That's actually my point, that it entered our collective consciousness and very quickly the origin of that re-entry became obscured, such that many people were/are able to view it as an original name without ever even thinking of the matrix.
Actually, it's not a stupid thing to point out at all. You can actually fit one hell of a lot more info than just 2 words into a word doc before it gets noticeably bigger, that's just the baseline for the header. For reference, a 1000 word document is only about 28K, so it's not like it's 10K per word as has been inferred (and implied).
That was my question I had from reading the article, are all of these users that aren't ready for windows using Linux right now? And is that better for them? I really can't figure out the guys freaking point beyond blatant MS/OS bashing, and alot of the crap he's slamming MS for exist a plenty on other platforms. So again, just what the hell was his point?
Was it that the current state of GUI interfaces in general are stopping Joe Blow from using computers? (And if so, why pick on MS only?) Or that just windows are that bad. And if that's the case, why are all these Joe Blow's out there using windows already when they aren't ready for it as the article states? (These same users that aren't ready for it by the way, seem to have a lot of knowledge of a certain 5 year old OS, which is hard to explain if these same people still aren't ready for windows...) And further, it almost seems that if this is all the case, that the best thing that could have been done in the authors opinion is to keep windows 98?
My god man! Slam Gui's if you want but sheesh, at least slam them all on the same merits. XP is a wonderful OS, compared to all previous OS's from redmond. And it has a GUI that is VERY comparable to ALL other GUI's in major use right now, including problems and limitations. Sure, maybe one is worse than others in certain areas, but just what soap box is this guy standing on?
I could write a very similar article slamming either Linus or Mac if I wanted to, and what would it mean? Fuck all, just like this one.
Well, you're not playing the game by their rules. See, in their eyes you are a thief because you have neglected to replace your entire collection with 8track, and then with cassette, and then with CD's, and now MP3's and soon SuperCD's. Evil heinous thief you are, you're screwing up their perpetual revenue stream.
Now, of course this just demonstrates how necessary it is that all the members of the RIAA and similar bodies are removed from our gene pool sooner than later, and of course does you no good whatsoever.
Been months since I had points to give, wish I knew why. Suffice to say, if I had them now I'd give a bunch to you, one of the most insightful things I've read on here in a quite a while.
Funny thing is that the backers of MPEG4 are saying that this will block the acceptance of an _open_ standard. Just how open is MPEG4?
If they really want MPEG4 to be the defacto open standard, then why are they charging for licensing at all in the first place? Since they are charging for it, well, sucks to be them but they'll just have to suck it up and compete.
I'm assuming these are what we call Cub Cars in Canada, correct? (States don't have cubs before scouts do they?)
We always had 2 categories for ours, race winner and best design. I won the first year with an ugly piece of shit that followed many of the design principles suggested here (graphite, careful filing of rubbing parts, simple blunt rounded design, MAX OUT THE WEIGHT). I won the second year for design. Beautiful model of a Jeep that came in last over and over again in the heats;-)
It stated in the article that chips like this have been in use in astronomy for a long time now for these exact reasons. (CMOS chips rather than CCD chips). It is also stated that part of the problem with adoption of the X3 is that the consumer digital camera market has entirely adopted the CCD chip as its standard rather than CMOS, making the transition to X3 (Based on CMOS) that much more difficult.
Yes, and Beta is still far superior to VHS. What's your point? Where is it written that the better technology shall always prevail in the market?
Here's one for you for thought though that may help: The optical mouse was invented in about 1980 by Xerox. When did you get yours? Why did it take so long to replace the ball mouse? It's not like everyone already had mice then right? (let alone PC's hehe).
Um, slides are film. So you suggest we go digital first, then convert that to film when we could just have gone with the film in the first place and lost nothing in the converstion?
I am NOT saying that film is better or digital is better, but I do know that any sort of converstion, especially across totally differing mediums, is not exactly desirable.
FYI: Guns are bad, Smoking is bad, drunkenness is bad, verbal abuse is bad, physical abuse is bad...is there anything else that your child is being taught that contradicts your style?
$10000 for a week or so worth of work isn't that great?
If their ideas were worth so much more, why would they submit them in the first place and why aren't they already millionaires?
I'm willing to bet the guy who won is plenty happy with his $10000 even though he likely doesn't need it given his past employment history and current position.
Is he looking for advice on how to make his own? No, he's looking for something that ALREADY EXISTS. And he's probably doing his searching for this item on HIS OWN TIME, and if he finds it I can guarantee you he would install and configure it on HIS OWN TIME as well.
So why were you judging this poor fellow in the first place? Just to be an asshole or is there more to it?
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Stuff on google labs is NOT BETA. It's a freaking LAB, to play with ideas and try stuff.
Google News and Froogle ARE beta, note that they are NOT on the google lab system anymore.
You could have read this yourself at labs.google.com, kinda hard to miss. Gee, they even say explicitly that just because there is a feature in google labs, that in no way means that it will ever be an actual google feature.
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That's actually my point, that it entered our collective consciousness and very quickly the origin of that re-entry became obscured, such that many people were/are able to view it as an original name without ever even thinking of the matrix.
Even more curious, I'm willing to bet most of those whom have used the name Trinity since 1999 would not attribute their decision to that movie.
Actually, it's not a stupid thing to point out at all.
You can actually fit one hell of a lot more info than just 2 words into a word doc before it gets noticeably bigger, that's just the baseline for the header.
For reference, a 1000 word document is only about 28K, so it's not like it's 10K per word as has been inferred (and implied).
Spock downloaded himself into someone else before he died? Well, that's news to me!
Move.
You signed a stupid rental agreement, live with the consequences or move.
That was my question I had from reading the article, are all of these users that aren't ready for windows using Linux right now? And is that better for them?
I really can't figure out the guys freaking point beyond blatant MS/OS bashing, and alot of the crap he's slamming MS for exist a plenty on other platforms. So again, just what the hell was his point?
Was it that the current state of GUI interfaces in general are stopping Joe Blow from using computers? (And if so, why pick on MS only?) Or that just windows are that bad. And if that's the case, why are all these Joe Blow's out there using windows already when they aren't ready for it as the article states? (These same users that aren't ready for it by the way, seem to have a lot of knowledge of a certain 5 year old OS, which is hard to explain if these same people still aren't ready for windows...)
And further, it almost seems that if this is all the case, that the best thing that could have been done in the authors opinion is to keep windows 98?
My god man!
Slam Gui's if you want but sheesh, at least slam them all on the same merits.
XP is a wonderful OS, compared to all previous OS's from redmond. And it has a GUI that is VERY comparable to ALL other GUI's in major use right now, including problems and limitations. Sure, maybe one is worse than others in certain areas, but just what soap box is this guy standing on?
I could write a very similar article slamming either Linus or Mac if I wanted to, and what would it mean? Fuck all, just like this one.
Why should the RIAA have any problem with that?
Well, you're not playing the game by their rules.
See, in their eyes you are a thief because you have neglected to replace your entire collection with 8track, and then with cassette, and then with CD's, and now MP3's and soon SuperCD's. Evil heinous thief you are, you're screwing up their perpetual revenue stream.
Now, of course this just demonstrates how necessary it is that all the members of the RIAA and similar bodies are removed from our gene pool sooner than later, and of course does you no good whatsoever.
Ahh, I see oh wise coward.
Been months since I had points to give, wish I knew why.
Suffice to say, if I had them now I'd give a bunch to you, one of the most insightful things I've read on here in a quite a while.
Funny thing is that the backers of MPEG4 are saying that this will block the acceptance of an _open_ standard. Just how open is MPEG4?
If they really want MPEG4 to be the defacto open standard, then why are they charging for licensing at all in the first place? Since they are charging for it, well, sucks to be them but they'll just have to suck it up and compete.
Good example of what NOT to do to our own kids ehh?
I'm assuming these are what we call Cub Cars in Canada, correct? (States don't have cubs before scouts do they?)
;-)
We always had 2 categories for ours, race winner and best design. I won the first year with an ugly piece of shit that followed many of the design principles suggested here (graphite, careful filing of rubbing parts, simple blunt rounded design, MAX OUT THE WEIGHT). I won the second year for design. Beautiful model of a Jeep that came in last over and over again in the heats
There is special film for slides that when processed and chopped into frames, are the actual slide. There is no conversion.
In your case, you are using standard film and getting slides 'printed' from them. Another conversion process as per digital -> slide.
There is no conversion with slide film, once developed it is the slide.
It stated in the article that chips like this have been in use in astronomy for a long time now for these exact reasons. (CMOS chips rather than CCD chips). It is also stated that part of the problem with adoption of the X3 is that the consumer digital camera market has entirely adopted the CCD chip as its standard rather than CMOS, making the transition to X3 (Based on CMOS) that much more difficult.
Yes, and Beta is still far superior to VHS. What's your point?
Where is it written that the better technology shall always prevail in the market?
Here's one for you for thought though that may help: The optical mouse was invented in about 1980 by Xerox. When did you get yours? Why did it take so long to replace the ball mouse? It's not like everyone already had mice then right? (let alone PC's hehe).
Um, slides are film.
So you suggest we go digital first, then convert that to film when we could just have gone with the film in the first place and lost nothing in the converstion?
I am NOT saying that film is better or digital is better, but I do know that any sort of converstion, especially across totally differing mediums, is not exactly desirable.
I don't know about you, but I can already grow several inches per day, sometimes several times in one day!
You just might learn something.
FYI: Guns are bad, Smoking is bad, drunkenness is bad, verbal abuse is bad, physical abuse is bad...is there anything else that your child is being taught that contradicts your style?
He doesn't like action and shootouts in star trek and pines for the sappy crap that is apparently missing here.
Well that settles it for me, this one might even be better than Wrath according to his description!
Bet he's seen search for spock like 50 times.
$10000 for a week or so worth of work isn't that great?
If their ideas were worth so much more, why would they submit them in the first place and why aren't they already millionaires?
I'm willing to bet the guy who won is plenty happy with his $10000 even though he likely doesn't need it given his past employment history and current position.
And how far shall this go?
Would you like to explain the physics involved in typing a word into a text box?
I was pointing out the silliness of the original nitpicker...not nitpicking.
Is he looking for advice on how to make his own?
No, he's looking for something that ALREADY EXISTS. And he's probably doing his searching for this item on HIS OWN TIME, and if he finds it I can guarantee you he would install and configure it on HIS OWN TIME as well.
So why were you judging this poor fellow in the first place? Just to be an asshole or is there more to it?
Stuff on google labs is NOT BETA. It's a freaking LAB, to play with ideas and try stuff.
Google News and Froogle ARE beta, note that they are NOT on the google lab system anymore.
You could have read this yourself at labs.google.com, kinda hard to miss. Gee, they even say explicitly that just because there is a feature in google labs, that in no way means that it will ever be an actual google feature.
What do you think the red 'stop' button was for?
Insightful, good god...
Gee...I just got hit on the head with a 2x4.
Um, the winner got $10g.
I'm sure you would have entered and won if it had been a million ehh?