>> Not sure where you come from pal, but in my current local area meat-network, going out and getting completely smashed is the accepted norm.
That's the crux of the matter: going out... getting smashed... things that people do before they get married, get a career, get a family. If you're talking about young single people, then I'd agree that getting drunk is pretty common. For the rest of us, it's not. There are a lot more "old" people in this world than single 20-somethings.
>> Now, be honest, do you really drink for the taste? If someone suggested fruit juice instead of wine what would you think?
Yes, I do. I quite enjoy scotch, but rarely have more than one or two a week... I do drink it purely for the taste (one drink is hardly enough to get a buzz, let alone get drunk). When I drink beer, I also rarely have more than one. As difficult as this may seem to you, it's fairly normal with most people I know. My generation (born in early 70's if you ask) doesn't seem to have the "drink a few every night after work" mentality that our parents did. Maybe I live in an exceptional microcosm... who knows.
As for fruit juice... I don't particularly like the taste, sorry. If it were as complex and enjoyable as Oban or Lagavulin, maybe I'd buy it by the gallon.
Most people drink to get drunk... wow... maybe in high school or college, but that's a decided minority of the population.
I guess though, it depends on how you define "drunk". A slight buzz isn't bad, but most people I know (who are adults) don't still enjoy the falling-down-drunk that they did when they were younger. They drink for the social aspects, they drink for the taste, they drink to relax after a long day (but not to get "drunk"), and maybe a few drink out of habit.
What's wrong with being drunk, you say? Ask a glass of water.:)
Defragging isn't relevant for a flash memory based device... you can have data spread all over the place, and it shouldn't affect your read/write speed like it does on a hard drive. The physical seek time of the head is what causes fragmentation on a hard drive to be a problem. No head, no problem.
Bittorrent trackers don't host any data, just links - so they could theoretically be ok under Sweedish Law. However, hosting Bittorrent data isn't so innocent, and easy to track if you get the locations from the tracker.
However - what if you "improved" the bit-torrent protocol so that when a file is split up and distributed amongst hosts, that some of the files are NOT part of the original data. When recombining the pieces, they're discarded. If encrypted, you couldn't tell which were real, and which were not... making it difficult to prove that someone was hosting copyrighted data. It's sort of like a firing squad - one rifle is loaded with a blank so you don't know if you're the one that killed they guy or not.
>> * Multi-core processors require operating system (OS) support to make optimal use of the second computing resource.[1] Also, making optimal use of multiprocessing in a desktop context requires application software support.
The bolded section continually drives me nuts... NO, you don't have to have multi-threaded applications to get benefits from a multi-CPU system. When was the last time you EVER ran one program on your computer? Take a look at the Task List some day... there are probably 20-30 threads listed there at any one time.
I love my dual-Athlon system because there is NO lag... it never freezes up while starting an application or while one task is doing somethign intensive. I'm free to do surf while burning CD's, or read email while rendering images.
The world of one-program thinking is over, and has been for YEARS. Think SYSTEM when you look at the benefits of multiple CPUs.
A consumer digital camera certainly won't meet the needs of a professional photographer, but there ARE professional digital cameras out there.
For medium format, there are companies like Leaf (now owned by Kodak) with 30MP or more. For large format (like the 4x5 you mention) there are scanning backs that will give you 500MB files or larger. Even scanning a 4x5 tranny on a high-end drum scanner will give you little more detail than that, with a lot more hassle (check out Better Light, or other names like that - these have been available for YEARS).
They're not cheap, but they're available.
The things I'd like to see improve in pro-sumer cameras are noise levels, shutter lag, and sensitivity. I have a Panasonic Lumix LX1 (8MP) which i AWESOME including a wide angle lens from Leica. However, the noise in low-light pictures drives me nuts.
I used to be a professional photographer, and worked for a company that specialized in devices that used laser imaging to output images on film and paper (up to 4 by 10 FEET at 400 pixels per inch). A 500MB file from a 4x5 scanning back looks stunning at that size.
Rumor has it that Sony tried to use such a name for a tape system several years ago, until the North American team heard it. Not sure it that's true, even though it came from a friend that worked in Sony marketing in Canada at the time.
Yes, and you can re-install your OS and all your apps (and data) each time you shut down, reboot, or have a power failure. (RAM doesn't hold data without power, silly!)
Better not run Windows... you'll be rebooting/reinstalling all the time. At least with Linux you stand a chance of a running system for a few months (or years...) at a time.
I can see that as being a nicely automated tool for handling these problems on a larger-scale site.
However, for my uses, it's much more fun to let someone use my images for a week or two (so they have a few dozen references to it out in the web-world), then substitute another image later. It's more fun to watch the panic after-the-fact.
Normally, if someone builds a page with a hot-linked image, they'll check to see if it's working ok when they first post or first use it (including avitars, etc.). What's the fun in letting them know your trick right away? Let them get complacent first!:)
Actually, I quite enjoy people that hotlink images from my site... I regularly watch my logs to see where it's happening, then substitute the hot-linked images with something like the goatse.cx main image.
Normally, that takes care of the problem quickly, and teaches the person a lesson in the process. Surprisingly though, some people never notice - which is especially funny when it's being used as someone's avitar.
If the student called the professor that in private, I'd agree with you.
However, if he did it on the loudspeaker at the next local NFL game, I think the consequences would be a bit different. "Broadcasting" it on the internet (even if through a private blog) is different than a private insult.
That's not to say I agree with the punishment, but the guy can't expect to mouth off without either 1) backing up what he says with proof, or 2) suffering consequences for his actions.
It's hard to proove someone is a "cockmaster" though I'd guess...
I'd continue doing business with them anyways. They're making the user aware of a real problem, but not charging them for the first damaged disc(s). It's only fair that damages after they're made aware of the issue are chargeable.
Most companies would charge for the first discs too - after all, it's the rental company that's most likely to have to swallow the cost (unless Microsoft coughs up... how likely is that to a rental house?).
They don't know the difference between spam and viruses (virii?)...
>> ADAM SAVAGE -- we've wanted for years to test different techniques for eliminating spam. Set up 2 brand new computers, hook them up to the internet, surf a little, and see what kind of spam they get. Then test to see what the actual real-world results of spam fighting techniques are (should you really click on those links that say they'll stop if you do?).
"Our new blindfold program has proven effective in preventing the rising and setting of the sun each day. We celebrate the tremendous achievement this program has completed."
Violating copyright is a civil matter... if found guilty it results in damages and compensation to the copyright holder. If there are real damages done, then compensation is deserved.
By invoking the DMCA, it becomes a CRIMINAL matter, which can involve jail time, and who knows what else in the future. I'm sure the **AA would push it to a capital offense if they could. Even if there was no financial damage done, you can STILL get jail time. This is a BIG difference from copyright, and is way out of line with the intentions of the Founding Fathers.
I can think of a ton of other things that would affect such a test...
What about vibrations in the ground? 4000ft of tubing and NO vibrations? Unless the tubes were also a perfect vaccuum, the resulting pressure waves in the tubes would diffract the laser beams slightly and cause variation. (believe me, I worked for a company that makes laser imaging devices).
Ok... now heat/cold? The length of the tubes, the positioning of the mirrors, deforming of the mirrors, etc. will be affected by this. Over 2000 ft, it doesn't take much of a change to have noticable influence.
I think you'd have a very sensitive instrument, that would measure 200 different factors at the same time - how do you tell whats gravity and whats not?
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>> Not sure where you come from pal, but in my current local area meat-network, going out and getting completely smashed is the accepted norm.
That's the crux of the matter: going out... getting smashed... things that people do before they get married, get a career, get a family. If you're talking about young single people, then I'd agree that getting drunk is pretty common. For the rest of us, it's not. There are a lot more "old" people in this world than single 20-somethings.
MadCow.
> What does that make absinthehole then?
An even more-boring Friday night.
MadCow.
Sinthehol = synthesized alcohol replacement
:)
Sinthehole = personal entertainment device for Slashdot geeks.
One may lead to the other, but I don't think they're the same thing.
MadCow
>> Now, be honest, do you really drink for the taste? If someone suggested fruit juice instead of wine what would you think?
Yes, I do. I quite enjoy scotch, but rarely have more than one or two a week... I do drink it purely for the taste (one drink is hardly enough to get a buzz, let alone get drunk). When I drink beer, I also rarely have more than one. As difficult as this may seem to you, it's fairly normal with most people I know. My generation (born in early 70's if you ask) doesn't seem to have the "drink a few every night after work" mentality that our parents did. Maybe I live in an exceptional microcosm... who knows.
As for fruit juice... I don't particularly like the taste, sorry. If it were as complex and enjoyable as Oban or Lagavulin, maybe I'd buy it by the gallon.
MadCow.
Are you 19 years old?
:)
Most people drink to get drunk... wow... maybe in high school or college, but that's a decided minority of the population.
I guess though, it depends on how you define "drunk". A slight buzz isn't bad, but most people I know (who are adults) don't still enjoy the falling-down-drunk that they did when they were younger. They drink for the social aspects, they drink for the taste, they drink to relax after a long day (but not to get "drunk"), and maybe a few drink out of habit.
What's wrong with being drunk, you say? Ask a glass of water.
MadCow.
Great, a plethora of viruses are now waiting for your iMac!
I'm curious how long it will be before they take advantage of weaknesses in one OS to infect the other (by writing across partitions)...
MadCow.
Defragging isn't relevant for a flash memory based device... you can have data spread all over the place, and it shouldn't affect your read/write speed like it does on a hard drive. The physical seek time of the head is what causes fragmentation on a hard drive to be a problem. No head, no problem.
MadCow.
Bittorrent trackers don't host any data, just links - so they could theoretically be ok under Sweedish Law. However, hosting Bittorrent data isn't so innocent, and easy to track if you get the locations from the tracker.
:)
However - what if you "improved" the bit-torrent protocol so that when a file is split up and distributed amongst hosts, that some of the files are NOT part of the original data. When recombining the pieces, they're discarded. If encrypted, you couldn't tell which were real, and which were not... making it difficult to prove that someone was hosting copyrighted data. It's sort of like a firing squad - one rifle is loaded with a blank so you don't know if you're the one that killed they guy or not.
Just a thought (un-informed, but inspired.
MadCow.
>> * Multi-core processors require operating system (OS) support to make optimal use of the second computing resource.[1] Also, making optimal use of multiprocessing in a desktop context requires application software support.
The bolded section continually drives me nuts... NO, you don't have to have multi-threaded applications to get benefits from a multi-CPU system. When was the last time you EVER ran one program on your computer? Take a look at the Task List some day... there are probably 20-30 threads listed there at any one time.
I love my dual-Athlon system because there is NO lag... it never freezes up while starting an application or while one task is doing somethign intensive. I'm free to do surf while burning CD's, or read email while rendering images.
The world of one-program thinking is over, and has been for YEARS. Think SYSTEM when you look at the benefits of multiple CPUs.
MadCow.
Bull - 100%.
A consumer digital camera certainly won't meet the needs of a professional photographer, but there ARE professional digital cameras out there.
For medium format, there are companies like Leaf (now owned by Kodak) with 30MP or more. For large format (like the 4x5 you mention) there are scanning backs that will give you 500MB files or larger. Even scanning a 4x5 tranny on a high-end drum scanner will give you little more detail than that, with a lot more hassle (check out Better Light, or other names like that - these have been available for YEARS).
They're not cheap, but they're available.
The things I'd like to see improve in pro-sumer cameras are noise levels, shutter lag, and sensitivity. I have a Panasonic Lumix LX1 (8MP) which i AWESOME including a wide angle lens from Leica. However, the noise in low-light pictures drives me nuts.
I used to be a professional photographer, and worked for a company that specialized in devices that used laser imaging to output images on film and paper (up to 4 by 10 FEET at 400 pixels per inch). A 500MB file from a 4x5 scanning back looks stunning at that size.
MadCow.
Just don't name it the Peta-file. :)
Rumor has it that Sony tried to use such a name for a tape system several years ago, until the North American team heard it. Not sure it that's true, even though it came from a friend that worked in Sony marketing in Canada at the time.
MadCow
Yes, and you can re-install your OS and all your apps (and data) each time you shut down, reboot, or have a power failure. (RAM doesn't hold data without power, silly!)
Better not run Windows... you'll be rebooting/reinstalling all the time. At least with Linux you stand a chance of a running system for a few months (or years...) at a time.
MadCow.
I can see that as being a nicely automated tool for handling these problems on a larger-scale site.
:)
However, for my uses, it's much more fun to let someone use my images for a week or two (so they have a few dozen references to it out in the web-world), then substitute another image later. It's more fun to watch the panic after-the-fact.
Normally, if someone builds a page with a hot-linked image, they'll check to see if it's working ok when they first post or first use it (including avitars, etc.). What's the fun in letting them know your trick right away? Let them get complacent first!
MadCow.
Actually, I quite enjoy people that hotlink images from my site... I regularly watch my logs to see where it's happening, then substitute the hot-linked images with something like the goatse.cx main image.
Normally, that takes care of the problem quickly, and teaches the person a lesson in the process. Surprisingly though, some people never notice - which is especially funny when it's being used as someone's avitar.
MadCow.
If the student called the professor that in private, I'd agree with you.
However, if he did it on the loudspeaker at the next local NFL game, I think the consequences would be a bit different. "Broadcasting" it on the internet (even if through a private blog) is different than a private insult.
That's not to say I agree with the punishment, but the guy can't expect to mouth off without either 1) backing up what he says with proof, or 2) suffering consequences for his actions.
It's hard to proove someone is a "cockmaster" though I'd guess...
MadCow.
MadCow.
Nice try with the sig, but even that's wrong. Unless you missed describing the third option, there are only 10 types of people in this world. :)
MadCow.
I'd continue doing business with them anyways. They're making the user aware of a real problem, but not charging them for the first damaged disc(s). It's only fair that damages after they're made aware of the issue are chargeable.
Most companies would charge for the first discs too - after all, it's the rental company that's most likely to have to swallow the cost (unless Microsoft coughs up... how likely is that to a rental house?).
Kudos to them...
MadCow.
One tweak to your analogy to make it closer to Sony's DRM:
:)
The contract says they'll firebomb the stage before they play any music. When you say no, they do it anyways.
MadCow.
They don't know the difference between spam and viruses (virii?)...
>> ADAM SAVAGE -- we've wanted for years to test different techniques for eliminating spam. Set up 2 brand new computers, hook them up to the internet, surf a little, and see what kind of spam they get. Then test to see what the actual real-world results of spam fighting techniques are (should you really click on those links that say they'll stop if you do?).
Oh well, the rest is cool.
MadCow
>> About 70 percent of the world's e-mail messages continue to be spam. But the number is leveling off,
:)
No way. I've got more than 95% of spam and have had so in years.
I guess you're way behind average for real friends then.
MadCow.
"Our new blindfold program has proven effective in preventing the rising and setting of the sun each day. We celebrate the tremendous achievement this program has completed."
:)
Wow... talk about delusional.
MadCow.
>> costs $395 plus shipping
Yeah, $395 is a steal, but the "plus shipping" is where they get you. Have you seen the size of that thing? Wow... it'll cost you a mint to ship that.
MadCow.
Buddy, what are you eating????
MadCow
Violating copyright is a civil matter... if found guilty it results in damages and compensation to the copyright holder. If there are real damages done, then compensation is deserved.
By invoking the DMCA, it becomes a CRIMINAL matter, which can involve jail time, and who knows what else in the future. I'm sure the **AA would push it to a capital offense if they could. Even if there was no financial damage done, you can STILL get jail time. This is a BIG difference from copyright, and is way out of line with the intentions of the Founding Fathers.
MadCow.
I can think of a ton of other things that would affect such a test...
What about vibrations in the ground? 4000ft of tubing and NO vibrations? Unless the tubes were also a perfect vaccuum, the resulting pressure waves in the tubes would diffract the laser beams slightly and cause variation. (believe me, I worked for a company that makes laser imaging devices).
Ok... now heat/cold? The length of the tubes, the positioning of the mirrors, deforming of the mirrors, etc. will be affected by this. Over 2000 ft, it doesn't take much of a change to have noticable influence.
I think you'd have a very sensitive instrument, that would measure 200 different factors at the same time - how do you tell whats gravity and whats not?
MacCow