You guys have a point as well. The pace has slowed down over the years, and sometimes he goes on too long. But I still just love the "feel" of the show, the mixture of outrage and humor and improv.
I will be sad because this is the place I go to laugh about something in the news when it has me angry. And even to come up with some Socratic seeds for debate with people who disagree with me on certain issues.
To each his own. Respect. My dad, who I tried to turn on to TDS, ended up liking Colbert better.
Ironically, I give Colbert some debits for the same reason you cite: "too much of the same thing," namely, his always being in his character and never serious.
John, for all his self-deprecating, really does run a serious show with a political message. I would say that message is orthogonal to the Republican-Democrat split and more accurately a critique of the corruption and disarray in our system of government. Yes, he does take conservatives to task more often than liberals, but he does take plenty of swings at both equally, and if you look at his audience demographic (under 60, generously!), that is probably reflective of their general proportion as well.
But yes, John Stewart is the heart and soul of The Daily Show. First, he refers often to the writers' meetings they have about the material, so it's obvious he's not just a prompt reader but someone involved in the writing. Second, his delivery is absolutely unbeatable, and the way he switches between the prepared script and off-the-cuff, let-your-guard-down silliness speaks to his standup background skills. And finally, the way he performs during the live interviews is the part that irrefutably convinces me he is the most quick-witted, fast-thinking man on earth. Even when I think he is wrong in his position, I can't remember seeing a guest who was able to outmaneuver him in a debate to seem credible.
I'm afraid a new host won't be able to recreate the magic. Look at Stephen Colbert for proof. His spinoff is a great success and extremely funny, but IMHO, it doesn't come close to matching the comedy of The Daily Show with John.
It was probably the creative team beihind which is making all the jokes and getting all the info gathering. Jon Stewart was the head making the repartee.
Could be true for the canned material segments, and I've often wondered how much of it came from him directly versus his creative staff. I imagine it is a good collaboration.
But if you look at the live interviews he performs, and especially those with "hostile" guests, you are left with no doubt that this man is gifted with the most incredibly fast-thinking, quick-witted, and humourous mind! I pity the fool who goes up to match wits with him, even when I don't agree with him. His ability to destroy his opponents' arguments with humour and a smile are incredible. Watch his repartee with Bill O'Reilly!
all else being equal*, I would go for 24mp over 16mp
All else *cannot* be equal. The sensor's pixel density directly determines how much light each pixel receives. Therefore, sensor size must increase in direct proportion to pixel count to maintain the quality. And lens size increases in direct proportion to sensor size. And sensor and lens size directly dictate your minimum form factor.
So if you want the same quality out of 24mp, you need a 50% bigger camera over 16mp.
Remember T-Mobile spans across most of the US. Meanwhile France is 25% smaller than Texas.
Totally irrelevant! Area shouldn't matter to profitability; population density should. Anyway, it's not just France. Others have followed my post with their rates from UK, Finland, Romania, etc that are also way cheaper than in the USA.
Anyhow, you've misconstrued my meaning. I LIKE T-MOBILE!, as I said. I've just never been able to get good network coverage at home or while traveling. I'm glad to hear they're growing strongly, because the death knells a while back and when AT&T was going to swallow them were very upsetting.
Yep, it's not really ready for primetime. I'm surprised they released it like this! In a couple moments, I quickly spotted two issues: 1) The majority of the time that I switch camera angles, I get a little repeat/skip backwards in the audio. 2) When changing between cameras, it seems you get a real quick shot of the last frame you were on with that camera. So as the scene progresses and you change cameras, this causes some subliminal-style image flashes.
Agreed, but T-Mobile is the exception and not the rule among American carriers, and if they manage to keep hanging onto existence by the skin of their teeth, then you'll still have a good deal. If not, well, I'll be sad too. T-Mobile has the best offering, but their network is too crap (at least the last time I tried it a few years ago). I would guess that's why no one else has felt compelled to match their plans.
No, it's because less megapixels allows more light to reach each pixel on the sensor. Megapixels does not equal quality. And to be clear, I was speaking of new models released within months of each other across price points. Do a research of the last 12 months of cameras from Canon or Panasonic on a photography review site and you will see through The Matrix that is mass consumer marketing.
Oh shit, I forgot the best part. That €20 UNLIMITED CALLING includes calls to landlines in OVER 100 COUNTRIES in the world (basically everywhere you would ever call, and then ten times that moreover), and to landlines/mobiles in the USA and Canada.
Oh, and it's MONTH-TO-MONTH!!!
Oh, and it includes roaming in 35 countries.
I've got to give it to the French in this race.
Then again, large parts of downtown Paris are on 1MB ADSL, sooooo, there's that. Hello 1999 all over again.
And I should mention that the €20 plan from Free Mobile in France includes 35 days a year of travel in 15 or so countries. That means unlimited calls/texts within those countries or to France plus the same data quota.
Yup! I went to look at the original poem... I am very disappointed. I can't say I would've recognized it as computer-generated, but I certainly would have recognized it as crap...
A home transformed by the lightning the balanced alcoves smother this insatiable earth of a planet, Earth. They attacked it with mechanical horns because they love you, love, in fire and wind. You say, what is the time waiting for in its spring? I tell you it is waiting for your branch that flows, because you are a sweet-smelling diamond architecture that does not know why it grows.
The original and erroneous post states, "[the] service would comprise of bundles," which is an improper construction regardless of the subject/object relationship. It could "comprise" or "be comprised of," but it could not "comprise of."
The irony, as I said, is that the OP has the subject/object in the proper order, he just has that errant "of" in there. I wonder if he didn't read the recent Wikipedia article here on Slashdot and try for a play on it. =) He almost got it. Were it not for that post, this stuff wouldn't be so fresh in my mind either.
Shit comprises your posts. Your posts are comprised of shit.
Switch "shit" and "your posts" in each of your sentences, and you're grammatically correct. Otherwise, if your shit really does comprise posts, you best see a proctologist ASAP.
The megapixel count has already been irrelevant for 5 years or more, even on actual digital CAMERAS! Any astute consumer will note that the higher-end cameras by each manufacturer have FEWER megapixels than the entry level models in the series. For the entry-level, megapixel count is a dick-measuring contest to attract naive and ignorant shoppers.
The newest iPhone and Samsung cameras don't even come close to taking pictures near the quality of my ~$100 Canon point and shoot compact. I love photography and taking photos but am not a pro. But until my smartphone stops ruining so may great photo opportunities for me, I will always own a dedicated camera and carry it whenever I go on likely photo-heavy outings. Don't even get me started on the low light performance of these pieces of sh*t cameraphones!
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I updated immediately after release on 2/10, but I don't have the patch mentioned. I presume that is because I don't have Visual Studio installed?
Would I rather my computer be bricked or p0wned?
In one case I potentially lose my data, in the other, bad guys potentially get it all.
You guys have a point as well. The pace has slowed down over the years, and sometimes he goes on too long. But I still just love the "feel" of the show, the mixture of outrage and humor and improv.
I will be sad because this is the place I go to laugh about something in the news when it has me angry. And even to come up with some Socratic seeds for debate with people who disagree with me on certain issues.
To each his own. Respect. My dad, who I tried to turn on to TDS, ended up liking Colbert better.
Ironically, I give Colbert some debits for the same reason you cite: "too much of the same thing," namely, his always being in his character and never serious.
John, for all his self-deprecating, really does run a serious show with a political message. I would say that message is orthogonal to the Republican-Democrat split and more accurately a critique of the corruption and disarray in our system of government. Yes, he does take conservatives to task more often than liberals, but he does take plenty of swings at both equally, and if you look at his audience demographic (under 60, generously!), that is probably reflective of their general proportion as well.
Riki Oh?
But yes, John Stewart is the heart and soul of The Daily Show. First, he refers often to the writers' meetings they have about the material, so it's obvious he's not just a prompt reader but someone involved in the writing. Second, his delivery is absolutely unbeatable, and the way he switches between the prepared script and off-the-cuff, let-your-guard-down silliness speaks to his standup background skills. And finally, the way he performs during the live interviews is the part that irrefutably convinces me he is the most quick-witted, fast-thinking man on earth. Even when I think he is wrong in his position, I can't remember seeing a guest who was able to outmaneuver him in a debate to seem credible.
I'm afraid a new host won't be able to recreate the magic. Look at Stephen Colbert for proof. His spinoff is a great success and extremely funny, but IMHO, it doesn't come close to matching the comedy of The Daily Show with John.
It was probably the creative team beihind which is making all the jokes and getting all the info gathering. Jon Stewart was the head making the repartee.
Could be true for the canned material segments, and I've often wondered how much of it came from him directly versus his creative staff. I imagine it is a good collaboration.
But if you look at the live interviews he performs, and especially those with "hostile" guests, you are left with no doubt that this man is gifted with the most incredibly fast-thinking, quick-witted, and humourous mind! I pity the fool who goes up to match wits with him, even when I don't agree with him. His ability to destroy his opponents' arguments with humour and a smile are incredible. Watch his repartee with Bill O'Reilly!
Greeaaat. I can't wait until my care can be remotely hacked over the Internet and subjected to constant automated scanning for vulnerabilities.
all else being equal*, I would go for 24mp over 16mp
All else *cannot* be equal. The sensor's pixel density directly determines how much light each pixel receives.
Therefore, sensor size must increase in direct proportion to pixel count to maintain the quality.
And lens size increases in direct proportion to sensor size.
And sensor and lens size directly dictate your minimum form factor.
So if you want the same quality out of 24mp, you need a 50% bigger camera over 16mp.
Remember T-Mobile spans across most of the US. Meanwhile France is 25% smaller than Texas.
Totally irrelevant! Area shouldn't matter to profitability; population density should. Anyway, it's not just France. Others have followed my post with their rates from UK, Finland, Romania, etc that are also way cheaper than in the USA.
Anyhow, you've misconstrued my meaning. I LIKE T-MOBILE!, as I said. I've just never been able to get good network coverage at home or while traveling. I'm glad to hear they're growing strongly, because the death knells a while back and when AT&T was going to swallow them were very upsetting.
Yep, it's not really ready for primetime. I'm surprised they released it like this!
In a couple moments, I quickly spotted two issues:
1) The majority of the time that I switch camera angles, I get a little repeat/skip backwards in the audio.
2) When changing between cameras, it seems you get a real quick shot of the last frame you were on with that camera. So as the scene progresses and you change cameras, this causes some subliminal-style image flashes.
I just tried it out, and the playback skips/repeats a little bit when you change angles. :/
Agreed, but T-Mobile is the exception and not the rule among American carriers, and if they manage to keep hanging onto existence by the skin of their teeth, then you'll still have a good deal. If not, well, I'll be sad too. T-Mobile has the best offering, but their network is too crap (at least the last time I tried it a few years ago). I would guess that's why no one else has felt compelled to match their plans.
To the BYOD repliers... did Verizon and AT&T give you a SIM card, or did they let you bring another CDMA phone?
No, it's because less megapixels allows more light to reach each pixel on the sensor. Megapixels does not equal quality.
And to be clear, I was speaking of new models released within months of each other across price points. Do a research of the last 12 months of cameras from Canon or Panasonic on a photography review site and you will see through The Matrix that is mass consumer marketing.
Oh shit, I forgot the best part. That €20 UNLIMITED CALLING includes calls to landlines in OVER 100 COUNTRIES in the world (basically everywhere you would ever call, and then ten times that moreover), and to landlines/mobiles in the USA and Canada.
Oh, and it's MONTH-TO-MONTH!!!
Oh, and it includes roaming in 35 countries.
I've got to give it to the French in this race.
Then again, large parts of downtown Paris are on 1MB ADSL, sooooo, there's that. Hello 1999 all over again.
And I should mention that the €20 plan from Free Mobile in France includes 35 days a year of travel in 15 or so countries. That means unlimited calls/texts within those countries or to France plus the same data quota.
Yup!
I went to look at the original poem... I am very disappointed. I can't say I would've recognized it as computer-generated, but I certainly would have recognized it as crap...
A home transformed by the lightning
the balanced alcoves smother
this insatiable earth of a planet, Earth.
They attacked it with mechanical horns
because they love you, love, in fire and wind.
You say, what is the time waiting for in its spring?
I tell you it is waiting for your branch that flows,
because you are a sweet-smelling diamond architecture
that does not know why it grows.
And the only major US carrier that will sell you a SIM card so you can B.Y.O.D.!!!
That's a damn good point. And to think my submission on backyard solar powered nuclear fusion was rejected!
And in France they have €20/month for unlimited calling, unlimited text, and 3GB of 4G data. We are getting RIPPED OFF here in the USA.
=)
The original and erroneous post states, "[the] service would comprise of bundles," which is an improper construction regardless of the subject/object relationship. It could "comprise" or "be comprised of," but it could not "comprise of."
The irony, as I said, is that the OP has the subject/object in the proper order, he just has that errant "of" in there.
I wonder if he didn't read the recent Wikipedia article here on Slashdot and try for a play on it. =) He almost got it. Were it not for that post, this stuff wouldn't be so fresh in my mind either.
Shit comprises your posts.
Your posts are comprised of shit.
Switch "shit" and "your posts" in each of your sentences, and you're grammatically correct. Otherwise, if your shit really does comprise posts, you best see a proctologist ASAP.
TL;DR.
Convince the dictionaries to change their minds, and I will too. For now they recognize such usage only as "nonstandard" or "idiomatic."
The proper usage of a word comprises that specified in the dictionary.
The megapixel count has already been irrelevant for 5 years or more, even on actual digital CAMERAS! Any astute consumer will note that the higher-end cameras by each manufacturer have FEWER megapixels than the entry level models in the series. For the entry-level, megapixel count is a dick-measuring contest to attract naive and ignorant shoppers.
The newest iPhone and Samsung cameras don't even come close to taking pictures near the quality of my ~$100 Canon point and shoot compact. I love photography and taking photos but am not a pro. But until my smartphone stops ruining so may great photo opportunities for me, I will always own a dedicated camera and carry it whenever I go on likely photo-heavy outings. Don't even get me started on the low light performance of these pieces of sh*t cameraphones!