When stations, at least in the DC area, broadcast a 720p signal it's considered a big deal. Most broadcast 480p to utilize existing bandwidth for broadcast of two or more stations.
Certainly in five or ten years we'll get new, blu-ray hi-def versions of I thru III, with Lucas saying in interviews "I added the new scenes to get the movie I really wanted, which I didn't get back then."
Wasn't Borland the company that promised to open-source its database project Interbase, then basically withdrew it and left and old build for independent development that thankfully someone took on (IBPhoenix)?
They received their public praise from the open-source community, then began taking it all back gradually, having "certified" builds and then gave up altogether and made it a closed, proprietary, and expensive product again.
the effect of Linux implementations in other countires' governments. As more foreign governments, and heck even US DOD offices switch to Linux not only for server stuff but for desktop use, you're going to see workdwide market share change.
I personally doubt the market shares for the desktop will change much in the US. This isn't meant to be an advertizement, but when more distros like Ubuntu make nicely packaged live CD's freely available, Linux actually becomes easier for non-geeks to try because there's no getting lost in an installation.
Others have mentioned the security implications for needing a human conductor, but another is health reasons. I don't know about the NY subway but in DC when someone faints on a train you can hit a button and tell the train operator right away so they can radio ahead to have medical personnel ready at a close stop.
And as DC area people know on our two-track system, a health problem on a train is the equivilent of a DOS attack on the subway system... everything halts (as in, the whole line halts) until the sick passenger is off the train.
To bring Linux down from geekdom to the secretary's desktop we need exactly what Ubuntu offers... easy install and, most importantly, a decent live CD distribution that they'll mail you for free. Heck, they'll send you twenty production-quality packaged distros for you to hand to the PHB's so they'll be impressed. It's got a desktop, office apps, and some browsing and doesn't throw a bunch of "colonel who's?" at the newbies who just want a Windows alternative to do everyday stuff.
I have an Indian guy in my office, and I got him to make a list of several very offensive curses in his native language. If I suspect I'm on the line with someone in India that is faking a name and accent, I play along for a bit and then say something on the list (I have no idea what they mean). A lot of times the American accent breaks down and I hear some yelling but it appears to be an effective litmus test. An American on the line just says "huh? cell phone going out?"
... for the forth time, for all the smart people reading/., it's 3D instead of 2D. Like a square and a cube to put it another way. Or another way is a geometric pyramid and an equalateral trianble. Or perhaps another descriptive avenue is a circle and a sphere.
So much for "all LCDs have problem." Even if that were so, not all LCD manufacturers address this the same way.
I just bought a 17" Mag monitor and it had no stuck pixels. My Averatec laptop has one and it's damn annoying when you are watching a DVD movie and during dark shots there's that fUx0r3d pixel shining like a flashlight.
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When stations, at least in the DC area, broadcast a 720p signal it's considered a big deal. Most broadcast 480p to utilize existing bandwidth for broadcast of two or more stations.
Certainly in five or ten years we'll get new, blu-ray hi-def versions of I thru III, with Lucas saying in interviews "I added the new scenes to get the movie I really wanted, which I didn't get back then."
and you can truly shed some light on a lot of crap.
Sorry.
Wasn't Borland the company that promised to open-source its database project Interbase, then basically withdrew it and left and old build for independent development that thankfully someone took on (IBPhoenix)?
They received their public praise from the open-source community, then began taking it all back gradually, having "certified" builds and then gave up altogether and made it a closed, proprietary, and expensive product again.
to stop decrypting these 10's and 20's I've been trying to scan due to DCMA reasons.
It is not blurred out on Terraserver for whatever reason.
the effect of Linux implementations in other countires' governments. As more foreign governments, and heck even US DOD offices switch to Linux not only for server stuff but for desktop use, you're going to see workdwide market share change.
I personally doubt the market shares for the desktop will change much in the US. This isn't meant to be an advertizement, but when more distros like Ubuntu make nicely packaged live CD's freely available, Linux actually becomes easier for non-geeks to try because there's no getting lost in an installation.
proposing a "three-tier system in which licenses are classified as preferred, approved or deprecated.
With all the nuanced licenses appearing, this is good to see. Then again for my needs all I want to know is GPL-compatible or not.
We had Beat Street Two - Electric Bugaloo... what's next? Beat Street Three - MIT?
Do you install
a) Slackware, or
b) Ubuntu
My best sig is this one.
Others have mentioned the security implications for needing a human conductor, but another is health reasons. I don't know about the NY subway but in DC when someone faints on a train you can hit a button and tell the train operator right away so they can radio ahead to have medical personnel ready at a close stop.
And as DC area people know on our two-track system, a health problem on a train is the equivilent of a DOS attack on the subway system... everything halts (as in, the whole line halts) until the sick passenger is off the train.
To bring Linux down from geekdom to the secretary's desktop we need exactly what Ubuntu offers... easy install and, most importantly, a decent live CD distribution that they'll mail you for free. Heck, they'll send you twenty production-quality packaged distros for you to hand to the PHB's so they'll be impressed. It's got a desktop, office apps, and some browsing and doesn't throw a bunch of "colonel who's?" at the newbies who just want a Windows alternative to do everyday stuff.
he said penetration testes... uuh huh.
Oh, but I do say goodbye in Hindi before I hang up... I don't want to be totally rude!
I have an Indian guy in my office, and I got him to make a list of several very offensive curses in his native language. If I suspect I'm on the line with someone in India that is faking a name and accent, I play along for a bit and then say something on the list (I have no idea what they mean). A lot of times the American accent breaks down and I hear some yelling but it appears to be an effective litmus test. An American on the line just says "huh? cell phone going out?"
Pr0n is written leet slang for pornography.
//. [Usenet, IRC] Pornography. Originally this referred only to Internet
pr0n:
porn but since then it has expanded to refer to just about any kind.
to Firebird. Oh well...
Damn, I leased this post when it was new and now it's old. Likewise with leased equipment I guess.
... for the forth time, for all the smart people reading /., it's 3D instead of 2D. Like a square and a cube to put it another way. Or another way is a geometric pyramid and an equalateral trianble. Or perhaps another descriptive avenue is a circle and a sphere.
when I did this for a month my house electric bill was $23,897.23.
the phone numbers of the girls testing the boards at the factory in Testing Stage 2?
I think Al Gore invented morality too.
http://www.omahapubliclibrary.org/reads/bookreview s/prey.html
I mean, is anyone nowadays looking at cavewoman pr0n? That's how we'll look to humans 50,000 years from now.
So much for "all LCDs have problem." Even if that were so, not all LCD manufacturers address this the same way.
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I just bought a 17" Mag monitor and it had no stuck pixels. My Averatec laptop has one and it's damn annoying when you are watching a DVD movie and during dark shots there's that fUx0r3d pixel shining like a flashlight.
Samsung info linky:
http://www.mobile-review.com/forum2/showthread.ph