You won't see much pixelating and artifacting on a CRT of that size. On a HDTV however, you'll notice. On a 20" 16:10 LCD (1680x1050) the artifacts in an XviD are very noticeable. I would still think that a 1.5 GB XviD based on a Blu-Ray HD source would be prettier than one based on a DVD source due to the better quality of the source video. But this is just speculation on my part, I haven't done comparison tests.
I would guess a good size/quality trade-off would be a ~4 GB H.264 rip of the HD source.
I agree with you in that Slashdot has been on its way down the drain but it seems to be climbing up again (here, I was about to insert a funny analogy about a "final solution" involving Drain-O)
To help better Slashdot and shape it the way you like, remember to click the "Firehose" link if you see it and participate in choosing stories for the front page. Oh, you're anonymous. Nevermind. I don't know if you can see it.
Yeah, 'cause the XP file search is sooooooo great! Nevermind that it can't find the string you're searching for in a plaintext file half the time:( I have to use grep or notepad++ or something to be sure to find things when I search through logfiles on the server.
I assume and hope Vista is better, though from what I've seen it functions in a more cumbersome way than OSX's search or Beagle.
But I would argue that while the inquisitive ones perhaps experiments more, they take greater care for their safety while doing it. The "dumb" ones would let stuff explode in their face because they would stand 3 feet away instead of 3 yards:)
Your analogy is flawed. To make it correct; the kind rich man gives you $100,000,000 - but you have to pay for the parts and construction out of that. Your benefactor says "oh, but you'll also get $100 for each transporter sold!"
The machine ends up costing $200,000,000 to finish, of course, so you are paying for the rest out of the $100 per transporter petty royalty.
You should still copy the data off it and replace it with a new one as soon as you can; its longevity may, and most likely have suffered greatly from that wash and dry process.
Copper does not like the wetness and will start to corrode -- you will likely see file system errors soon:(
Publishing in those journals is just done so the scientist can say "I've been published." No-one says they don't publish other places too. Like the college library, magazines etc. Even if not published elsewhere, it'll always creep out as a faximile or word-of-mouth.
It's not secret information, it's just harder to get to.
Haha, same here - been running Dapper since flight6. First the "Ubuntu Dapper Beta" GNOME splash came one day ("wow, I thought I was running alpha!") then the "Beta" disappeared:)
A recent update broke fglrx though (display gets way too bright), and the libGL.so.1.2 "fix" didn't work for me, so I'm back to the "ati" driver for now. No biggie, luckily TV out still works with fglrx. Crappy 9250, hate hate hate!
And I'm glad Ubuntu is orange and brown - a very welcome change from that oh-so-2000's blue.
Several others have started using it, I believe Terracotta will be to 2007 what blue was for 2000.
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Indeed. If you're going to put child porn on a computer, at least encrypt it. I'm not going to say anything bad about people who just look at pictures: at least if they're getting their filthy little rocks off into a box of Kleenex, I know my kids are safe.
Safe from him, yes, but what about the people who make the pictures he's fappin' to? The images have to be made by someone, and they might as well nap your kids.
Not to be a total Apple fanboy but all mainstream computer suppliers sell PC's with half the amount of RAM that's usually needed. When Windows ran fine on 128 MB, you got 64. Now you usually get 512 MB, but XP SP2 is slow with less than a gig. Especially if you're playing games, but also using regular apps.
That's something I've been wondering for years. Not having the knowledge neccessary I still ask: What is the reason anyone and their mother can't set up a multicast audio/video stream? I mean stuff like a 128Kb MP3 stream internet radio station without sucking (128 x N users) Kb in bandwidth?
A chain shop with a high turnover of kid clerks can never be as good as your local corner coffeeshop / café, the barista of which projecting and demonstrating a love for coffee. I worked at a place like that during the Coffee Shop Craze here, luckily there's not a Starbucks within sixty miles.
My only Starbucks experience is from various TV reports about the company - and I've never seen a single clerk steam the milk correctly. It takes some practice learning the sound and feel.
Insightful post, thank you. I have an alternate view on one of your points: It is somewhat related to posts above, too.
... pattern recognition. We've been trained to identify stores or banks by their corporate identity. [...] So everything with these characteristics is automatically associated with that corporation. And since item one is not understood, there's no reason to doubt that assumption
I think much of the problem lies in pattern recognition, but in a different way. It may be a lack of pattern recognition skill (intuitive or learned) that makes it so hard for "regular people" to understand the technology behind web pages, email etc. At least the visible part.
I would argue that most people don't even realise the patterns and sections in a basic URL - so that, say, when a person tries $company.com and finds nothing, the person won't try.net,.org or.info. Cue anecdotal evidence - knowing some computer illiterate people, even after surfing around for half a year they're not able to see patterns like "where's the menu bar usually located" and "what is clickable, what is not" in a web page.
My point being that even if the user would know enough to actually see the link in an email, he/she doesn't have the pattern recognition skills (or experience) to remember that companies usually, with very few exceptions have a website located at companyname.[com|net|org] and not companyname.phishing.com or p1321.companyname.com
Of course, many companies invalidate any skill in recognizing this with the fact that they sometimes do use weird hostnames or completely different domains from what they would normally use...:(
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You won't see much pixelating and artifacting on a CRT of that size. On a HDTV however, you'll notice. On a 20" 16:10 LCD (1680x1050) the artifacts in an XviD are very noticeable. I would still think that a 1.5 GB XviD based on a Blu-Ray HD source would be prettier than one based on a DVD source due to the better quality of the source video. But this is just speculation on my part, I haven't done comparison tests.
I would guess a good size/quality trade-off would be a ~4 GB H.264 rip of the HD source.
I'll bite.
I agree with you in that Slashdot has been on its way down the drain but it seems to be climbing up again (here, I was about to insert a funny analogy about a "final solution" involving Drain-O)
To help better Slashdot and shape it the way you like, remember to click the "Firehose" link if you see it and participate in choosing stories for the front page. Oh, you're anonymous. Nevermind. I don't know if you can see it.
And don't be a coward.
Then don't keep a diary on your computer, use the good ol' pen and paper.
RAMdrive worked well in DOS, I used to copy Second Reality to the RAM drive before running it, making the load times much faster.
:)
Later, with more RAM, the same was done with DOOM
Yeah, 'cause the XP file search is sooooooo great! Nevermind that it can't find the string you're searching for in a plaintext file half the time :( I have to use grep or notepad++ or something to be sure to find things when I search through logfiles on the server.
I assume and hope Vista is better, though from what I've seen it functions in a more cumbersome way than OSX's search or Beagle.
Yes. You can sell it for as much as you like. Just remember to make the source available :)
But I would argue that while the inquisitive ones perhaps experiments more, they take greater care for their safety while doing it. The "dumb" ones would let stuff explode in their face because they would stand 3 feet away instead of 3 yards :)
Wow, double whooooosh! Fake? Really? :)
Your analogy is flawed. To make it correct; the kind rich man gives you $100,000,000 - but you have to pay for the parts and construction out of that. Your benefactor says "oh, but you'll also get $100 for each transporter sold!"
The machine ends up costing $200,000,000 to finish, of course, so you are paying for the rest out of the $100 per transporter petty royalty.
You should still copy the data off it and replace it with a new one as soon as you can; its longevity may, and most likely have suffered greatly from that wash and dry process.
:(
Copper does not like the wetness and will start to corrode -- you will likely see file system errors soon
Comedy gold. Shame I have no mod points :(
Good point, and one I forgot about :(
Publishing in those journals is just done so the scientist can say "I've been published." No-one says they don't publish other places too. Like the college library, magazines etc. Even if not published elsewhere, it'll always creep out as a faximile or word-of-mouth.
It's not secret information, it's just harder to get to.
Haven't heard about "alot"? As in "your alotted time on this earth"?
Their circulation is also the exact opposite of their seriousness.
McGuyver(tm) - The anime mecha version of MacGyver!
IFPI, I believe. Locally in Norway we have TONO as well.
Haha, same here - been running Dapper since flight6. First the "Ubuntu Dapper Beta" GNOME splash came one day ("wow, I thought I was running alpha!") then the "Beta" disappeared :)
A recent update broke fglrx though (display gets way too bright), and the libGL.so.1.2 "fix" didn't work for me, so I'm back to the "ati" driver for now. No biggie, luckily TV out still works with fglrx. Crappy 9250, hate hate hate!
And I'm glad Ubuntu is orange and brown - a very welcome change from that oh-so-2000's blue.
Several others have started using it, I believe Terracotta will be to 2007 what blue was for 2000.
Safe from him, yes, but what about the people who make the pictures he's fappin' to? The images have to be made by someone, and they might as well nap your kids.
Not to be a total Apple fanboy but all mainstream computer suppliers sell PC's with half the amount of RAM that's usually needed. When Windows ran fine on 128 MB, you got 64. Now you usually get 512 MB, but XP SP2 is slow with less than a gig. Especially if you're playing games, but also using regular apps.
Since it's Mac-related, are you sure it's not Chalkboard or what they call it? Pretty similar to Comic Sans but designed as an actual typeface.
I don't have Flash here though, so if I'm very wrong please ignore me.
That's something I've been wondering for years. Not having the knowledge neccessary I still ask: What is the reason anyone and their mother can't set up a multicast audio/video stream? I mean stuff like a 128Kb MP3 stream internet radio station without sucking (128 x N users) Kb in bandwidth?
A chain shop with a high turnover of kid clerks can never be as good as your local corner coffeeshop / café, the barista of which projecting and demonstrating a love for coffee. I worked at a place like that during the Coffee Shop Craze here, luckily there's not a Starbucks within sixty miles.
My only Starbucks experience is from various TV reports about the company - and I've never seen a single clerk steam the milk correctly. It takes some practice learning the sound and feel.
Insightful post, thank you. I have an alternate view on one of your points: It is somewhat related to posts above, too.
I think much of the problem lies in pattern recognition, but in a different way. It may be a lack of pattern recognition skill (intuitive or learned) that makes it so hard for "regular people" to understand the technology behind web pages, email etc. At least the visible part.
I would argue that most people don't even realise the patterns and sections in a basic URL - so that, say, when a person tries $company.com and finds nothing, the person won't try .net, .org or .info. Cue anecdotal evidence - knowing some computer illiterate people, even after surfing around for half a year they're not able to see patterns like "where's the menu bar usually located" and "what is clickable, what is not" in a web page.
My point being that even if the user would know enough to actually see the link in an email, he/she doesn't have the pattern recognition skills (or experience) to remember that companies usually, with very few exceptions have a website located at companyname.[com|net|org] and not companyname.phishing.com or p1321.companyname.com
Of course, many companies invalidate any skill in recognizing this with the fact that they sometimes do use weird hostnames or completely different domains from what they would normally use... :(