the reason why i still prefer film over digital (aside from pure aesthetic reasons that are not worth discussing because it's a very personal thing) is the color/tonal resolution. hell, my 2700dpi 35mm film scanner can pick up the grain for some of the films i use, so 6MP cameras already have better "resolution" then what i get with film. however, the scanner struggles in distinguishing between subtle gradations especially toward the shadow end of the spectrum, and the same is even more the case in digital cameras.
it's not just the number of colors, btw; the average human eye, while amazing, is not going to notice the difference between two shades in a 16bit per channel image (my scanner is capable of 16bit RGB, i don't know of any non-scanning back digital cameras that can do the same) but can the CCD actually resolve those shade gradations to take advantage of all the bits? definitely not the case yet.
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He also said there was some thru the mail company, seattle film, or something like that. they would send people film, you send the film to them for processing. The quality on the film sucked because it was some different technology, and that you were locked into their scheme because you couldn't get it developed anywhere else..
yep. they basically sold 35mm movie film in 24 frame strips. movie film doesn't have the same high quality requirements as still photography film because any problem in a frame is corrected 1/24th of a second later.
movie film is therefore much much cheaper per frame than good photographic film. so they were making out like bandits when they hooked someone. and because it doesn't use e-6/c-41 chemicals you had to get it developed either at a motion film lab (not likely) or with them.
btw, movie film also has a really short shelf life unless kept in special volts at exact temperatures. this is true even AFTER the film is developed!
seattle filmworks was one a very nasty scam for several decades. a few years ago they finally switched to (really crappy) c-41 film.
Maybe it's 1/3 by number of pieces, but in terms of actual volume, it's gotta be more than 90% (executables take up a LOT more space than legit emails, in my experience).
we're talking about spam, not viruses. spams actually tend to be very small.
i personally get 3000 emails a day (hostmaster/webmaster of several domains). no one loves me THAT much. i'd say 1 out of 100 is legit for me. crazy.
i think what we really need is smart cars that save people OUTSIDE the car. like, for example, motorcyclists who are constantly getting clobbered by SUV's driven by already ridiculously safe drivers talking on their self phone and ignoring the driver.
i would like these cars to apply an electric shock whenever a driver switches lanes without checking their mirrors...
But nothing currently says that my mail server (or that of my ISP) has to talk to yours, especially if you don't take sufficient measures to differentiate yourself from joe spammer
differentiating how? by coughing up $2000? that's crazy.
x.400 already has postal address elements built in. and as an added bonus, Microsoft Exchange already supports x.400 (in fact, the MTA is built on x.400 routing, SMTP is just a connector (read gateway)).
just email me @ x.400:G=William; S=Gates; CN=bgates; O=microsoft; OU=xstaff; PD-PN=Bill Gates; PD-S=1 Redmond Way; PD-A1=building 8; PD-CODE=98052; PD-C=USA...
I fear that because we can fix things, we're weakening our species as a whole.
we've been doing this for several thousand years. taking care of genetic cripples, allowing them to reach reproductive ages, etc. while in theory i can see your argument, it has yet to be proven in reality.
if anything, the research that helped this one genetically damaged baby will also be used to save thousands of organ donors with perfectly normal DNA (accident victims and the like).
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the reason why i still prefer film over digital (aside from pure aesthetic reasons that are not worth discussing because it's a very personal thing) is the color/tonal resolution. hell, my 2700dpi 35mm film scanner can pick up the grain for some of the films i use, so 6MP cameras already have better "resolution" then what i get with film. however, the scanner struggles in distinguishing between subtle gradations especially toward the shadow end of the spectrum, and the same is even more the case in digital cameras.
it's not just the number of colors, btw; the average human eye, while amazing, is not going to notice the difference between two shades in a 16bit per channel image (my scanner is capable of 16bit RGB, i don't know of any non-scanning back digital cameras that can do the same) but can the CCD actually resolve those shade gradations to take advantage of all the bits? definitely not the case yet.
He also said there was some thru the mail company, seattle film, or something like that. they would send people film, you send the film to them for processing. The quality on the film sucked because it was some different technology, and that you were locked into their scheme because you couldn't get it developed anywhere else..
yep. they basically sold 35mm movie film in 24 frame strips. movie film doesn't have the same high quality requirements as still photography film because any problem in a frame is corrected 1/24th of a second later.
movie film is therefore much much cheaper per frame than good photographic film. so they were making out like bandits when they hooked someone. and because it doesn't use e-6/c-41 chemicals you had to get it developed either at a motion film lab (not likely) or with them.
btw, movie film also has a really short shelf life unless kept in special volts at exact temperatures. this is true even AFTER the film is developed!
seattle filmworks was one a very nasty scam for several decades. a few years ago they finally switched to (really crappy) c-41 film.
aren't thedirectv ones tivos, btw?
and don't even get me started on table locking...
Maybe it's 1/3 by number of pieces, but in terms of actual volume, it's gotta be more than 90% (executables take up a LOT more space than legit emails, in my experience).
we're talking about spam, not viruses. spams actually tend to be very small.
i personally get 3000 emails a day (hostmaster/webmaster of several domains). no one loves me THAT much. i'd say 1 out of 100 is legit for me. crazy.
and the drive/ride up to the top of the mountain is absolutely gorgeous.
Solution in the form of rationing = greens telling us how to live, meaning more power to them
oh come on! conservation is ALWAYS a good thing. fuck the politics. we're wasteful creatures.
people used to run screaming at the sound of a motorcar too.
i think what we really need is smart cars that save people OUTSIDE the car. like, for example, motorcyclists who are constantly getting clobbered by SUV's driven by already ridiculously safe drivers talking on their self phone and ignoring the driver.
i would like these cars to apply an electric shock whenever a driver switches lanes without checking their mirrors...
sounds like cthulhu to me... which of course means you're already dead and The Old Ones are coming to get me shortly.
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ciao...
greencine > netflix
...a reverse gear? static lightning on it's wheels? liquid cooled brakes?
wow, he predicted color photography in 1945?
anyone who rides a motorcycle knows the story. the ducati.net list was busy for months following the story.
later it became national news.
But nothing currently says that my mail server (or that of my ISP) has to talk to yours, especially if you don't take sufficient measures to differentiate yourself from joe spammer
differentiating how? by coughing up $2000? that's crazy.
yeah, and i wonder what they broke in the process ala Office SP3 and the iframe email tag fiasco in 2002.
we finally return to a time where you have to use your brain to play a computer game...
Paul Allen gives to education, medical research, arts and music, etc.
that's why i like heat sinks. they can only fail if you fuck up their installation. or if the fan fails. or if the power to the fan fails... hmm...
just email me @ x.400:G=William; S=Gates; CN=bgates; O=microsoft; OU=xstaff; PD-PN=Bill Gates; PD-S=1 Redmond Way; PD-A1=building 8; PD-CODE=98052; PD-C=USA...
this is especially true outside the US.
in the philippines, for example, toothpaste is commonly referred to as Colgate, regardless of the actual brand.
i have a feeling the same thing might happen to the this Google word that's been indoctrinated into the language.
i agree, MS will have a tought time breaking into that mind share, but it's not as obvious as you make it seem.
we've been doing this for several thousand years. taking care of genetic cripples, allowing them to reach reproductive ages, etc. while in theory i can see your argument, it has yet to be proven in reality.
if anything, the research that helped this one genetically damaged baby will also be used to save thousands of organ donors with perfectly normal DNA (accident victims and the like).
no comment on the obvious suckiness of this movie.
yup. that's all...
it's over. how utterly disappointing.