I wish I could recall the reference, but you'd like to pour all of that money into the poor, the downtrodden, the unlucky? Spend it as fast as it's made?
Where do you think that money will end up? Is he handing them dollar bills that are then burned to generate power to scan the sky? Nope, it's paid.
My neighbor is a teacher at an inner city school. The kids talk about getting old enough to stay home so they 'can get their check' from the government. That's their sole purpose in life- to get a government welfare check.
We've already got enough broken goods in this world. Lets search for solutions and reach for problems that might just lift us and build a new foundation, and just not try to shore up an already crumbled one.
Contrary to StarTrek, you will not feed, clothe, and educate every single person in the world. No matter how much I, and you, wish it might be possible:(
There are ways to kill a person, but killing the dreams and hopes are the most cruel.
... conservative. I'm the guy shooting nudes for artwork (well, not up here in Chilly Rochester atm).
I've thought long and hard about how that looked and It was just so blatant to show "Hey, look, here's a TIT AND I'M DOING IT!" that it just pissed me off. It wasn't an accident like initially claimed (more anger).
And as for European beaches, been there, enjoyed that:)
Seriously, when you edit you have to forget that those shots are probably taken by your friends- you put aside all of it and look at the photos.
And when you look at image after image and see crap, either due to the idiot (in this case photographer) not focusing, not composing, or just plain missing the timing, you get irritated fast. Because seeing 200 shots with the ball too far back, or faces blocked, or a big fuzzy wuzzy can really piss you off, fast.
The hardest part about editing (to people learning to shoot) is to realize that your trashcan is never big enough. Don't delete or destroy, but keep them- the image might grow on you later.... and to not get offended if someone says the image is crap (even if you like it) because, it could very well be.
that has about 3600 'film' images for people to look at that want to see how different people approach a photo subject. Several I talked with found it very interesting and usefull... others told me I ought to edit more (which would, haha, defeat the purpose of posting EVERY image).
By showing the good with the bad it teaches very quickly what worked and what didn't work. You can 'watch' as I would have walked thru the area, observing and shooting.
Fairly fun, but that was 100 rolls of film that had to get thru customs without being xrayed. heh now THAT was a challenge;)
I own the 70-200 2.8L. It is a gorgeous work of art. Is balanced perfectly, is tack sharp, and covers nearly all portrait ranges I need, as well as bringing in the ladies...
In 1995 I think it cost me ~1200$.
Figure a typical shooter is going to want the following
16-35mm 2.8L, $1400 70-210 2.8L IS, $1700 24-70 2.8L, $1300 And if you are really lucky 400mm f2.8L IS, $6500
The 300 2.8L is cheaper by far, but you usually need that extra reach outdoors....
I was offended because I watched a little kid turn to his mother and say "Mommy what was that".
That was prime time television. Our country charged a woman with child endangerment for driving a car that had an airbrushed image of a stripper around a poll- all 'bathing suit' skin shown, yet we allow a celebrity to get away with popping her tit out, in front of MILLIONS of children.
Therefore let us apply the standards of decency across the board- jail'em both.
(or, of course, get over it... watching a little kids eyes get that big....)
1) Get to the game and burn film by the end of the 1st quarter 2) Give a 'doggy bag' of the film, your paper id, to a gopher who runs the film to an onsite processing facility (if you are lucky) or takes it to a local newspaper place that has an 'agreement' with your paper to use the facilities. 3) 15 minutes, film, dry to dry (C41) 4) Proofsheet or eyeball the film 5) Scan and upload. 6) Repeat for each quarter.
Takes alot more time, alot more resources, and sadly introduces alot more errors.
I am completely floored by the workflow SI has in place. That has been obviously honed to razor sharpness- only small gains available to be had now.
Oh, and yes, I'm a photographer and (was) an editor, until I decided everyone else's photos weren't as good as mine *wink*
... I've already survived cancer. I don't want any more xrays (in fact my doctor said "No more for you" for some time because he was more afraid he'd give me lung cancer from the extra xrays)... and any high energy particle decays would be a bad thing (as parent said).
Some PET systems and NM applications require a particle accelerator right at the lab- they make the compounds and then they are carried (or shot) right up into the patient.
A large NM detector scans the body over looking for tumours that pick up the radiation laden compounds; the resolution is poor but you are just looking for a 'hot' point in the body...
If I have my new, Siemens GSM phone within 10 feet of my wired, corded handset, I can hear it 'chirp' to join the network.
We're talking a CORDED phone. Not wireless. No RF interferance in the signal. An INDUCED current in the pickup itself. From 10 feet away.
I wonder if that would kick a modem off.
So yes, cell phones can cause interferance with equipment. If you don't believe me, on a few instances people have heard it while I'm talking to them on the phone. I'd be happy to speak to you and let you hear it 'chirp' when I force a network renegotiation.
I've seen 'snopes' and I saw 'mythbusters' but you've got to admit they didn't run the most thorough investigations.
It doesn't address shorts, fires, battery overheats, sparking, etc.
Just because they claim the 'ringing' won't start the fire doesn't mean there aren't other modes of failure that an electronic device can cause.
Control systems are inherently safe, pressurized Nitrogen, automatic shutdown in case of system pressure loss.
So until they give me a nitrogen encased phone, complete with regulated N2 supply, I won't take my chances. More importantly, I won't gamble with my coworker's lives- I'm not God.
My company has a "No Cell Phone BATTERY" policy in effect.
That means, if you want to come in, you have to REMOVE your cell phone battery. Not only is powering it off not enough, but you physically have to prove that it can not be powered on and transmit any information.
They also insert keylocks on floppy and CD drives.
Laptops, if you are so 'fortunate' to have one, have the IR ports desoldered and the microphone jack plugged.
All documents are to be carried in folders; nothing is to be made visible.
Optical cabling is run out from shielded conduit; converter boxes take it the last few feet to the computer.
So yeah, whining about losing your cellphone? Check your messages a bit more often or work to get a pager in place, if they'll let that (I don't think mine does).
Besides, I used to work in another area that banned cell phones because they were concerned that the fumes from 2000 gallon tanks of boiling solvent might get ignited. After a few demonstration videos of small scale going ka-boom, I declined carrying any form of contact with me except a paper clipboard.
You: "Hi - I need an armored BX cable run thru steel conduit out to my front light post"
Electrician: "Nah, you can get away with just regular 14/2 and plastic conduit."
You: "Well, I'd really like the cable to be armored because of landscaping and the fact we do dig up the dirt around here a few times in the past for drainage problems"
Electrician: "No, I'm the talent- I know what you need. Besides, plastic conduit is cheaper and easier to work with, and armored cable is very heavy and very expensive- alot of overhead that just simply isn't worth it. In fact, you can buy nearly 6x the amount of cable for the same price as that armored stuff you want.".
You: "Ok, lets try another tactic. Do it or I'll find someone else- I'm paying".
I hate to disagree with that, but we recently had a project and had the choice of which SQL to use. Customer pushed back and simply said MS.
Just because the product isn't there doesn't mean they will automatically go to another 'free' alternative- instead it means they'll simply use the older version until it wears out.
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Invest in Nanotech .... or spend that money feeding people.
Which has the greatest potential for returns?
And I didn't mean dreams in terms of Allen at all...
... how many people currently bashing the donation would say the same thing if "Linus" gave it instead.
:)
Paul is also the sponsor of Space Ship One.
If it helps the Microsoft bashing crowd, think of it as a 'tax' on those that don't know Linux is a better solution....
I wish I could recall the reference, but you'd like to pour all of that money into the poor, the downtrodden, the unlucky? Spend it as fast as it's made?
:(
Where do you think that money will end up? Is he handing them dollar bills that are then burned to generate power to scan the sky? Nope, it's paid.
My neighbor is a teacher at an inner city school. The kids talk about getting old enough to stay home so they 'can get their check' from the government. That's their sole purpose in life- to get a government welfare check.
We've already got enough broken goods in this world. Lets search for solutions and reach for problems that might just lift us and build a new foundation, and just not try to shore up an already crumbled one.
Contrary to StarTrek, you will not feed, clothe, and educate every single person in the world. No matter how much I, and you, wish it might be possible
There are ways to kill a person, but killing the dreams and hopes are the most cruel.
Because that system is toast. And smoking. And there's a puddle of liquified metal under the rack.
Anyone got another link?
... conservative. I'm the guy shooting nudes for artwork (well, not up here in Chilly Rochester atm).
:)
I've thought long and hard about how that looked and It was just so blatant to show "Hey, look, here's a TIT AND I'M DOING IT!" that it just pissed me off. It wasn't an accident like initially claimed (more anger).
And as for European beaches, been there, enjoyed that
The date stamping is stored in the file itself, not on the file name.
:)
Filenames can change afterall... and while I agree IMG00037 isn't very meaningful, it does *force* you to be very organized.
Lets face it, a 6 100 foot rolls of film have to have some sort of foldering (sheets) with captions (dates) and whatnot in order to be organized
They use their personality as birth control.
f _r.jpg o n_2000_2.jpg . jpg
Seriously, when you edit you have to forget that those shots are probably taken by your friends- you put aside all of it and look at the photos.
And when you look at image after image and see crap, either due to the idiot (in this case photographer) not focusing, not composing, or just plain missing the timing, you get irritated fast. Because seeing 200 shots with the ball too far back, or faces blocked, or a big fuzzy wuzzy can really piss you off, fast.
The hardest part about editing (to people learning to shoot) is to realize that your trashcan is never big enough. Don't delete or destroy, but keep them- the image might grow on you later.... and to not get offended if someone says the image is crap (even if you like it) because, it could very well be.
For instance:
http://home.rochester.rr.com/mrsheep/Ftp/bex_30a_
http://home.rochester.rr.com/mrsheep/Ftp/washingt
and finally (football)
http://home.rochester.rr.com/mrsheep/Ftp/colletto
No one that judged the 1st image liked it, but I personally *love* the image more than the other two.
that has about 3600 'film' images for people to look at that want to see how different people approach a photo subject. Several I talked with found it very interesting and usefull... others told me I ought to edit more (which would, haha, defeat the purpose of posting EVERY image).
;)
By showing the good with the bad it teaches very quickly what worked and what didn't work. You can 'watch' as I would have walked thru the area, observing and shooting.
Fairly fun, but that was 100 rolls of film that had to get thru customs without being xrayed. heh now THAT was a challenge
I own the 70-200 2.8L. It is a gorgeous work of art. Is balanced perfectly, is tack sharp, and covers nearly all portrait ranges I need, as well as bringing in the ladies...
In 1995 I think it cost me ~1200$.
Figure a typical shooter is going to want the following
16-35mm 2.8L, $1400
70-210 2.8L IS, $1700
24-70 2.8L, $1300
And if you are really lucky
400mm f2.8L IS, $6500
The 300 2.8L is cheaper by far, but you usually need that extra reach outdoors....
I was offended because I watched a little kid turn to his mother and say "Mommy what was that".
That was prime time television. Our country charged a woman with child endangerment for driving a car that had an airbrushed image of a stripper around a poll- all 'bathing suit' skin shown, yet we allow a celebrity to get away with popping her tit out, in front of MILLIONS of children.
Therefore let us apply the standards of decency across the board- jail'em both.
(or, of course, get over it... watching a little kids eyes get that big....)
... it's significantly longer.
1) Get to the game and burn film by the end of the 1st quarter
2) Give a 'doggy bag' of the film, your paper id, to a gopher who runs the film to an onsite processing facility (if you are lucky) or takes it to a local newspaper place that has an 'agreement' with your paper to use the facilities.
3) 15 minutes, film, dry to dry (C41)
4) Proofsheet or eyeball the film
5) Scan and upload.
6) Repeat for each quarter.
Takes alot more time, alot more resources, and sadly introduces alot more errors.
I am completely floored by the workflow SI has in place. That has been obviously honed to razor sharpness- only small gains available to be had now.
Oh, and yes, I'm a photographer and (was) an editor, until I decided everyone else's photos weren't as good as mine *wink*
- to never share someone elses trojan. That could lead to a disease somewhere where you usually don't want any irritation. ...
... until about 30 seconds ago. Now it just sorta smokes.
I guess what they say about examining the hex code for any file you download to look for suspicious strings seems really valid now.
And if you don't see any, run an unpacker and see if there is anything embeded.
Of course, you could just avoid running software someone else gives you....
... you'd almost forget that a certain MS exec is bankrolling the private race for space.
y /rutan_flight_040318.html
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technolog
how much the asteroid will tug the earth?
Are you serious?
100 foot diamater. Thats smaller than bunker hill.
20 busses parked together and loaded with people from Overeaters Anonymous would probably have more mass...
... I've already survived cancer. I don't want any more xrays (in fact my doctor said "No more for you" for some time because he was more afraid he'd give me lung cancer from the extra xrays)... and any high energy particle decays would be a bad thing (as parent said).
Some PET systems and NM applications require a particle accelerator right at the lab- they make the compounds and then they are carried (or shot) right up into the patient.
A large NM detector scans the body over looking for tumours that pick up the radiation laden compounds; the resolution is poor but you are just looking for a 'hot' point in the body...
... they talk about human speech, not sheep-speech ;-)
Of course, if they offered a built-in sheep translator I'm sure some of the people I knew in Indiana might be verrrrrrrrrrry interested....
Indiana: Where the men are men, the women are men, and the sheep are restless.
(Sorry Grip3n, just playin around on another 14 hour day...)
If I have my new, Siemens GSM phone within 10 feet of my wired, corded handset, I can hear it 'chirp' to join the network.
We're talking a CORDED phone. Not wireless. No RF interferance in the signal. An INDUCED current in the pickup itself. From 10 feet away.
I wonder if that would kick a modem off.
So yes, cell phones can cause interferance with equipment. If you don't believe me, on a few instances people have heard it while I'm talking to them on the phone. I'd be happy to speak to you and let you hear it 'chirp' when I force a network renegotiation.
I've seen 'snopes' and I saw 'mythbusters' but you've got to admit they didn't run the most thorough investigations.
It doesn't address shorts, fires, battery overheats, sparking, etc.
Just because they claim the 'ringing' won't start the fire doesn't mean there aren't other modes of failure that an electronic device can cause.
Control systems are inherently safe, pressurized Nitrogen, automatic shutdown in case of system pressure loss.
So until they give me a nitrogen encased phone, complete with regulated N2 supply, I won't take my chances. More importantly, I won't gamble with my coworker's lives- I'm not God.
My company has a "No Cell Phone BATTERY" policy in effect.
That means, if you want to come in, you have to REMOVE your cell phone battery. Not only is powering it off not enough, but you physically have to prove that it can not be powered on and transmit any information.
They also insert keylocks on floppy and CD drives.
Laptops, if you are so 'fortunate' to have one, have the IR ports desoldered and the microphone jack plugged.
All documents are to be carried in folders; nothing is to be made visible.
Optical cabling is run out from shielded conduit; converter boxes take it the last few feet to the computer.
So yeah, whining about losing your cellphone? Check your messages a bit more often or work to get a pager in place, if they'll let that (I don't think mine does).
Besides, I used to work in another area that banned cell phones because they were concerned that the fumes from 2000 gallon tanks of boiling solvent might get ignited. After a few demonstration videos of small scale going ka-boom, I declined carrying any form of contact with me except a paper clipboard.
at least on some of the other articles had additional quotes that showed the officials were quite scared of water... not foam...
California attempts ban on Dihydrogen Monoxide - Monday March 15, @08:47AM, rejected.
Posted some time ago.
You: "Hi - I need an armored BX cable run thru steel conduit out to my front light post"
Electrician: "Nah, you can get away with just regular 14/2 and plastic conduit."
You: "Well, I'd really like the cable to be armored because of landscaping and the fact we do dig up the dirt around here a few times in the past for drainage problems"
Electrician: "No, I'm the talent- I know what you need. Besides, plastic conduit is cheaper and easier to work with, and armored cable is very heavy and very expensive- alot of overhead that just simply isn't worth it. In fact, you can buy nearly 6x the amount of cable for the same price as that armored stuff you want.".
You: "Ok, lets try another tactic. Do it or I'll find someone else- I'm paying".
Help any?
otherwise you'd realize you build software to specifications, one of which is "we have a site license for MS SQL Server."
That means... they tell us to build the system to operate on it, and we deliver.
Coming back to them and informing them we aren't going to listen to their needs would result in, oh, someone else having been awarded the contract.
I hate to disagree with that, but we recently had a project and had the choice of which SQL to use. Customer pushed back and simply said MS.
Just because the product isn't there doesn't mean they will automatically go to another 'free' alternative- instead it means they'll simply use the older version until it wears out.