Well, he may be able to want to search through his bills for specific payments, that kinda thing. Also, if he has a lot of stuff to digitize, text files could take up less hard disk space.
Forgot to mention that I often sketch on paper, and then bring my sketches into the computer for digital painting, and when using a direct flash, I've often encountered the problem I've described. I currently don't have a scanner, so when I am in need of bringing a sketch into the computer, I'm using a Digital Rebel XT (350D, for those outside North America/the United States)
It sounds to me like he doesn't have the lighting under control at all.
Using a direct flash isn't exactly the best option. The ink, even though black, may pick up noticable, and troublesome highlights. Depending on the range, it may even lead to uneven lighting on the paper itself. (Having part of the paper brighter than the rest)
Ideally, perhaps you'd want to use softboxes or some other method for more diffuse lighting.
Disclaimer: I'm not really familiar with OCR software though, so I don't know how well it can compensate/overcome such lighting issues as I described.
What about the turtles that support the earth all the way down? How do we know the cane toads won't introduce some disease that the turtles have no resistance to?
Yeah, as soon as I find a server I like, I add it to my list of favorites. I generally then stick to those servers. If I happen to get a false first impression, I simply delete the server off the list, never to return.
I didn't actually change my story. The plenty of room bit was in reference to the fact that at the stop light, there becomes more room (in that he could let the car through in an orderly, more organized way) in that when he came to a stop, he could have safely moved over and let us creep up to the front. Passing while actually driving was not an option because it could have put us both in jeopardy, but when we came to a stop light, I think it would have been perfectly safe for him to move over to the side, and wave us through. Surely you can agree that even with the lane still being narrow, it's safe for the bicyclist to let us through at the light? I see where you're coming from when it comes to the build up of cars behind, but there were a few opportunities for him to let us by before other cars came up behind us. Perhaps, if he had done this for us, and then another car at the next light, the bottleneck wouldn't have been so bad. Admittadely, I'm not sure exactly how the cars past the 3rd car behind us came up on us.
I fully understood your left turn analogy. My point was that it's often necessary for cars to make left turns. It's not always necessary for bike riders to lane block. I understand that there are times when it is necessary, but I personally believe it should be as a last resort. This guy had at least two other options that I could see (letting us by at the light, or taking the other streets). I admit that he might not have had the option of side streets as you pointed out that he might not know where he's going. Or, he could possibly have known that he was looking for a particular building on the stretch of road, but was unsure where exactly it was. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt on that, but I still think it's unreasonable that he failed to yield to our single car when he had the chance.
As for using the sidestreets to get around him, this wasn't an option because as I said, the parking structures were along this particular street, and taking the side streets would not have allowed the option to find an open one, without going past them, and then turning back onto the street in question, and with the left lanes closed, it was impossible to take left turns into said parking structures.
As for the holier than thou, again, you seem to think bikes are always a viable option for transportion. Sometimes, when say, in this scenario, carrying a portfolio of work to a place about 5 miles away, it isn't exactly an option. Like I said, I walk or bike just about everywhere I have to go, but it is not always an option.
You say you would cheerfully let the 10 cars behind you pass - This is precisely why I said in my original post that it was just one example, and not all bicyclists should be judged on that one scenario. Surely now you can understand where my opinion is coming from.
The problem is, the bicyclist had MANY opportunities to let me by. We hit just about every stop light on the stretch of road. Lights that are normally timed so as to allow the flow of traffic to go uninterrupted. That is, they're timed so that if you hit one green light, the next few lights will most likely be green. However, because of the cyclists slower rate of speed, we ended up hitting just about every light. Surely he could have let me gone by at the light, no? There was plenty of room for him to move over to the side and let me by while waiting for the light to turn green.
Your left turn analogy is a bit flawed. He's not doing anything wrong by turning left. IMO, A bicyclist holding up traffic, when he could have let other cars by, or taken a different route is wrong. There were plenty of side streets less than 25 yards north or south of the street we were on. Did he choose to use them? Nope. I couldn't use them because I needed to be on that street to find an open parking structure.
And I normally never use my horn, I was simply using that as an example of "don't get pissed at me because I'm getting frustrated with the fact that you're holding up traffic. In fact, the only time I use my horn is to alert a driver ahead that the light has turned green, if they seem to be unaware of that fact, as it can be quite dangerous to have cars at a standstill at a green light.
And don't use you're holier than thou attitude with your "non-polluting, non-parking-space-consuming" BS. It's not always possible to ride a bike. And for the record, I ride my bike just about everyday, and walk just about wherever I go. Granted, most people will drive wherever they have to go, be it 50 miles or 5 blocks. But with your holier than thou BS, you seem to assume that I'm somehow below you bike riders. Funny, considering that you're essentially telling me to better understand the facts.
As for sharing the road, I'll gladly share it. Just make damn sure you're not taking up two lanes with your pack of riders when you could easily go single file in one lane.
Unfortunately, luck can also play a role in being accused of cheating. One specific example occured when I was having a pretty bad round in CS. On one round, I was being hit from behind so I jumped and turned, and got a lucky headshot. Unfortunately for me, it was against an admin of the server. The result? Instant banning. Nevermind the fact that I had only about 10 kills to 20 deaths, and all my previous kills were "normal" ones.
I think part of the problem drivers have with cyclists is precisely that a lot of cyclists don't follow the rules, and lack common courtesy. It seems that bicyclists seem to think they deserve special treatment on the road as well. Recently I was travelling down a main street in a car with a friend, that had major construction and was limited to one lane each way. A rather narrow lane. We get stuck behind a guy on a bicycle doing no more than 10 mph. We had no room to pass him. The result of this was my friend and I, and at least 10 other cars being held up by this inconsiderant idiot. Granted, that's one example, and not all bicyclists are like that, nor should judgement of all bicyclists be based on one experience, but that is merely one example. I can't count how many times I've been driving down the parkway, stuck behind a group of cyclists who are riding 4-5 wide, at 5-10 mph below the speed limit, taking up the entire lane with no room to pass (unless you illegally want to cross lanes into oncoming traffic), when there is a path along the parkway meant specifically for biking.
The point is, if you're going to use the road, be it in a car or on a bicycle, obey the rules and use common courtesy. If you're unable to pedal hard enough to go the speed limit, get off the road and use the designated bike paths or use the side of the road, not the middle of the lane. And don't get pissed when I honk my horn at you because you're holding up traffic by being an idiot.
And guess what happens when the teams don't have to spend money on R&D for something like an ECU.... They spend that money on developing other aspects of the car. That's the problem with trying to cut costs in F1, it simply isn't possible. The teams will always spend as much money as possible.
Not true. Toyota and Ferrari both outspent Renault last year and look at what happened. Also, the money being spent by the top teams is closer to 500 million than 50 anually.
You haven't apparentely followed F1 much, as it is indeed almost always a case of one or two teams capable of winning races on a regular basis.
I think the term geek is becoming more "accepted" in general. I'm starting to hear more people refer to themselves, or others as geeks, be it a music geek, movie geek, etc.
Or, it could suggest that these defensive capabilities (huge horns, plates, etc) were overkill and more related to mating. They may have started as defensive capabilities, but could have very easily grown into something that's more ornamental. I'm not saying that IS the case, just that it's possible.
I think it's more of *WHY* does a scavenger get to be larger than most predators. Easy, if you're bigger and more menacing, it makes that much easier to take a kill from something else.
Wow, awesome, thanks for the tip. I've decided I want to study another language (I know a little German, but it's old and rusty), and being very visually orientated, I think this sounds like the perfect solution for me.
The Exocet, travelling at somewhere around ~1000km an hour, slamming into multiple, high velocity, 20mm shells (also travelling at roughly 1000m/s, is going to result in a lot more than a mere hole. It's going to shred the Exocet into lots of tiny little pieces.
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Well, he may be able to want to search through his bills for specific payments, that kinda thing. Also, if he has a lot of stuff to digitize, text files could take up less hard disk space.
Another alternative method is the curves tool/adjustment.
Forgot to mention that I often sketch on paper, and then bring my sketches into the computer for digital painting, and when using a direct flash, I've often encountered the problem I've described. I currently don't have a scanner, so when I am in need of bringing a sketch into the computer, I'm using a Digital Rebel XT (350D, for those outside North America/the United States)
It sounds to me like he doesn't have the lighting under control at all.
Using a direct flash isn't exactly the best option. The ink, even though black, may pick up noticable, and troublesome highlights. Depending on the range, it may even lead to uneven lighting on the paper itself. (Having part of the paper brighter than the rest)
Ideally, perhaps you'd want to use softboxes or some other method for more diffuse lighting.
Disclaimer: I'm not really familiar with OCR software though, so I don't know how well it can compensate/overcome such lighting issues as I described.
What about the turtles that support the earth all the way down? How do we know the cane toads won't introduce some disease that the turtles have no resistance to?
Yeah, as soon as I find a server I like, I add it to my list of favorites. I generally then stick to those servers. If I happen to get a false first impression, I simply delete the server off the list, never to return.
Shouldn't having duct tape make all the other glues/fasteners/soldering tools/etc redundant?!
I didn't actually change my story. The plenty of room bit was in reference to the fact that at the stop light, there becomes more room (in that he could let the car through in an orderly, more organized way) in that when he came to a stop, he could have safely moved over and let us creep up to the front. Passing while actually driving was not an option because it could have put us both in jeopardy, but when we came to a stop light, I think it would have been perfectly safe for him to move over to the side, and wave us through. Surely you can agree that even with the lane still being narrow, it's safe for the bicyclist to let us through at the light? I see where you're coming from when it comes to the build up of cars behind, but there were a few opportunities for him to let us by before other cars came up behind us. Perhaps, if he had done this for us, and then another car at the next light, the bottleneck wouldn't have been so bad. Admittadely, I'm not sure exactly how the cars past the 3rd car behind us came up on us.
I fully understood your left turn analogy. My point was that it's often necessary for cars to make left turns. It's not always necessary for bike riders to lane block. I understand that there are times when it is necessary, but I personally believe it should be as a last resort. This guy had at least two other options that I could see (letting us by at the light, or taking the other streets). I admit that he might not have had the option of side streets as you pointed out that he might not know where he's going. Or, he could possibly have known that he was looking for a particular building on the stretch of road, but was unsure where exactly it was. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt on that, but I still think it's unreasonable that he failed to yield to our single car when he had the chance.
As for using the sidestreets to get around him, this wasn't an option because as I said, the parking structures were along this particular street, and taking the side streets would not have allowed the option to find an open one, without going past them, and then turning back onto the street in question, and with the left lanes closed, it was impossible to take left turns into said parking structures.
As for the holier than thou, again, you seem to think bikes are always a viable option for transportion. Sometimes, when say, in this scenario, carrying a portfolio of work to a place about 5 miles away, it isn't exactly an option. Like I said, I walk or bike just about everywhere I have to go, but it is not always an option.
You say you would cheerfully let the 10 cars behind you pass - This is precisely why I said in my original post that it was just one example, and not all bicyclists should be judged on that one scenario. Surely now you can understand where my opinion is coming from.
The problem is, the bicyclist had MANY opportunities to let me by. We hit just about every stop light on the stretch of road. Lights that are normally timed so as to allow the flow of traffic to go uninterrupted. That is, they're timed so that if you hit one green light, the next few lights will most likely be green. However, because of the cyclists slower rate of speed, we ended up hitting just about every light. Surely he could have let me gone by at the light, no? There was plenty of room for him to move over to the side and let me by while waiting for the light to turn green.
Your left turn analogy is a bit flawed. He's not doing anything wrong by turning left. IMO, A bicyclist holding up traffic, when he could have let other cars by, or taken a different route is wrong. There were plenty of side streets less than 25 yards north or south of the street we were on. Did he choose to use them? Nope. I couldn't use them because I needed to be on that street to find an open parking structure.
And I normally never use my horn, I was simply using that as an example of "don't get pissed at me because I'm getting frustrated with the fact that you're holding up traffic. In fact, the only time I use my horn is to alert a driver ahead that the light has turned green, if they seem to be unaware of that fact, as it can be quite dangerous to have cars at a standstill at a green light.
And don't use you're holier than thou attitude with your "non-polluting, non-parking-space-consuming" BS. It's not always possible to ride a bike. And for the record, I ride my bike just about everyday, and walk just about wherever I go. Granted, most people will drive wherever they have to go, be it 50 miles or 5 blocks. But with your holier than thou BS, you seem to assume that I'm somehow below you bike riders. Funny, considering that you're essentially telling me to better understand the facts.
As for sharing the road, I'll gladly share it. Just make damn sure you're not taking up two lanes with your pack of riders when you could easily go single file in one lane.
Unfortunately, luck can also play a role in being accused of cheating. One specific example occured when I was having a pretty bad round in CS. On one round, I was being hit from behind so I jumped and turned, and got a lucky headshot. Unfortunately for me, it was against an admin of the server. The result? Instant banning. Nevermind the fact that I had only about 10 kills to 20 deaths, and all my previous kills were "normal" ones.
I think part of the problem drivers have with cyclists is precisely that a lot of cyclists don't follow the rules, and lack common courtesy. It seems that bicyclists seem to think they deserve special treatment on the road as well. Recently I was travelling down a main street in a car with a friend, that had major construction and was limited to one lane each way. A rather narrow lane. We get stuck behind a guy on a bicycle doing no more than 10 mph. We had no room to pass him. The result of this was my friend and I, and at least 10 other cars being held up by this inconsiderant idiot. Granted, that's one example, and not all bicyclists are like that, nor should judgement of all bicyclists be based on one experience, but that is merely one example. I can't count how many times I've been driving down the parkway, stuck behind a group of cyclists who are riding 4-5 wide, at 5-10 mph below the speed limit, taking up the entire lane with no room to pass (unless you illegally want to cross lanes into oncoming traffic), when there is a path along the parkway meant specifically for biking.
The point is, if you're going to use the road, be it in a car or on a bicycle, obey the rules and use common courtesy. If you're unable to pedal hard enough to go the speed limit, get off the road and use the designated bike paths or use the side of the road, not the middle of the lane. And don't get pissed when I honk my horn at you because you're holding up traffic by being an idiot.
Or at the very least, Barely Legal #8.
He also forgot Poland!
Do you know what a barge board is? Are you sure you're not thinking of the legality plank?
And guess what happens when the teams don't have to spend money on R&D for something like an ECU.... They spend that money on developing other aspects of the car. That's the problem with trying to cut costs in F1, it simply isn't possible. The teams will always spend as much money as possible.
Not true. Toyota and Ferrari both outspent Renault last year and look at what happened. Also, the money being spent by the top teams is closer to 500 million than 50 anually.
You haven't apparentely followed F1 much, as it is indeed almost always a case of one or two teams capable of winning races on a regular basis.
I think the term geek is becoming more "accepted" in general. I'm starting to hear more people refer to themselves, or others as geeks, be it a music geek, movie geek, etc.
Now there's a good use for these dogs... Train them to smell out the piles of shit that is known as pop music.
I'm not a mac user, so what's the difference between the OSX point upgrades and the stuff you get via Windows updates?
Or, it could suggest that these defensive capabilities (huge horns, plates, etc) were overkill and more related to mating. They may have started as defensive capabilities, but could have very easily grown into something that's more ornamental. I'm not saying that IS the case, just that it's possible.
I think it's more of *WHY* does a scavenger get to be larger than most predators. Easy, if you're bigger and more menacing, it makes that much easier to take a kill from something else.
No, but it also doesn't mean they can't act that way.
Did his father smell of elderberries?
Wow, awesome, thanks for the tip. I've decided I want to study another language (I know a little German, but it's old and rusty), and being very visually orientated, I think this sounds like the perfect solution for me.
The Exocet, travelling at somewhere around ~1000km an hour, slamming into multiple, high velocity, 20mm shells (also travelling at roughly 1000m/s, is going to result in a lot more than a mere hole. It's going to shred the Exocet into lots of tiny little pieces.