First posting is such an honorable task. It involves creativity, devotion, and persistence. It is one of the hallmarks of Slashdot. And yet, we are persecuted by the moderators. Is it because we produce such consistently excellent work? Is it jealousy? Perhaps. Yet, we live on. We create for you, the faithful reader, and for ourselves. It is a joy.
Phil Askey, who runs www.dpreview.com has performed this test with many cameras, such as the Canon Powershot G3 (table at bottom of the page). I don't know if he'll review the Kodak camera or not, but DPReview is a good site for practical information like that.
"I like escalators... I like them because they never break. They cannot be broken... when they stop moving, they become stairs. You should never see an escalator with a sign that says 'Temporarily Broken'... it should say 'Temporarily Stairs... please pardon us for the convenience.'" -- mitch hedberg
that's exactly why i hate Microsoft Natural keyboards... and why i love IBM/Lexmark keyboards. i think i'm somewhere around 50 and 60 WPM... i find it to be a big help in my programming, since i've optimized my key-reaching style and patterns to the additional symbol keys needed to enter C++ code.
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SUVs are safer in (multiple-vehicle) collisions, but not in braking or handling... and their single-vehicle accidents are deadlier than automobiles, IIRC.
This is a common misconception...
I heard the author of High and Mighty, Keith Bradsher, interviewed by Michael Medved. I had originally thought he simply set out to demonize SUVs by any method possible, so I started listening skeptically - but I was convinced of his argument by the end of his interview (though Medved wasn't). He didn't come across as a boo-hoo uses-too-much-gas-so-it's-hurting-mudder-erf kind of guy - he made his points rather well, without the appeals to emotion I [almost] expected.
His main point was that he wanted people to be fully aware of the risks involved with SUVs... not to eliminate SUVs altogether. He gave explicit license to people that need them for off-roading, or carrying large loads.
He was more of an advocate for defensive-driving safety - he owned a "maneuverable" Audi with excellent braking and handling, and that was his general approach to car safety.
Overall... he raised some points that I don't usually hear considered when people want to buy an SUV.
And Jews. But I figured I would only speak from my own experience.
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Actually, Christians are instructed that their body is "the temple of the Holy Spirit," and that we're not to defile it. Smoking, or other destructive behavior, is disrespect and defilement. Here are some other references and reasons.
If a catastrophic engine failure happened during takeoff, and you were unable to brake before the end of the runway arrived, you might appreciate that additional thrust.
The headline on this story seems misleading - the genes did not jump to soybeans from the corn, the genetically-modified corn was accidentally added to some unmodified soybeans. AFAIK, genes don't have the ability to do an inter-species jump like that...
By not capitalizing the second usage of "anonymous coward", he was making a distinction between the pseudo-user "Anonymous Coward" and the cowardly anonymity of comment moderation. All while making an ironic point by his parallel sentence structure.
Newsweek saw fit to dub him the "Tarot Card killer." one of my coworkers heard "Beltway Sniper" used on a morning newscast. he was similarly annoyed. i like your name for him much better.:)
yes, scopes do need to be zeroed at a specific distance, and this drop becomes quite a factor at longer ranges (the bullet has approximately a parabolic trajectory, with the peak typically at about 100 yards). http://www.remington.com/ammo/ballistics/centerfir e/223rembal.htm is a good approximate reference for distances up to 500 yards.
but, as that table shows, bullet drop doesn't affect accuracy more than +-2 inches until you get past 250 yards.
i couldn't find a good summary of the distances from which each victim was shot, but i'm doubting it was more than that.
they did question a recently-discharged Marine who'd had sniper training...
but keep in mind that the shots that have been made so far aren't terribly difficult - it doesn't require formalized training. i'd say that most anyone could learn to hit a man-sized target at 100-150 yards with a few hours' practice. this most recent shooting was a head shot, sure - but from 30-40 yards. that's practically point-blank, when dealing with a scoped weapon. sure, there are techniques that are most easily picked up through directed training... but most people give this guy too much credit. if the shots were 500+ yards on a windy day, then i'd start to assume the guy had some serious training under his belt. urban sniping isn't that difficult. we're fortunate that not many people have undertaken it thus far.
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First posting is such an honorable task. It involves creativity, devotion, and persistence. It is one of the hallmarks of Slashdot. And yet, we are persecuted by the moderators. Is it because we produce such consistently excellent work? Is it jealousy? Perhaps.
Yet, we live on. We create for you, the faithful reader, and for ourselves. It is a joy.
FR157 P057!!!
He totally is - he even blogs and IMs the President...
The server seemed shaky, so I put my subscription to good use and set up a mirror.
It is at: http://www.mskf.org/rocket_mirror/
this is false:
http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/frogboil.htm
gradual acclimation to temperature changes is true, but there is a relatively well-defined pain threshold (around 120-125 for humans).
Phil Askey, who runs www.dpreview.com has performed this test with many cameras, such as the Canon Powershot G3 (table at bottom of the page).
I don't know if he'll review the Kodak camera or not, but DPReview is a good site for practical information like that.
ah... that got an audible laugh out of me. excellent work, Gizzmonic-san.
Pay no attention to the trolls... they're here mostly to tempt free speech. There's a reason they start at (Score:0)...
"I like escalators... I like them because they never break. They cannot be broken... when they stop moving, they become stairs. You should never see an escalator with a sign that says 'Temporarily Broken'... it should say 'Temporarily Stairs... please pardon us for the convenience.'"
-- mitch hedberg
here are some more mitch hedburg quotes, in addition to his official site...
yes, i was disturbed enough to try to find an explanation, and this was a good description/running translation:
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http://www.gwynnter.net/nodistractions/conv_dylan
i was giving it the benefit of the doubt, thinking somehow it was a kid's animation for a while... and then i was rudely shocked into realization.
NOTE TO EDITORS: i wish i would've had warning, i wouldn't've gone to that link had i known. ech.
that's exactly why i hate Microsoft Natural keyboards... and why i love IBM/Lexmark keyboards.
i think i'm somewhere around 50 and 60 WPM... i find it to be a big help in my programming, since i've optimized my key-reaching style and patterns to the additional symbol keys needed to enter C++ code.
SUVs are safer in (multiple-vehicle) collisions, but not in braking or handling... and their single-vehicle accidents are deadlier than automobiles, IIRC.
This is a common misconception...
I heard the author of High and Mighty, Keith Bradsher, interviewed by Michael Medved. I had originally thought he simply set out to demonize SUVs by any method possible, so I started listening skeptically - but I was convinced of his argument by the end of his interview (though Medved wasn't). He didn't come across as a boo-hoo uses-too-much-gas-so-it's-hurting-mudder-erf kind of guy - he made his points rather well, without the appeals to emotion I [almost] expected.
His main point was that he wanted people to be fully aware of the risks involved with SUVs... not to eliminate SUVs altogether. He gave explicit license to people that need them for off-roading, or carrying large loads.
He was more of an advocate for defensive-driving safety - he owned a "maneuverable" Audi with excellent braking and handling, and that was his general approach to car safety.
Overall... he raised some points that I don't usually hear considered when people want to buy an SUV.
$150 MM... that's like... $300,000.
"Buxom" and "large breasts" are synonymous.
Just FYI.
The same AP story was posted by Fox News.. piracy.ap/index.html
CNN wasn't wrong, the AP was. Given, CNN didn't recheck the facts, but unless the original article was done by a CNN reporter who is a member of the AP, then it's not quite the same.
Fox link: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,73219,00.html
CNN link: http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/17/music
And Jews. But I figured I would only speak from my own experience.
Actually, Christians are instructed that their body is "the temple of the Holy Spirit," and that we're not to defile it.
Smoking, or other destructive behavior, is disrespect and defilement.
Here are some other references and reasons.
If a catastrophic engine failure happened during takeoff, and you were unable to brake before the end of the runway arrived, you might appreciate that additional thrust.
The headline on this story seems misleading - the genes did not jump to soybeans from the corn, the genetically-modified corn was accidentally added to some unmodified soybeans.
AFAIK, genes don't have the ability to do an inter-species jump like that...
Am I the only one that got the image of a dour-faced Sol vengefully thrashing at Microsoft with solar flares?
By not capitalizing the second usage of "anonymous coward", he was making a distinction between the pseudo-user "Anonymous Coward" and the cowardly anonymity of comment moderation.
All while making an ironic point by his parallel sentence structure.
Newsweek saw fit to dub him the "Tarot Card killer." :)
one of my coworkers heard "Beltway Sniper" used on a morning newscast.
he was similarly annoyed.
i like your name for him much better.
yes, scopes do need to be zeroed at a specific distance, and this drop becomes quite a factor at longer ranges (the bullet has approximately a parabolic trajectory, with the peak typically at about 100 yards).r e/223rembal.htm is a good approximate reference for distances up to 500 yards.
http://www.remington.com/ammo/ballistics/centerfi
but, as that table shows, bullet drop doesn't affect accuracy more than +-2 inches until you get past 250 yards.
i couldn't find a good summary of the distances from which each victim was shot, but i'm doubting it was more than that.
they did question a recently-discharged Marine who'd had sniper training...
but keep in mind that the shots that have been made so far aren't terribly difficult - it doesn't require formalized training. i'd say that most anyone could learn to hit a man-sized target at 100-150 yards with a few hours' practice.
this most recent shooting was a head shot, sure - but from 30-40 yards. that's practically point-blank, when dealing with a scoped weapon.
sure, there are techniques that are most easily picked up through directed training... but most people give this guy too much credit.
if the shots were 500+ yards on a windy day, then i'd start to assume the guy had some serious training under his belt.
urban sniping isn't that difficult. we're fortunate that not many people have undertaken it thus far.
http://www.digitalphotocontest.com/
I use StrokeIt for Win32, customized for individual applications. It's quite versatile.