Why remove choice? GIF's are just fine, as are PNG. For those of us who are FORCED (for whatever valid and/or stupid reason) to support non-PNG browsers, GIFs are still the best choice.
IMHO, PNG *is* the way to go. However, this does not rule out GIF automatically.
How many? Fuck, I rememebr seeing it live (as most of the world did) and was shocked. Even those who made jokes about it, did it with that 'trying to cope' look in their eyes.
Having said that, I've fought a few bushfires, and they're all devistating. This fire is the worst the **ACT** has seen.
Oh, and something that hasn't been said.. it's one long fire front - not several different ones as is being reported in the news. And that's from a) people on the ground fighting it, and b) a report from one of the helicopter pilots.
If black mountain goes up, all bets will be off on the safety of a shitload of the ACT. mountain fires suck becuase the of the multiple fronts it causes.
I'm an ex-Canberrian myself, and know the area fairly well. From talking to a friend who's being doing just the same (he lives in Woden), your case isn't the only one. This is why so many people are turnning up at the hospitals with "minor" burns, mostly because they're doing their best to stop the fire.
I've been there myself, when living in country Victoria. One of my neighbours was doing a controlled burn when this insane wind appeared from friggin nowhere and the burn just went real bad. Twenty or so of us in the immediate area spent a good half hour limiting the fire's spread until the the CFA took hold of the situation. I managed to save my house, but the two next to me we're not so lucky. I still remember standing infront of 40 foot flames, drenched in water, holding the thing back with a wet blanket and a hose. Strangly enough, I didn't feel scared... just determined not to let the fire win.
Fight the good fight dude; my heart and thoughts are with you all up there.
I nabbed a copy as soon as I could, but the Windows tarball didn't have PEAR bundled with it like the earlier versions. I spent a good half a day trying to grab it with zero success.
4.2.3's version's PEAR, whilst not 1.0, still worked very nicely (under 4.3.0) with the test code I've been working on. Wonder if this was an oversight or if there's a real reason for it... (cue paranoid music)
Fighting terrorism is hard, as it's difficult to effectivly target and counter. As such, the work to nip it in the bud by focusing on it's support structure is fast becoming the new battleground. I say take the same approach to the MPAA.
Start communicating with the artists who support it. Provide and promote technical and ethic alternatives to it -- again, to the artists. Supporting a lobby group (such as the EFF) makes much more sense. Each time you 'reward' the MPAA, send an email (or better yet, break out that old pen and paper and WRITE a letter) to the artists involved saying how you enjoyed the show/music/whatever but share your concerns with the MPAA based association.
And KEEP doing it.
Focusing on the political arena is important, but it's only one battlefield. Choose where you fight this, find the best arena to combat this (one where the MPAA has less strength/interest) and don't let the fight stop.
ROFL.. Very true! Fortunatly, Geeklog is developed to run on IIS/Apache/etc on *nix/Windows/*BSD/OS*/etc. My only gripe is it's MySQL centric, but there is a db layer for those who want to roll their own db connectivity. I've toyed with the idea of writing an Oracle layer..
I've used Geeklog for three groups sites.. one of them with a tech focus, one is an SCA site, one for a non-profit organisation. Like 90% of blogs out there, it's fairly stable, has nice templates, yadda yadda yadda. It has built in calendaring which is nice also. I'd recommend it... the number of security issues behind it are pretty much zilch.
Postnuke is pretty amazing, but IMNSHO it's becoming very large. Takes a bit to get it customised to the level you want.
Thank you... I was going to write this up, but you beat me to it:) Leonardo was accused to being gay very early in his life, as it was one of the most effective (and highly used) political tools of the time. Bloody Inquisition!
Oh, and stop the three thousand replies due to occur... Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
Can we use this technology to build virtual environments for Earth? Want to walk on the ocean floor? Want to see the world from the top of Mt. Everest?
My partners youngest child was diagnosed with the various incarnations of ADHD, and suffered quit a bit as whilst the medication was effective, it did not fit the bill as she grew. It seemed like she 'outgrew' the medication.
After much angst, we she was finally diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism. Now, she's off the medication, we're using a whole different range of understanding and coping systems, and life is really starting to shine -- for her and for us.
Why mention this here? The medical professionals we consulted were simply off base with their initial diagnosis. We've found *so* much support from people who have gone through the same process, and now we're help others go through the same thing.
Peer support is a big thing, for you and for your child. I can't recommend this enough. The feelings of helplessness and guilt can be increadible at times, as anyone who's gone through this sort of thing can testify.
I should note that I'm not recommending that *your* diagnosis is incorrect. What I am saying, I guess, is that the medical professionas and we as a community are learning more about these issues each day, and mostly we're learning that we were wrong.
Keep an open mind, get some support for everyone from community groups who are in the same boat as you, and keep looking to the future.
Lets look at ratios. Three dupes from slashdot, thirteen thousand, four hundred and twelve dupes from idiots bitching about slashdot duping. It's hard to bitch about duping AND be taken seriously, when the bitch is a dupe. Atleast the stories are more interesting...
There are quite a few issues to look into. The top two would be to:
a) get someone in (professionally) to test the grounding.. and for much more reasons than just the interferance, and..
b) try turning off hotspot applicances, like microwaves, the fridge, air conditioners -- and then try it. More sensative equipment may pick up what less sensative equipment will not.
Oh, and a final though, do a google search on your sterio equipment in case there are others who have found this problem.. it may be a (semi)common problem.
Slashdot Mirror
Why remove choice? GIF's are just fine, as are PNG. For those of us who are FORCED (for whatever valid and/or stupid reason) to support non-PNG browsers, GIFs are still the best choice.
IMHO, PNG *is* the way to go. However, this does not rule out GIF automatically.
How many? Fuck, I rememebr seeing it live (as most of the world did) and was shocked. Even those who made jokes about it, did it with that 'trying to cope' look in their eyes.
Side point, how many Australians died in Sep 11?
Thought of the day: Think before bitching.
I fought in those fires. I can't agree more.
.. it's one long fire front - not several different ones as is being reported in the news. And that's from a) people on the ground fighting it, and b) a report from one of the helicopter pilots.
Having said that, I've fought a few bushfires, and they're all devistating. This fire is the worst the **ACT** has seen.
Oh, and something that hasn't been said
If black mountain goes up, all bets will be off on the safety of a shitload of the ACT. mountain fires suck becuase the of the multiple fronts it causes.
...
fingers seriously crossed
Well done.
... just determined not to let the fire win.
I'm an ex-Canberrian myself, and know the area fairly well. From talking to a friend who's being doing just the same (he lives in Woden), your case isn't the only one. This is why so many people are turnning up at the hospitals with "minor" burns, mostly because they're doing their best to stop the fire.
I've been there myself, when living in country Victoria. One of my neighbours was doing a controlled burn when this insane wind appeared from friggin nowhere and the burn just went real bad. Twenty or so of us in the immediate area spent a good half hour limiting the fire's spread until the the CFA took hold of the situation. I managed to save my house, but the two next to me we're not so lucky. I still remember standing infront of 40 foot flames, drenched in water, holding the thing back with a wet blanket and a hose. Strangly enough, I didn't feel scared
Fight the good fight dude; my heart and thoughts are with you all up there.
We say 'Bushfires' here in Australia. Brush fire sounds like you're taking personal grooming way too seriously.
Speak for yourself .. that's where my Manager's sun shines from .. just ask him!
I nabbed a copy as soon as I could, but the Windows tarball didn't have PEAR bundled with it like the earlier versions. I spent a good half a day trying to grab it with zero success.
... (cue paranoid music)
4.2.3's version's PEAR, whilst not 1.0, still worked very nicely (under 4.3.0) with the test code I've been working on. Wonder if this was an oversight or if there's a real reason for it
Yes it is .. but somehow, I don't think for that reason.
Fighting terrorism is hard, as it's difficult to effectivly target and counter. As such, the work to nip it in the bud by focusing on it's support structure is fast becoming the new battleground. I say take the same approach to the MPAA.
Start communicating with the artists who support it. Provide and promote technical and ethic alternatives to it -- again, to the artists. Supporting a lobby group (such as the EFF) makes much more sense. Each time you 'reward' the MPAA, send an email (or better yet, break out that old pen and paper and WRITE a letter) to the artists involved saying how you enjoyed the show/music/whatever but share your concerns with the MPAA based association.
And KEEP doing it.
Focusing on the political arena is important, but it's only one battlefield. Choose where you fight this, find the best arena to combat this (one where the MPAA has less strength/interest) and don't let the fight stop.
ROFL .. Very true! Fortunatly, Geeklog is developed to run on IIS/Apache/etc on *nix/Windows/*BSD/OS*/etc. My only gripe is it's MySQL centric, but there is a db layer for those who want to roll their own db connectivity. I've toyed with the idea of writing an Oracle layer ..
I've used Geeklog for three groups sites .. one of them with a tech focus, one is an SCA site, one for a non-profit organisation. Like 90% of blogs out there, it's fairly stable, has nice templates, yadda yadda yadda. It has built in calendaring which is nice also. I'd recommend it ... the number of security issues behind it are pretty much zilch.
Postnuke is pretty amazing, but IMNSHO it's becoming very large. Takes a bit to get it customised to the level you want.
Thank you ... I was going to write this up, but you beat me to it :) Leonardo was accused to being gay very early in his life, as it was one of the most effective (and highly used) political tools of the time. Bloody Inquisition!
... Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
Oh, and stop the three thousand replies due to occur
Can we use this technology to build virtual environments for Earth? Want to walk on the ocean floor? Want to see the world from the top of Mt. Everest?
Other planets are cool. So is ours.
Gotta love the tab key!
Don't forget Ctrl-R at the command line.
My partners youngest child was diagnosed with the various incarnations of ADHD, and suffered quit a bit as whilst the medication was effective, it did not fit the bill as she grew. It seemed like she 'outgrew' the medication.
After much angst, we she was finally diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism. Now, she's off the medication, we're using a whole different range of understanding and coping systems, and life is really starting to shine -- for her and for us.
Why mention this here? The medical professionals we consulted were simply off base with their initial diagnosis. We've found *so* much support from people who have gone through the same process, and now we're help others go through the same thing.
Peer support is a big thing, for you and for your child. I can't recommend this enough. The feelings of helplessness and guilt can be increadible at times, as anyone who's gone through this sort of thing can testify.
I should note that I'm not recommending that *your* diagnosis is incorrect. What I am saying, I guess, is that the medical professionas and we as a community are learning more about these issues each day, and mostly we're learning that we were wrong.
Keep an open mind, get some support for everyone from community groups who are in the same boat as you, and keep looking to the future.
Lets look at ratios. Three dupes from slashdot, thirteen thousand, four hundred and twelve dupes from idiots bitching about slashdot duping. It's hard to bitch about duping AND be taken seriously, when the bitch is a dupe. Atleast the stories are more interesting ...
Do I have to spell it out for you all?
SEGWAY!
Quantum Loop Error .. Rebooting Multiverse
I want the Naughty List for Christmas ..
Who watches the watchers who watch the watchers watching the watchmen.
... my brain hurts ..
Err
Indeed! Fuck 'em!
..
Oh, and record it and stream it to your subscribers. Hell, I'd pony up a subscription for that alone
There are quite a few issues to look into. The top two would be to:
.. and for much more reasons than just the interferance, and ..
.. it may be a (semi)common problem.
a) get someone in (professionally) to test the grounding
b) try turning off hotspot applicances, like microwaves, the fridge, air conditioners -- and then try it. More sensative equipment may pick up what less sensative equipment will not.
Oh, and a final though, do a google search on your sterio equipment in case there are others who have found this problem
/me raises his hand.
..
Last year of school I passed was Year 8.
My previous job was IT R&D Project Manager for one of the largest universities on the globe.
I wonder how many of us are there out there
Bullshit. I'm Australian, and speak/write English .. not American. FYI.