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  1. Re:How much satellite bandwith is there to cover U on Japan Promises an Ultra-High-Tech 2020 Olympics · · Score: 1

    That's what h.265 is for. Same bandwidth required but higher resolution. Or alternatively, same resolution, but a fraction of current speeds.

    Are you happy with how the satellite companies molest the signal?

  2. Re:The solution is simple. on Google Cracks Down On Mugshot Blackmail Sites · · Score: 0

    I had been under the impression that Ann O'nymous Coward was female. That explains things. Fucking tease...

  3. Re:i never had a problem finding these on Over 100 Missing Episodes of Doctor Who Located · · Score: 1

    Find me a complete copy of "The Power of the Daleks"; "Fury from the Deep", or "Marco Polo"-- then we can talk.

  4. Re:I don't believe it on Over 100 Missing Episodes of Doctor Who Located · · Score: 2

    It is similar to trolling, without the excuse of "I'm trying to populate my killfiles"

  5. Re:I don't know if Obama planned it this way... on Are Shuttered Gov't Sites Actually Saving Money? · · Score: 1

    Political Theatre is what some people pay to see.

  6. Re:I don't know if Obama planned it this way... on Are Shuttered Gov't Sites Actually Saving Money? · · Score: 1

    Ah. If all politics is extortionate, then this temper tantrum is simply a continuation of that tradition. I don't agree with the premise, but I can believe that the Tea Party does.

  7. Re:"Financial Sense" on Are Shuttered Gov't Sites Actually Saving Money? · · Score: 2

    Search and Rescue? Very expensive, and hardly essential, since members of the public are not supposed to be in the parks in the first place.

  8. Re:Defense on Lockheed To Furlough 3,000 On Monday, Layoffs Also Kicking In · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Uh huh. Sure. At some point, you're going to gave to realize that the founders' political theories were flawed. The whole point of a constitution is to anticipate tyranny and then dissipate it.

  9. Re:Of course the actual copies existing is in doub on First Few Doctor Who Episodes May Fall To Public Domain Next Year · · Score: 1

    The third season won't come out of copyright until 2015-2016. But if anybody would like to publish Marco Polo, now's the time.

    This year, There was a pernicious rumor that a bunch of Hartnells had been found in Africa. Suppose that was true. What would be the copyright status of any restoration of. those works?

    Technically, Marco Polo, Keys of Marinus, Sensorites, Aztecs, an Reign of Teror are all 1964 serials, though.

  10. Re:Voyager's Still Going on Voyager 1 May Be Caught Inside an Interstellar Flux Transfer Event · · Score: 1

    the founders (blessings and peace be upon them) designed our government to be dysfunctional, so that the governed will learn not to place their trust in politicians. We can't have an efficient government because that would corrupt our souls.

  11. Re:NASA PR machine on Voyager 1 May Be Caught Inside an Interstellar Flux Transfer Event · · Score: 1

    Forget PR. It's the data collection and analysis that really cost money. The Government is closed people-- that means shut off your computers and stop doing any work. I don't care if you miss a "once in a lifetime" scientific opportunity--it's against the law to put your scientific interests ahead of partisan political squabbling.

  12. Re:As long as you know what you are doing on The Difference Between Film and Digital Photography (Video) · · Score: 1

    Personally, I use Manual mode, with manual lenses, about 95 percent of the time, A split prism focusing screen really helps. For tricky light, I use an incident meter.
    I enjoy the challenge.

  13. Re:They can learn on The Difference Between Film and Digital Photography (Video) · · Score: 1

    10,000 on a 600mm lens? Why spend that amount of money when you buy a nice f/11 1000mm reflex lens for well under $200?

    And you might even be able to take handheld shots with it.

  14. Re:Love camera phones on The Difference Between Film and Digital Photography (Video) · · Score: 1

    I liked her video on accessorizing your camera.

  15. Re:200$ is fine on The Difference Between Film and Digital Photography (Video) · · Score: 1

    And the Holga is also medium format....

  16. Re:200$ is fine on The Difference Between Film and Digital Photography (Video) · · Score: 1

    The EOS-M got horrible reviews--poor autofocus speed. Canon essentially replaced it with a tiny dSLR--EOS100D/Kiss X7/Rebel SL1

    I picked up a refurb Nikon D3100 for $299. Of course, once you have your $300 DSLR, you might want to think about getting additional lenses-- and those can be pricy.

  17. Re: Love camera phones on The Difference Between Film and Digital Photography (Video) · · Score: 1

    The point of having a dSLR is being able to change your lens. With a largish sensor, you can also control the depth of field by adjusting the aperture. The viewfinder is also quite useful-- LCDs tend to wash out in bright sunlight, and of course, with a DLSR, you can stabilize the camera against your skull.

  18. Re:Love camera phones on The Difference Between Film and Digital Photography (Video) · · Score: 1

    Aperture 3 will connect to both facebook and flickr. Develop the raw file. Upload. done.

  19. Re:Love camera phones on The Difference Between Film and Digital Photography (Video) · · Score: 1

    Did you buy the lens before or after you bought your Canon T2i? It seems an odd choice from a crop sensor camera.

  20. Re:Anti-oil propaganda on Underwater Sonar Linked To Whale Deaths · · Score: 1

    A wind farm, improvidently sited, could theoretically interfere with the migration of a threatened, or endangered species. That's no reason to ban wind farms, but scientists have an obligation to see if those theoretical concerns will amount to a serious threat to the survival of a particular species.

  21. Re:Anti-oil propaganda on Underwater Sonar Linked To Whale Deaths · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The issue is not whether an individual member of the species is harmed, but instead whether the species as a whole is driven to extinction. Killing Deer? Fine by me. Killing Rhinos? Serious problem.

  22. Re:They were greedy on Two Years In Prison For Using Infrared Contact Lenses To Cheat At Poker · · Score: 1

    Marking the cards is *cheating*.It's not playing the game as it was meant to be played.

    I don't care if you use math, or count cards, or play well. But honest poker players don't mark the cards.

  23. Re:Not a replacement for Unix kernel on GNU Hurd 0.5, GNU Mach 1.4, GNU MIG 1.4 Released · · Score: 1

    Yes. It would be the perfect cpu for a gentoo style OS. But from what I heard, Itanium failed to live up to its promise because the compilers, particularly gcc. weren't that good at optimization.

  24. Re:I might not be here for Hurd 1.0 on GNU Hurd 0.5, GNU Mach 1.4, GNU MIG 1.4 Released · · Score: 2

    Any truly long term development project must consider the technological singularity. It is a waste of time and effort not to take advantage of this fabulous opportunity.

  25. Re:Microkernel on GNU Hurd 0.5, GNU Mach 1.4, GNU MIG 1.4 Released · · Score: -1, Troll

    GNU Hurd uses a sane license. Minix 3 uses a BSD license, which is unfree.