Where I live, AT&T has both Edge (2.5G) and 3G deployed - I only have the first gen iPhone so I cannot speak to 3G quality here, but over the past couple of months I have seen an improvement in 2G coverage and quality. My house used to be on the edge (hah!) of an Edge dead zone - but now we get nearly full bars and no missed calls.
I got "Nation" for Christmas, and am looking forward to reading it. But it's a collaborative work: if my claim is correct, it's exactly how Sir Pratchett could extend his useful time as a beloved author.
It was a joy to read to my daughter. However, I must be missing something, I don't recall Nation being a collaborative work. Do you have a pointer to the facts on this?
Do not mistake my remarks to be an attack on your hypothesis regarding creativity and Alzheimer's - I just think it may be a tad premature to be drawing conclusions at this point.
what I liked about reading this, was the "archeology" of piecing together the behind the scenes - and comments from some of the actual persons involved - reads like a USENET thread - be sure to put on your flame retardant eyewear;)
I've downloaded and tried DTV -- looks ok, but nothing great. Nothing that iTunes 4.9 doesn't already do for both Mac and Win platforms (yes, you can watch videos in iTunes -- look to the album art pane).
Sadly, I think the PP is a red herring. I've been watching the TiVo Comunity Forums since TiVo to Go came out and no one has a mac-only solution. Googling comes up empty, too. I'd love to be proved wrong, however.
Currently solution requires access to DirectShow filters - hence only Win2000/XP methods.
dr00g911 - hey, please give a little more - I tried as you suggested and have not found any command line tools for OS X. I know of Win2000/XP methods but need OS X. Thanks!
Mount your camera between you and the monitor. Problem solved.
:) OK, however this will obscure the display of the other person's face defeating the point (that is, both parties get eye contact). I suppose you could blow up display window and position the camera between the other's eye's (supposing they don't move).
I think what I am hoping for is something better -- given what is known about human communication and UI design.
One of the most awkward things about video ichats is that you never really make true eye contact with the other party. either you are looking at the camera (and not seeing their image) or looking at the other's image - to them you are looking down (or away from eye contact). I don't think video chat will ever really "catch fire" until this gets corrected -- humans crave eye contact in visual communication!
Even the video phones I've seen get this wrong with the camera located some distance above the incoming image display.
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The book is very readable and a classic, to boot!
Where I live, AT&T has both Edge (2.5G) and 3G deployed - I only have the first gen iPhone so I cannot speak to 3G quality here, but over the past couple of months I have seen an improvement in 2G coverage and quality. My house used to be on the edge (hah!) of an Edge dead zone - but now we get nearly full bars and no missed calls.
I got "Nation" for Christmas, and am looking forward to reading it. But it's a collaborative work: if my claim is correct, it's exactly how Sir Pratchett could extend his useful time as a beloved author.
It was a joy to read to my daughter. However, I must be missing something, I don't recall Nation being a collaborative work. Do you have a pointer to the facts on this?
Do not mistake my remarks to be an attack on your hypothesis regarding creativity and Alzheimer's - I just think it may be a tad premature to be drawing conclusions at this point.
You have but to read Nation: no "serious flattening of creativity"
I wish him all the best - and selfishly wish that he continues to write.
what I liked about reading this, was the "archeology" of piecing together the behind the scenes - and comments from some of the actual persons involved - reads like a USENET thread - be sure to put on your flame retardant eyewear ;)
Ballmer, you crazy guy, is that you?
my sort goes to 11 ... wait, that is only three :(
or "The Wisdom of Crowds" by James Surowiecki
I've downloaded and tried DTV -- looks ok, but nothing great. Nothing that iTunes 4.9 doesn't already do for both Mac and Win platforms (yes, you can watch videos in iTunes -- look to the album art pane).
Sorry -- not PP but GPP. (now GGPP)
Sadly, I think the PP is a red herring. I've been watching the TiVo Comunity Forums since TiVo to Go came out and no one has a mac-only solution. Googling comes up empty, too. I'd love to be proved wrong, however.
Currently solution requires access to DirectShow filters - hence only Win2000/XP methods.
Please let me know if you do find anything!
Utilities/Terminal.app har har har thanks bunches!
dr00g911 - hey, please give a little more - I tried as you suggested and have not found any command line tools for OS X. I know of Win2000/XP methods but need OS X. Thanks!
:) OK, however this will obscure the display of the other person's face defeating the point (that is, both parties get eye contact). I suppose you could blow up display window and position the camera between the other's eye's (supposing they don't move).
I think what I am hoping for is something better -- given what is known about human communication and UI design.
One of the most awkward things about video ichats is that you never really make true eye contact with the other party. either you are looking at the camera (and not seeing their image) or looking at the other's image - to them you are looking down (or away from eye contact). I don't think video chat will ever really "catch fire" until this gets corrected -- humans crave eye contact in visual communication!
Even the video phones I've seen get this wrong with the camera located some distance above the incoming image display.
/sigh
:(
Bill Cosby is a Very Funny Fellow... Right! (Live)
1963
Noah sketch is track 4-6
I guess my humor references are a bit stale for the moderators today
Right!
For hardware, perhaps. But software and the use of both may take some time before we see true artistry.