Back in October 2002 Slashdot asked Digital
Camera Passing Quality of Film? which referenced a field
report from Luminous
Landscape. Now that was a great article, full of technical info. (The
Canon 1DS 11-megapixel camera surpassed 35mm film.) Why is Slashdot calling attention
to an informationally empty piece like Beyond Megapixels?
No one has mentioned Apple's record on server security, near perfect, thanks to BSD. In this context, that's a bankable feature and will forestall Apple's demise indefinitely. Seems to me they aren't stressing this enough and could make quick inroads into worm-weary IT.
Nor has anyone mentioned the last-ditch option available at any time--moving OSX to x86 architecture.
Apple's coolness isn't vapidly based on marketing image, but on great technology. The G5 from IBM is indicative of improved stability in its roadmap into CPU improvements, always iffy with Motorola.
Glad someone mentioned the Casimir effect. I received a reprint of a very good article on the subject from a primary researcher, Umar Mohideen, which can be downloaded here It's math intensive, not pop sci hype.
Photoshop keeps getting better and better. I've considered it to be the only program out of beta since version 5, and every subsequent release does more, better than I would have believed possible. This isn't a plug. Hope others agree that the improvements have been substantive, and the UI has grown more intuitive with each upgrade.
Frankly, I don't understand why I can't just buy the music directly from the artists, at $1/song.
That would be great., wouldn't it?
Artists go heavily into debt recording at company studios. They're "lent" the money, but they have to pay it back. There are plenty of horror stories of artists selling half a million albums but not making a profit because of that "borrowed" money.
I produced a compilation CD for a noncommercial radio station and was very pleased to get a track from Ani di Franco. She owns all of her own music through Righteous Babe. Somebody should ask her what she thinks of all this. She definitely proves the superfluous role of the big record companies.
So absolutely, let's be able to reward the artists directly, not the parasites who perpetuate rock star dreams that so very frequently turn into nightmares for artists.
Phantom Menace reminded me of the sci fi serials I saw as a kid before the main attraction. Afterwards, I read that Lucas intended to pay homage to them. Episode I was the fitting place. This probably can't be discerned by someone with no early influences in serials, but it's clear as a bell to me, and I loved Phantom Menace for the big reminder. Fans of Star Wars have preconceptions about what a story ought to be, but Lucas to me was more of an "author" in Phantom Menace than in the previous three episodes, which to me are the barest Joseph Campbell-esque templates of archetypal driven epic.
These viruses don't affect Macs. One need not be an Apple zealot to understand the cost savings and peace of mind of owning a Mac. I know people whose machines have been wiped by email viruses, and the cost has been monetary, not just stress and aggravation. It's likely that worse things are ahead, that the problem consists of unknown vulnerabilities, and that those vulnerabilities WILL eventually be exploited. It's an argument for open source as well, and a strong one, but for those who want to use familiar programs like Outlook, it's just a lot safer to use them on a Mac. I get several Klez attachments a day, but they pose no risk.
Has this been mentioned yet? Windows is a Mac clone. The look and feel, the "plug and play," the point and click, etc.
Both are asymptotes of something ideal that users want, and the competition is good for us. What MS tries to accomplish with market dominance and dollars, Apple tries to accomplish with stability and aesthetics.
Sure it costs $10,000, has black and white display, couldn't deliver on its promise of direct to disk video recording, doesn't have much software, and requires learning Objective C, but it's nothing short of revolutionary.
A hunt for anitbiotic soil bacteria could turn up something to make everyone proud. An inexpensive lab-on-a-slide could be developed for preliminary screening, with positive results to be sent on for further testing.
You have funding, but you can spend it wisely by trying out href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/manhattan/"& gt;Manhattan Virtual Classroom available for FREE at SourceForge. Makes it easy for prof's to post lectures, notes etc. by simply attaching docs, not coding them into html. Has very low hardware requirements an is extremely stable.
Before we have face/gesture/intention recognition, a theramin input device would be nice. Here's an instrument that bridged analog and digital instruments, something of a primitive.
Don't forget your mention of Josephson Junction CPU's using supercooled niobium. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/publicfeature/dec00/s up.html
Could be that this new stuff can be lithographed rather than vapor deposited.
I live in North Dakota. Any given winter's day, my fillings go superconductive. I can browse slashdot from my molars.
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Back in October 2002 Slashdot asked Digital Camera Passing Quality of Film? which referenced a field report from Luminous Landscape. Now that was a great article, full of technical info. (The Canon 1DS 11-megapixel camera surpassed 35mm film.) Why is Slashdot calling attention to an informationally empty piece like Beyond Megapixels?
Not kissing up here, but TechTV is boring and dumbed down (often infuriatingly so).
No one has mentioned Apple's record on server security, near perfect, thanks to BSD. In this context, that's a bankable feature and will forestall Apple's demise indefinitely. Seems to me they aren't stressing this enough and could make quick inroads into worm-weary IT.
Nor has anyone mentioned the last-ditch option available at any time--moving OSX to x86 architecture.
Apple's coolness isn't vapidly based on marketing image, but on great technology. The G5 from IBM is indicative of improved stability in its roadmap into CPU improvements, always iffy with Motorola.
Sorry, get it here.
Glad someone mentioned the Casimir effect. I received a reprint of a very good article on the subject from a primary researcher, Umar Mohideen, which can be downloaded here It's math intensive, not pop sci hype.
Absorbing solitaire type of card game. A true classic.
Palladium + hydrogen = cold fusion
Sure it will work.
Photoshop keeps getting better and better. I've considered it to be the only program out of beta since version 5, and every subsequent release does more, better than I would have believed possible. This isn't a plug. Hope others agree that the improvements have been substantive, and the UI has grown more intuitive with each upgrade.
Frankly, I don't understand why I can't just buy the music directly from the artists, at $1/song.
That would be great., wouldn't it?
Artists go heavily into debt recording at company studios. They're "lent" the money, but they have to pay it back. There are plenty of horror stories of artists selling half a million albums but not making a profit because of that "borrowed" money.
I produced a compilation CD for a noncommercial radio station and was very pleased to get a track from Ani di Franco. She owns all of her own music through Righteous Babe. Somebody should ask her what she thinks of all this. She definitely proves the superfluous role of the big record companies.
So absolutely, let's be able to reward the artists directly, not the parasites who perpetuate rock star dreams that so very frequently turn into nightmares for artists.
The cargo bay is the right size and with a few escort vehicles, you own the road.
I saw this article, too, and went looking for mp3's, but they aren't that easy to find..
Phantom Menace reminded me of the sci fi serials I saw as a kid before the main attraction. Afterwards, I read that Lucas intended to pay homage to them. Episode I was the fitting place. This probably can't be discerned by someone with no early influences in serials, but it's clear as a bell to me, and I loved Phantom Menace for the big reminder. Fans of Star Wars have preconceptions about what a story ought to be, but Lucas to me was more of an "author" in Phantom Menace than in the previous three episodes, which to me are the barest Joseph Campbell-esque templates of archetypal driven epic.
These viruses don't affect Macs. One need not be an Apple zealot to understand the cost savings and peace of mind of owning a Mac. I know people whose machines have been wiped by email viruses, and the cost has been monetary, not just stress and aggravation. It's likely that worse things are ahead, that the problem consists of unknown vulnerabilities, and that those vulnerabilities WILL eventually be exploited. It's an argument for open source as well, and a strong one, but for those who want to use familiar programs like Outlook, it's just a lot safer to use them on a Mac. I get several Klez attachments a day, but they pose no risk.
Has this been mentioned yet? Windows is a Mac clone. The look and feel, the "plug and play," the point and click, etc.
Both are asymptotes of something ideal that users want, and the competition is good for us. What MS tries to accomplish with market dominance and dollars, Apple tries to accomplish with stability and aesthetics.
Let em fight it out.
Check out EndNote. You can search the Library of Congress and dozens of university libraries. Very handy.
Sure it costs $10,000, has black and white display, couldn't deliver on its promise of direct to disk video recording, doesn't have much software, and requires learning Objective C, but it's nothing short of revolutionary.
RFID = dongle of the future?
A hunt for anitbiotic soil bacteria could turn up something to make everyone proud. An inexpensive lab-on-a-slide could be developed for preliminary screening, with positive results to be sent on for further testing.
You have funding, but you can spend it wisely by trying out href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/manhattan/"& gt;Manhattan Virtual Classroom available for FREE at SourceForge. Makes it easy for prof's to post lectures, notes etc. by simply attaching docs, not coding them into html. Has very low hardware requirements an is extremely stable.
Before we have face/gesture/intention recognition, a theramin input device would be nice. Here's an instrument that bridged analog and digital instruments, something of a primitive.
Q: Where do Flatlanders bury their dead? A: In a pine square.
Don't forget your mention of Josephson Junction CPU's using supercooled niobium. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/publicfeature/dec00/s up.html
Could be that this new stuff can be lithographed rather than vapor deposited.
I live in North Dakota. Any given winter's day, my fillings go superconductive. I can browse slashdot from my molars.