekend of practice you won't be anywhere as good as a talented (not run of the mill) photographer. Just won't happen. Sure, you can take a pleasing picture (ie: good enough), but it won't be anywhere to the level of capability of a talented professional.
with VHS?
They are either poor, cheap, uneducated or uninterested.
Why doesn't your friend start his own graphics design firm? Or set up a consulting network among his design peers? Lack of ambition? Laziness? Low self-esteem?
Not to sound cheeky, but the revolution comes from within.
My point from my original post I think leans more towards ambition and desire (as someone else mentioned). Too many people believe that the only way you will be successful is by going along with the 'system' (ie: you have to have a degree, play by the formally educated=better rules). Your ability to be successful doesn't matter on a piece of paper, it's your personal abilities and ultimately your goals and ambitions.
Professional education (higher ed) now is like the Catholic church of the middle ages (or really any other corrupt system - I just mention them because I saw a recent Hist Chan special on it). Education now trains you to believe that you are only successful with higher education (and that's partly very true for most people) - like the clergy of the early catholic church taught that your only spiritual link was using their practices (also rubbish) or communicating indirectly through them. Not exactly dissimilar forms of control imo.
It's now fixed fwiw (actually, didn't even know that it was down - thanks for the heads up).
My fiance (it was her site) let the domain expire. I haven't bothered to update my profile.
Actually how I meant it... with those skills you you write your own ticket - you make your own jobs rather than be dependent on the job offerings of others. I've worked in a number of white-collar positions (all requiring degrees actually - most recently I worked for X years for a public school system in a certificated position). Wasn't a problem for me (but I know that I was also probably a lot luckier about getting the job than others may be).
;-) But there's a lot more out there to do with yourself than just the jobs you find on Monster. (a large part of that risk taking comes from personality - everyones different)
I'm self-employed doing incredibly lucrative work and I'm secure by just about any interpretation of the word. Part of it is luck, but most of it comes down to hard work, I'm very talented (tooting my horn) at what I do, and I've been very smart about how I operate my business.
Getting a job that requires a degree in a specialized field is going to be tricky
I never finished college and it has yet to hurt me professionally, financially or emotionally (partly I didn't have the money, mostly I didn't really find it useful for my goals to bother coming up w/ the money - and I went to a good 4 year east coast school with an extremely good comp sci program).
If you're talented, smart, and *most importantly* not lazy, not having a degree doesn't matter in the big scheme of things. With those assets you're more than capable of working around and moving beyond the confines of the traditional 'system' most people end up dealing in (IMO, because they aren't talented enough, smart enough or lack the work ethic to do anything to change things).
Degrees are nice and they do make joining the higher class system (white collar?) easier, but IMO, a lot of people also use degrees as a crutch for rationalizing avoiding the need to do anything meaningful.
If you're talented, smart and actually enjoy hardwork, the world is your oyster. Persuing a degree may even be a distraction from you obtaining your purpose and potential.
$.02
google it
/. uber-nerd (she detests my love of this site), the uniqueness of the gem falls right in line with her personality.
My fiance's engagement ring is 2/3 moissanite (3 stones, the center is diamond). It's better looking than diamond side by side, costs less, and has a more interesting background than diamond (outer space vs. hot air). While she's not a
And 2 months salary (it's actually turning into 3 months now) is BS. If a girl only loves you because of how much she thinks you can spend on her, you better find a new girl cuz you didn't land a keeper.
Bemused irony would work as a descriptor as well.
You can't. Don't bother. And you'll get hurt at whatever you try to actively do. The key is being passive. Whatever you come up with, dedicated pirate A will find a way to get software from dedicated pirate B.
If you do try to deter actively and you fail, then you're held liable for being complicit in the act by failing to prevent. Best for you to set a policy - then leave the users up to choose self-censorship. Then, if shit hits the fan, you will be safe. Altruistic ideals about actually making a difference never work.
I've been there. I burned out - major depression. I use technology in my business (self employed - indy film & videography), but I don't give a hang about it anymore. I'd rather do something with all of the tech than learn about the tech just for the sake of it being there.
For me, basically my whole life was wrapped up in the computer. Programming, projects, hobbies, my identity - how people recognized me and interacted with me - and often what they interacted over.. all of it was dependent on the computer (and none of this was in an unhealthy obsessive way - for example the antisocial EQ addicts, I was nothing like that - technology was just my drug that got me high and made me my real world friends).
When I finally burned out, I had very little else to 'me' that didn't involve computers or programming or technology in some way. Major depression ensued. Fortunately for me though, because I've never been the antisocial type, I had a pretty good support system around me that kept me from really offing myself over everything. I've found new hobbies, I've restarted my 'life' and learned from my past mistakes. No one aspect of what I enjoy or what I do defines me anymore.
Kind of a rambling of thoughts and not to coherent, but I've definitely been there. For those of you afraid of having the same thing happen, start branching out now. Make friends and hobbies that don't involve binary. Learn to spend time away from the comp and not feel like you're missing something terribly crucial.
And get A LOT of excercise.
By your reasoning, Y2K shouldn't have been addressed until after the fact.
/. article a while back about CS vs. application programming. This is a pretty good example of why CS is heading down the tubes. Nothing personal...
I remember reading some
Camera screw mounts are actually #10-24 if that helps :)
(metric size 10, 24 threads (as opposed to 32))