I too would like to be able to listen to All Things Considered, Marketplace, or other NPR shows during my workouts at the gym. In lieu of a device that could record them off the air, are MP3/Ogg versions of those shows available for download anywhere? If that were the case, each morning I could just download (yesterday's) shows, load them into my device, and they'd be ready to take to the gym with me.
I hope this is relevant to the current discussion.
Last year, I went to visit my grandmother and she shared with me many of the photographs that my grandfather took of my mom when she was growing up. My grandfather was a prosumer-level photographer, and pretty good at it. I really enjoyed the photographs, and I realized at that moment that I would like to be able to provide photographs like that for my grandchildren some day (I'm in my mid-20s at the moment).
I currently have a point-n-shoot camera, but it's so old and low-end that almost I'm embarrassed to use it. So, I plan on buying a digital camera within the next couple months (so far, so good). Digital cameras interest me as there's no cost to developing the "film", and the photographs can be easily distributed to friends and relative through my blog or even through e-mail.
However, my primary concern is in the longevity of the data. Sure, the bits themselves may last, but would CDRs be readable by computers 50 years from now? I mean, even disks from 20 years ago (such as an 8-inch floppy) may still have good data, but you'd have a hard time getting the data off it today (who has an 8-inch drive anymore?).
So, I see two options: I could either buy an analog camera in addition to the digital camera, or I could get prints made from my digital photographs. (Or, is there maybe a third option that I'm not seeing?)
Through some Google research, it looks like I can get digital prints made for about 30 to 40 cents each. And, that works out to about the same price-per-print as getting regular film developed. One downside to digital prints (from a longevity perspective), is that there's still no physical negative from which other prints could be made.
The other option, as I see it, would be to buy both a digital camera and an analog camera. The advantage, of course, is that I would have the negatives and physical prints from the analog camera (along with the convenience of a digital camera). However, by having two cameras, I'd have to either (1) take both cameras to an occasion or get-together or (2) take only one camera. Taking two seems a bit unwieldy, but taking only one would seem to defeat the purpose of having both (as I would get only digital or only analog photographs that way).
So, any ideas or suggestions? If I were to buy an analog camera (in addition to the digital), the Nikon N90 (or maybe F100, if I can find it used) looks like it would suit me well (that's the level of quality I'm aiming for). On the digital side, the one I've had my eye on is the Nikon Coolpix 5700. My guess is that its quality-level may not (?) match that of the aforementioned SLR, but digital SLRs are just too expensive for me at the moment (about $2000, and that's without a lens).
I'd be interested in hearing how other Slashdotters have coped with digital's "posterity problem". I'd also be interested as to what digicams may be equivalent to something like Nikon's N90 or F100 (I'm not as concerned with the megapixel or resolution comparison between digital and analog, but straight photographic accuracy and quality of the two).
I realize you're not an official Gentoo guy, but do you have any info on when 1.4 Final might be released? I'd like to give Gentoo a try (I'm currently a Windows user), but I figured that I'd have my best shot with Linux using a non-RC product;).
I've heard good things about Gentoo, and I'm quite tempted to try it. I'm currently a Win2k user, but I plan on trying Linux within a couple weeks. Though I'm quite comfortable with Windows (including the command line), I'm a bit of a Linux newbie. So, do you think Gentoo would be worth trying for me?
I wasn't quite sure whether your post was pro-Gentoo or anti-Gentoo;). At one point you say "I struggled through several Gentoo installs" yet you "use Gentoo and love it"? (I'm not trying to be snarky, just honestly curious).
The unemployment rate is calculated from all the unemployed people who have registered with the government, either for welfare, unemployment, or other means to show they do not have a job.
It's not the case that "the government understates the unemployment rate because they report how many people are collecting unemployment insurance rather than how many people are out of work".
Fixes to QT to improve font rendering and have apparently already been included in the upcoming QT 3.1
They look so nice that I may be tempted to switch to Red Hat for that reason alone. Or, do any other (upcoming) distributions support such font improvements?
Is there anywhere I can get popular audiobooks in mp3 format? I go to the gym every day, and it'd be handy to be able to load a book into an mp3-portable and listen to book while on the elliptical machines.
I hesitate to deal with audiobooks on CD, but only because I don't want to pay CD-prices for a book that I'll probably only "read" once. As a corollary, I have no problem with paying for an mp3-audiobook, just as long as its priced such that could still be affordable even if I only listen to it once through.
PS: Yes, I'd normally ask "where can I find books in Ogg format?", except that I know of no portable players that can play Oggs:(.
They may not be all carbs, but chips still have plenty of carbs. For instance, the chips listed there generally have x grams of fat, and 1.5x grams of carbs:-/.
The defaults even vary depending on the selected recording quality and the selected input.
This is very interesting to me.. Is there a list somewhere with the corresponding recording qualities and their respective resolutions?
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You're probably thinking of "gaffer's tape", which is used by gaffers in the television and music industries. And, as you allude, it's notquite the same thing as duct tape.
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Could someone explain the etymology of the "SEG"? That is, if someone were to actually eat feces, would not the face turn into a frown instead?
From the makers of The Joy of Cooking comes a series of beautifully illustrated books that focus on a variety of well-loved culinary subjects. Taken from the pages of The Joy itself, with helpful additions and illustrations, these are sure to inform both the culinary novice and professional.
They now apparently have books specifically on Chicken, Cookies, and so on. Are those any good?
I can confirm that the version on the Spellchecker installation page does indeed work with builds from mid-August and earlier (likely including 1.0 and 1.1).
Really, it's just the recent nightlies (and possibly 1.2alpha) for which the Spellchecker is broken.
In case not, the basic idea is that spam can be fairly reliably detected through statistical analysis of word choice. For instance, a message containing the word "GNU" probably isn't spam, while one containing "remove" might just be (but see the write-up for more detail).
Anyhow, there's been a bug filed requesting Bayesian filtering for Mozilla. If you're interested in the feature, you may wish to vote for the bug (of course, you'll need a free Bugzilla account to vote).
The spellchecker-broken bug has been filed as a "blocker" (highest possible severity), but there's been no progress since August 31st (when the bug was filed).:-/
It has crossed my mind that I could start my own business, though I'm hesitant to try it in this economy. So, at the moment, I'm looking for an ordinary full-time position.
And, just to clarify, I'm not actually a web designer. I typically work alongside a designer and, from his or her comps (resembling a screenshot), I generate the appropriate HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Hmm, there was talk about this on TiVo Community (a TiVo forum) back in May. But, from that thread, it looks like the plan might be just to move BattleBots to another network (or so I would hope).
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I can live on $2500-$3000 a month
Out of curiosity, is that before-taxes or after-taxes? (either way, I had no idea that bartendering could be that lucrative)
I too would like to be able to listen to All Things Considered, Marketplace, or other NPR shows during my workouts at the gym. In lieu of a device that could record them off the air, are MP3/Ogg versions of those shows available for download anywhere? If that were the case, each morning I could just download (yesterday's) shows, load them into my device, and they'd be ready to take to the gym with me.
You can download NewPen here.
I hope this is relevant to the current discussion.
Last year, I went to visit my grandmother and she shared with me many of the photographs that my grandfather took of my mom when she was growing up. My grandfather was a prosumer-level photographer, and pretty good at it. I really enjoyed the photographs, and I realized at that moment that I would like to be able to provide photographs like that for my grandchildren some day (I'm in my mid-20s at the moment).
I currently have a point-n-shoot camera, but it's so old and low-end that almost I'm embarrassed to use it. So, I plan on buying a digital camera within the next couple months (so far, so good). Digital cameras interest me as there's no cost to developing the "film", and the photographs can be easily distributed to friends and relative through my blog or even through e-mail.
However, my primary concern is in the longevity of the data. Sure, the bits themselves may last, but would CDRs be readable by computers 50 years from now? I mean, even disks from 20 years ago (such as an 8-inch floppy) may still have good data, but you'd have a hard time getting the data off it today (who has an 8-inch drive anymore?).
So, I see two options: I could either buy an analog camera in addition to the digital camera, or I could get prints made from my digital photographs. (Or, is there maybe a third option that I'm not seeing?)
Through some Google research, it looks like I can get digital prints made for about 30 to 40 cents each. And, that works out to about the same price-per-print as getting regular film developed. One downside to digital prints (from a longevity perspective), is that there's still no physical negative from which other prints could be made.
The other option, as I see it, would be to buy both a digital camera and an analog camera. The advantage, of course, is that I would have the negatives and physical prints from the analog camera (along with the convenience of a digital camera). However, by having two cameras, I'd have to either (1) take both cameras to an occasion or get-together or (2) take only one camera. Taking two seems a bit unwieldy, but taking only one would seem to defeat the purpose of having both (as I would get only digital or only analog photographs that way).
So, any ideas or suggestions? If I were to buy an analog camera (in addition to the digital), the Nikon N90 (or maybe F100, if I can find it used) looks like it would suit me well (that's the level of quality I'm aiming for). On the digital side, the one I've had my eye on is the Nikon Coolpix 5700. My guess is that its quality-level may not (?) match that of the aforementioned SLR, but digital SLRs are just too expensive for me at the moment (about $2000, and that's without a lens).
I'd be interested in hearing how other Slashdotters have coped with digital's "posterity problem". I'd also be interested as to what digicams may be equivalent to something like Nikon's N90 or F100 (I'm not as concerned with the megapixel or resolution comparison between digital and analog, but straight photographic accuracy and quality of the two).
I realize you're not an official Gentoo guy, but do you have any info on when 1.4 Final might be released? I'd like to give Gentoo a try (I'm currently a Windows user), but I figured that I'd have my best shot with Linux using a non-RC product ;).
I've heard good things about Gentoo, and I'm quite tempted to try it. I'm currently a Win2k user, but I plan on trying Linux within a couple weeks. Though I'm quite comfortable with Windows (including the command line), I'm a bit of a Linux newbie. So, do you think Gentoo would be worth trying for me?
I wasn't quite sure whether your post was pro-Gentoo or anti-Gentoo ;). At one point you say "I struggled through several Gentoo installs" yet you "use Gentoo and love it"? (I'm not trying to be snarky, just honestly curious).
Other than Red Hat 8, obviously, are there any other distros that currently or will include it by default?
So, what is it that makes their fonts look so nice? Seriously, I'm considering switching to Red Hat if for no other reason than the fonts alone ;).
It's not the case that "the government understates the unemployment rate because they report how many people are collecting unemployment insurance rather than how many people are out of work".
Half the CD? It's only 50 MB :).
Is there anywhere I can get popular audiobooks in mp3 format? I go to the gym every day, and it'd be handy to be able to load a book into an mp3-portable and listen to book while on the elliptical machines.
I hesitate to deal with audiobooks on CD, but only because I don't want to pay CD-prices for a book that I'll probably only "read" once. As a corollary, I have no problem with paying for an mp3-audiobook, just as long as its priced such that could still be affordable even if I only listen to it once through.
PS: Yes, I'd normally ask "where can I find books in Ogg format?", except that I know of no portable players that can play Oggs :(.
They may not be all carbs, but chips still have plenty of carbs. For instance, the chips listed there generally have x grams of fat, and 1.5x grams of carbs :-/.
You're probably thinking of "gaffer's tape", which is used by gaffers in the television and music industries. And, as you allude, it's not quite the same thing as duct tape.
Could someone explain the etymology of the "SEG"? That is, if someone were to actually eat feces, would not the face turn into a frown instead?
Well, that is actually possible, and not always inaccurate, either ;).
"Well I know a little kitty kitty who's sleeping with mommy tonight." -- Cartman's Mom
I see that there're some new books in the Joy of Cooking series:
They now apparently have books specifically on Chicken, Cookies, and so on. Are those any good?
I can confirm that the version on the Spellchecker installation page does indeed work with builds from mid-August and earlier (likely including 1.0 and 1.1).
Really, it's just the recent nightlies (and possibly 1.2alpha) for which the Spellchecker is broken.
Remember that Slashdot article on Paul Graham's method of spam blocking through Bayesian filters?
In case not, the basic idea is that spam can be fairly reliably detected through statistical analysis of word choice. For instance, a message containing the word "GNU" probably isn't spam, while one containing "remove" might just be (but see the write-up for more detail).
Anyhow, there's been a bug filed requesting Bayesian filtering for Mozilla. If you're interested in the feature, you may wish to vote for the bug (of course, you'll need a free Bugzilla account to vote).
Normally, at this point, I would mention that there's a Spellchecker available for Mozilla. However, it appears that the Spellchecker is broken with all nightly builds after August 30th (and I'm not certain whether 1.2alpha is affected as well)
The spellchecker-broken bug has been filed as a "blocker" (highest possible severity), but there's been no progress since August 31st (when the bug was filed). :-/
It has crossed my mind that I could start my own business, though I'm hesitant to try it in this economy. So, at the moment, I'm looking for an ordinary full-time position.
And, just to clarify, I'm not actually a web designer. I typically work alongside a designer and, from his or her comps (resembling a screenshot), I generate the appropriate HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Hmm, there was talk about this on TiVo Community (a TiVo forum) back in May. But, from that thread, it looks like the plan might be just to move BattleBots to another network (or so I would hope).
print pack"C*",split/\D+/,`echo "16iII*o\U@{$/=$z;[(pop,pop,unpack"H*",<>
)]}\EsMsKsN0[lN*1lK[d2%Sa2/d0<X+d*lMLa^*lN%0]ds