Putting together legos using the manuals really doesn't take that much does it?
Several years back I got the last model of the LEGO Supercar 8880 (black open frame, all-wheel drive and suspension) and it took me over 12 hours to construct it. I was amazed that I spent a whole day on it, having never built a model of that complexity.
I have to agree about pre-designed models being counter to the core LEGO idea. I left the car together for years, then finally took it apart and haven't done anything with the pieces since.
CPU magazine has written a very straight-to-the-point editorial on the lack of quality and innovation in software for the mainstream OS. They compare it to the Mac, which is found in a much different light. Where has all the innovation gone?"
Editors, please. Let's rewrite that as "They contrast it with the Mac [...]"
AKAImBatman: Simply place the lead into the path of a strong neutron stream. Wait awhile. You should get some gold if you're patient. Homer: That's good. AKAImBatman: However, the gold will be highly radioactive and otherwise generally unsuitable for use. Homer: That's bad. AKAImBatman: Given enough time, it will also turn back into lead. Homer: Uhhh AKAImBatman: That's OK! Homer: Can I go now?
Then [after making modifications] spin a disk on auto-repeat for a day or two to "burn-in" the unit; the sound will surely improve during burn-in.
And I also hear the sound-enhancing fairy named Audiophile will visit during that time.
The tone had been slightly light. Modification increased the body of the tone--for example, a guitar sound that previously was all string now includes the wood of the instrument. The stock unit had a bit of congestion on dynamic passages, especially evident on massed strings. Not anymore; the top and bottom ends are detailed, extended, and inviting. [bla bla bla]
In all likelihood, you'll agree that the project was well worth the effort. Maybe it was even a learning experience.
After spending a few hours of your time, you probably will want to feel it was worth the effort. A real learning experience would be to then run an A/B/X test and show how many of these enhancements you're imagining. Swinging over to the Hydrogen Audio listening tests forum would be a start.
It's like having a slow program, finding code that you think is a cause, making changes, but never measuring the actual difference the changes make.
See, they left out a little bit. With that re-included, I think you'll agree that this is the math section:
Haraguchi-san recited an amazing 83,431 digits of Pi during a 13-hour overnight stretch. This value plus nine hundred sixty is more than double the previous record of 42,195 digits by fellow Japanese Hiroyuki Goto.
Obviously you need units, since there is more than one unit available. And yeah, the size of a multidimensional object is not a single value. But the size of something doesn't have a diameter (that something itself might have a diameter, which is a one-dimensional size). In geek terms, a_circle.diameter works, but a_circle.size.diameter is meaningless.
while its size is significantly smaller in diameter
The diameter of a size? And here I thought size had a magnitude only! Does size also have color and texture? How about the speed of its velocity, or the weight of its mass?
OK, you've established that people look like children when they make careless mistakes. Is this simple a shortcoming of the observer part, that he's not able to read such things without throwing a fit? I am interested in evidence that such mistakes cause an actual problem, apart from that caused by an inability to get beyond associations with childishness.
if it's just a 2-d single image, then another source of the 2-d image could be used as fake ID. In the case of 3-d imaging, fakes become more difficult - gummy hands are a lot less common than gummy bears.
Gummy hands might be uncommon, but if they ever start scanning your teeth, gummy teeth might come in handy. "These yummy gummi teeth decay in your mouth, not in your hands!"
Smithers: Well, Sir, you've certainly vanquished all your enemies: the Elementary School, the local tavern, the old age home... you must be very proud.
Burns: No, not while my greatest nemesis still provides our customers with free light, heat and energy. I call this enemy... the sun. Since the beginning of time man has yearned to destroy the sun. I will do the next best thing... block it out!
Smithers: Good God!
Burns: Imagine it, Smithers: electrical lights and heaters running all day long!
What about that interlocking ring of spaceships being an interlocking ring of solar panels? Then that blocked energy can get diverted to earth [...]
And once it's available on the surface, we could use it to power all our machines which give off mostly heat, and then... well we have the greenhouse problem again.
It's the same free-as-in-"I built this server for free, and I'll show you how you can too... err well you already need to have the server and the time to set it up" that is showing up more often here on Slashdot.
I can get a 16 ounce sh*t-flavored milkshake for $3, but with a little trick, I can turn that into a gallon. What a bargain, so long as I don't mind that it's still sh*t-flavored. If I want more sh*t-flavored goodness, then darn, I better learn the trick. If I want a milkshake that doesn't taste like sh*t, I think I'd better save my pennies.
<verifies that this isn't a children's message board>
Man, the marketing company that came up with a flavor called "sh*t" realls sucks. Honest, but I mean, wow.
Does this sort of thing apply even to WiFi clients? I was borrowing an iBook recently and to my surprise when I opened it up in my apartment I had a wireless internet connection with 500KB/sec bandwidth. Apparently this is how they're supposed to work, which is very convenient.
They should study the form of matter a server becomes after being Slashdotted. As a bonus once the news story is posted here, their server will also become this new form of matter.
Wow, I can't wait till I start seeing DoubleClick's razor blade Flash ads, with wrists getting cut in different directions every time you hover the cursor over the ad.
Slashdot Mirror
Putting together legos using the manuals really doesn't take that much does it?
Several years back I got the last model of the LEGO Supercar 8880 (black open frame, all-wheel drive and suspension) and it took me over 12 hours to construct it. I was amazed that I spent a whole day on it, having never built a model of that complexity.
I have to agree about pre-designed models being counter to the core LEGO idea. I left the car together for years, then finally took it apart and haven't done anything with the pieces since.
CPU magazine has written a very straight-to-the-point editorial on the lack of quality and innovation in software for the mainstream OS. They compare it to the Mac, which is found in a much different light. Where has all the innovation gone?"
Editors, please. Let's rewrite that as "They contrast it with the Mac [...]"
AKAImBatman: Simply place the lead into the path of a strong neutron stream. Wait awhile. You should get some gold if you're patient.
Homer: That's good.
AKAImBatman: However, the gold will be highly radioactive and otherwise generally unsuitable for use.
Homer: That's bad.
AKAImBatman: Given enough time, it will also turn back into lead.
Homer: Uhhh
AKAImBatman: That's OK!
Homer: Can I go now?
Then [after making modifications] spin a disk on auto-repeat for a day or two to "burn-in" the unit; the sound will surely improve during burn-in.
And I also hear the sound-enhancing fairy named Audiophile will visit during that time.
The tone had been slightly light. Modification increased the body of the tone--for example, a guitar sound that previously was all string now includes the wood of the instrument. The stock unit had a bit of congestion on dynamic passages, especially evident on massed strings. Not anymore; the top and bottom ends are detailed, extended, and inviting. [bla bla bla]
In all likelihood, you'll agree that the project was well worth the effort. Maybe it was even a learning experience.
After spending a few hours of your time, you probably will want to feel it was worth the effort. A real learning experience would be to then run an A/B/X test and show how many of these enhancements you're imagining. Swinging over to the Hydrogen Audio listening tests forum would be a start.
It's like having a slow program, finding code that you think is a cause, making changes, but never measuring the actual difference the changes make.
This is the math section? I love it.
See, they left out a little bit. With that re-included, I think you'll agree that this is the math section:
Haraguchi-san recited an amazing 83,431 digits of Pi during a 13-hour overnight stretch. This value plus nine hundred sixty is more than double the previous record of 42,195 digits by fellow Japanese Hiroyuki Goto.
This almost doubles the previous record of 42,195 digits by fellow Japanese Hiroyuki Goto.
Just goes to show you, use goto and you will do poorly!
Obviously you need units, since there is more than one unit available. And yeah, the size of a multidimensional object is not a single value. But the size of something doesn't have a diameter (that something itself might have a diameter, which is a one-dimensional size). In geek terms, a_circle.diameter works, but a_circle.size.diameter is meaningless.
while its size is significantly smaller in diameter
The diameter of a size? And here I thought size had a magnitude only! Does size also have color and texture? How about the speed of its velocity, or the weight of its mass?
OK, you've established that people look like children when they make careless mistakes. Is this simple a shortcoming of the observer part, that he's not able to read such things without throwing a fit? I am interested in evidence that such mistakes cause an actual problem, apart from that caused by an inability to get beyond associations with childishness.
if it's just a 2-d single image, then another source of the 2-d image could be used as fake ID. In the case of 3-d imaging, fakes become more difficult - gummy hands are a lot less common than gummy bears.
Gummy hands might be uncommon, but if they ever start scanning your teeth, gummy teeth might come in handy. "These yummy gummi teeth decay in your mouth, not in your hands!"
...DVD player controls YOU!
Errr, wait, that's everywhere, with the unskippable intro crap and menus.
Wait, it says "Amazon.com Exclusive!!!" You mean I can't pick one up at my local Barnes&Noble?
From the description, it sounds like it is the Barnes & Noble (minus the building, plus a few thousand boxes).
Smithers: Well, Sir, you've certainly vanquished all your enemies: the Elementary School, the local tavern, the old age home... you must be very proud.
Burns: No, not while my greatest nemesis still provides our customers with free light, heat and energy. I call this enemy... the sun. Since the beginning of time man has yearned to destroy the sun. I will do the next best thing... block it out!
Smithers: Good God!
Burns: Imagine it, Smithers: electrical lights and heaters running all day long!
What about that interlocking ring of spaceships being an interlocking ring of solar panels? Then that blocked energy can get diverted to earth [...]
And once it's available on the surface, we could use it to power all our machines which give off mostly heat, and then... well we have the greenhouse problem again.
It's the same free-as-in-"I built this server for free, and I'll show you how you can too... err well you already need to have the server and the time to set it up" that is showing up more often here on Slashdot.
...coupleable with an MP3 player...MP3 player...MP3 player
The solution is obvious: make one for an ogg or AAC player. Problem solved.
A few more...
I can get a 16 ounce sh*t-flavored milkshake for $3, but with a little trick, I can turn that into a gallon. What a bargain, so long as I don't mind that it's still sh*t-flavored. If I want more sh*t-flavored goodness, then darn, I better learn the trick. If I want a milkshake that doesn't taste like sh*t, I think I'd better save my pennies.
<verifies that this isn't a children's message board>
Man, the marketing company that came up with a flavor called "sh*t" realls sucks. Honest, but I mean, wow.
Does this sort of thing apply even to WiFi clients? I was borrowing an iBook recently and to my surprise when I opened it up in my apartment I had a wireless internet connection with 500KB/sec bandwidth. Apparently this is how they're supposed to work, which is very convenient.
They should study the form of matter a server becomes after being Slashdotted. As a bonus once the news story is posted here, their server will also become this new form of matter.
Wow, I can't wait till I start seeing DoubleClick's razor blade Flash ads, with wrists getting cut in different directions every time you hover the cursor over the ad.
Or worse, "Cut the wrist and win a free iPod!"
Oh what bad taste.
Bah, tell me when the arm extends twenty feet and I can swing across buildings.
So far it's only cost about $100,000, which is far cheaper than the $6,000,000 that was originally estimated.
Yeah, but it still costs an arm and a leg... er for an arm. But a bionic arm!
At Yahoo, there are posters promoting the "Idea Factory", where employees are invited to well, submit ideas (read boring).
Yeah, but at Yahoo! Japan it's the "Super Happy Fun Idea Factory!", which isn't as boring, you have to admit. I'm already excited!
pffft.... they don't have an ipod killer.
They just lost my business.
Dear Sir,
I offer iPod killing and disposal services for free. Send me your working iPod and I will take care of it, at no cost to you. Working iPods only.
Sincerely,
iPod Resell^H^H^H^H^H^HHandler