I doubt very seriously he put that much thought into it. The cause for his turmoil was his sexuality, not his knowledge. It was most likely he did not want to suffer or cause a mess with his demise. The only person who could answer this postulation is Mr. Turing himself.
From Dailyrotten:
June 7 1954
Despondent over court-ordered estrogen treatments to cure his homosexuality, Alan Turing commits suicide by consuming an apple laced with cyanide. Turing is considered the founder of modern computing, a pioneer in the field of Artificial Intelligence, and a crucial member of the team that cracked Germany's Enigma cipher in World War II.
Those average shots are practice for the shutterbug. Do you think everyone starts out shooting rhinos in the African jungle? The post sounds borderline elitist, along the lines of "people who use Garageband are not really musicians". Can't you be happy for people who want to learn how to do things? These are your potential contemporaries.
I have a Nikon Coolpix 5000 with a rotatable screen, I ditch all of my average shots and keep the ones I like. I have been told I have an eye for composition and what makes a good shot, and I set pretty high standards for myself. It is figuring out flash, shutter speed, length of exposure, aperture, zoom, focus, white balance, that comprises most "average" shots.
The last set of film photos I took, I developed a total of 98, and thought that about 15 were keepers. I have a much higher rate of keepers with my digicam, because, for the most part, what you see is what you get. This is even more the case with an SLR.
If you are truly a student of the game, take a class at a community college, read all the magazines you can afford to read, hit the library for books. There are tons of resources out there for those serious about learning photography.
Photography, like any other form of art, is purely subjective. What may look good to one person, may look horrible to another. Maybe to some people the picture of their Aunt is very special to them, while some may ridicule it, there was a reason the picture was shot. To capture a moment in time. And that is all photography is, an attempt to stop time in it's tracks.
No. They should have this crazy thing called a "budget", from which they can buy some hard drives. I also do not live in Baltimore, so my tax dollars have zero impact on that fair city. Think of the tax dollars that would have to be generated if someone decided to sue if something got deleted that should not have.
Why not hack a Pokemon mini, everyone has to start somewhere, not everyone starts out hacking Crays and Beowulf clusters. Speaking of, here is the obligatory "imagine a Beowulf cluster of these".
Five points for excellent use of buzzwords. I would say compress messages older than 90 days and save them. The government is not supposed to just willy nilly throw things away. I would invest in more hard drive space to hedge against lawsuits.
So the lack of obligation works both ways. Exactly. I was not denouncing the attempted improvement of browsers, but whining that helps no one. I use Firefox on Windows machine, I like it, the only problem I have ever had was with the nightly build, so I go back to the last known good nightly build. I mostly use Safari on OS X, but the occasional website requires the use of Firefox. I just hate the spoilsports that come out when a positive article comes out. These are the same nitpickers who would complain about the jewels encrusting the Holy Grail, were they to stumble upon it.
Ergo, they will fix the issues, but don't whine about them, it is not endearing, and you run the risk of pissing them off and making them say "forget this". I assume the issue described deals with compatibility rather than Firefox itself. There is no way for every programmer to know how every other program or environmental variable will interact with their code. They are not psychics, if they were, I doubt they would use their powers to write code, they would probably use them to pick the winning Lotto numbers.
First of all, it is a free browser, they have no obligation to fix anything. Buy a shirt, then whine. Second, if they are having legal issues with their art, then to ensure the continued existence of their browser, or else they will have no chance to fix the bugs. On another note, I have never had any problems with the browser from Phoenix to Firefox. Are you using the nightly builds or the official release. If you are using the nightly release, be careful what you wish for.
OK, your theory is the exact reverse of another theory, "the more you cross the line, the farther you have to go to cross it in the future." I think most people are accepting of most things, but the line has to be drawn somewhere. I doubt it would get to the point where the worst thing out there is pictures of cute puppies and kittens.
Ok here is my theory, before everyone starts sounding the panic alarms. Child porn is the "Universal EEW", warez and pr0n have their supporters, and I don't think many ISPs would survive without either. I do not think this is a slippery slope, our press is too free and the public is too vigilant for it to happen. The main reason is competition. However, if there is only one company to get your services from, they can do whatever they want.
Contrary to popular opinion, not everyone on/. is an M$ hating Linux zealot. I am not a huge fan of Windows, but it has it's uses. While that use is mostly video games, it still has it's uses.
I use Safari on OS X and have not seen one pop-up ad since I started using it.
No one is going to waste money knowing they may bork their camera, and Canon will sure give you hell if you send it to them with a borked firmware image.
Photographers who want quality will purchase quality. If there is one thing a photographer will not skimp on it is their farking camera. That would be like a race-car driver buying the best tools, hiring the best mechanics, then buying an 92 Ford Escort at an auction. The 10D has a metal body, and is just plain better. Some of the features in the firmware won't even work on the 300. It does not surprise me that they would use the same guts on multiple models, motherboard manufacturers do it all the time. My Asus A7N8X-Deluxe is just the base model with a few optional parts soldered on, the places for these parts are there on the base model, but the hardware itself is not. If I hack the BIOS, that will not replace the missing hardware.
Sounds like your women are too clingy. I can sit and play Zelda: Wind Waker while my girlfriend studies for her nursing school, we can not say a word to each other for hours. In short, sign the women up for school, or get them a hobby.
While Slackware's decision to use x.o may be a compatibility issue, the fact still remains that many other distros have ditched xfree86 for the licensing issue. What basically happens is that everyone starts using something new, because everyone is using something new. I think three things contributed to slackware's decision.
1) The ATI driver situation.
2) Compatibility between distros.
3) The licensing.
I am fairly certain that 3, while not mentioned, had at least a minor role in the decision. It is the proverbial "elephant in the room".
The first part tried to make us all go buy tin-foil hats, a bunch of scare tactics. The second part dealt with police overstepping their bounds, and the entire Justice System pissing all over the constitution, nothing new. I think the article just wanted to look "edgy" by mentioning the internet. The article was not so much about the internet, as it was about civil rights, a decidedly low-tech issue, the "surveillance on the internet" angle seems to be a red herring.
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I doubt very seriously he put that much thought into it. The cause for his turmoil was his sexuality, not his knowledge. It was most likely he did not want to suffer or cause a mess with his demise. The only person who could answer this postulation is Mr. Turing himself.
From Dailyrotten:
June 7 1954 Despondent over court-ordered estrogen treatments to cure his homosexuality, Alan Turing commits suicide by consuming an apple laced with cyanide. Turing is considered the founder of modern computing, a pioneer in the field of Artificial Intelligence, and a crucial member of the team that cracked Germany's Enigma cipher in World War II.
Those average shots are practice for the shutterbug. Do you think everyone starts out shooting rhinos in the African jungle? The post sounds borderline elitist, along the lines of "people who use Garageband are not really musicians". Can't you be happy for people who want to learn how to do things? These are your potential contemporaries.
I have a Nikon Coolpix 5000 with a rotatable screen, I ditch all of my average shots and keep the ones I like. I have been told I have an eye for composition and what makes a good shot, and I set pretty high standards for myself. It is figuring out flash, shutter speed, length of exposure, aperture, zoom, focus, white balance, that comprises most "average" shots.
The last set of film photos I took, I developed a total of 98, and thought that about 15 were keepers. I have a much higher rate of keepers with my digicam, because, for the most part, what you see is what you get. This is even more the case with an SLR.
If you are truly a student of the game, take a class at a community college, read all the magazines you can afford to read, hit the library for books. There are tons of resources out there for those serious about learning photography.
Photography, like any other form of art, is purely subjective. What may look good to one person, may look horrible to another. Maybe to some people the picture of their Aunt is very special to them, while some may ridicule it, there was a reason the picture was shot. To capture a moment in time. And that is all photography is, an attempt to stop time in it's tracks.
You can run it on scummvm. It runs under Win32, Linux (even apt-gettable!), and OS X. I play Sam & Max Hit The Road, and DOTT all the time.
No. They should have this crazy thing called a "budget", from which they can buy some hard drives. I also do not live in Baltimore, so my tax dollars have zero impact on that fair city. Think of the tax dollars that would have to be generated if someone decided to sue if something got deleted that should not have.
Why not hack a Pokemon mini, everyone has to start somewhere, not everyone starts out hacking Crays and Beowulf clusters. Speaking of, here is the obligatory "imagine a Beowulf cluster of these".
You are bashing a game that has not even had screenshots released? Wow, that may be a first, pre-emptive shit talking.
BT link anyone?
Five points for excellent use of buzzwords. I would say compress messages older than 90 days and save them. The government is not supposed to just willy nilly throw things away. I would invest in more hard drive space to hedge against lawsuits.
So the lack of obligation works both ways. Exactly. I was not denouncing the attempted improvement of browsers, but whining that helps no one. I use Firefox on Windows machine, I like it, the only problem I have ever had was with the nightly build, so I go back to the last known good nightly build. I mostly use Safari on OS X, but the occasional website requires the use of Firefox. I just hate the spoilsports that come out when a positive article comes out. These are the same nitpickers who would complain about the jewels encrusting the Holy Grail, were they to stumble upon it.
Ergo, they will fix the issues, but don't whine about them, it is not endearing, and you run the risk of pissing them off and making them say "forget this". I assume the issue described deals with compatibility rather than Firefox itself. There is no way for every programmer to know how every other program or environmental variable will interact with their code. They are not psychics, if they were, I doubt they would use their powers to write code, they would probably use them to pick the winning Lotto numbers.
First of all, it is a free browser, they have no obligation to fix anything. Buy a shirt, then whine. Second, if they are having legal issues with their art, then to ensure the continued existence of their browser, or else they will have no chance to fix the bugs. On another note, I have never had any problems with the browser from Phoenix to Firefox. Are you using the nightly builds or the official release. If you are using the nightly release, be careful what you wish for.
OK, your theory is the exact reverse of another theory, "the more you cross the line, the farther you have to go to cross it in the future." I think most people are accepting of most things, but the line has to be drawn somewhere. I doubt it would get to the point where the worst thing out there is pictures of cute puppies and kittens.
Ok here is my theory, before everyone starts sounding the panic alarms. Child porn is the "Universal EEW", warez and pr0n have their supporters, and I don't think many ISPs would survive without either. I do not think this is a slippery slope, our press is too free and the public is too vigilant for it to happen. The main reason is competition. However, if there is only one company to get your services from, they can do whatever they want.
No, "it's" is possesive. Apostrophe.
This honestly does not bother me that much. If the placement of keys on the keyboard gets you hot and bothered, seek help.
Contrary to popular opinion, not everyone on /. is an M$ hating Linux zealot. I am not a huge fan of Windows, but it has it's uses. While that use is mostly video games, it still has it's uses.
I use Safari on OS X and have not seen one pop-up ad since I started using it.
Didn't you see Super Troopers? It is all about Afghanistanimation!
Are we sure Roblimo didn't write this article?
I thought this was an article about casket building when I first saw the headline.
No one is going to waste money knowing they may bork their camera, and Canon will sure give you hell if you send it to them with a borked firmware image. Photographers who want quality will purchase quality. If there is one thing a photographer will not skimp on it is their farking camera. That would be like a race-car driver buying the best tools, hiring the best mechanics, then buying an 92 Ford Escort at an auction. The 10D has a metal body, and is just plain better. Some of the features in the firmware won't even work on the 300. It does not surprise me that they would use the same guts on multiple models, motherboard manufacturers do it all the time. My Asus A7N8X-Deluxe is just the base model with a few optional parts soldered on, the places for these parts are there on the base model, but the hardware itself is not. If I hack the BIOS, that will not replace the missing hardware.
Sounds like your women are too clingy. I can sit and play Zelda: Wind Waker while my girlfriend studies for her nursing school, we can not say a word to each other for hours. In short, sign the women up for school, or get them a hobby.
While Slackware's decision to use x.o may be a compatibility issue, the fact still remains that many other distros have ditched xfree86 for the licensing issue. What basically happens is that everyone starts using something new, because everyone is using something new. I think three things contributed to slackware's decision. 1) The ATI driver situation. 2) Compatibility between distros. 3) The licensing. I am fairly certain that 3, while not mentioned, had at least a minor role in the decision. It is the proverbial "elephant in the room".
Electrocution implies death by electricity. That said, unless a ghost is writing this, I am sure you meant "I got the shit shocked out of me".
The first part tried to make us all go buy tin-foil hats, a bunch of scare tactics. The second part dealt with police overstepping their bounds, and the entire Justice System pissing all over the constitution, nothing new. I think the article just wanted to look "edgy" by mentioning the internet. The article was not so much about the internet, as it was about civil rights, a decidedly low-tech issue, the "surveillance on the internet" angle seems to be a red herring.