IIRC, the tiny nubbins on your F and J keys have the jargon term "nipples" locked up. I think on some wierd keyboards the nipples were on D and K instead.
I have not checked ebay today, but on the rare occasion that I did, I did not see any in the $200 or less range.
At this point I wouldn't mind a build-it-yourself kit with a web-page for instructions!
Like the original poster, I've had this same task for a long time. My 600 dpi flatbed scanner is a trooper for sure, but 4 pictures at a time is still too cumbersome a process. I have about 2000 photos with no negatives which are my "older" photos that I am interested in digitizing. I also have a zillion or so negatives from this century and the preceding decade. But those older pictures are more interesting by far.
It's been too long to accurately date many of them now. I came across two of the WTC recently. But having them as separate files seems like it should be a little more manageable than several shoeboxes of photos.
I tried to get my grade-school aged nephew to spend some of his afternoons scanning them in, at a rate of $0.25/photo. He scanned a total of about 50 pictures (with my equipment) then gave up after several months.
I'm in the same boat as the original poster. I would like some help finding a solution here. I would have thought a 1/3rd size scanner with a simple roller/sheet feeder (er, photo feeder) would have been a super easy device to manufacture. Why are these devices so hard to find?
I run Win2k at work and have had to reinstall it twice so far this year. At home, the only time I have to restart my computer is to swap my second IDE hard drive.
Curious that our personal experiences vary so much.
I want this poster on my wall!
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Where can I buy a copy of this? Thinkgeek does not seem to have it yet...
Ah yes, poor, poor Mr. Robertson. He only got $100 million cash for selling out mp3.com, right? Verio must really be ripping him off if he can't afford to release source code with his $99 binaries.
One could suppose that he could just donate to the FSF if he wanted a stronger Linux community. Oh wait, the FSF is suing Lindows for not meeting the terms of the GPL.
Dear Ask Slashdot,
How about an update on that lawsuit?
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I thought that Afgahnistan as a whole has no (or was it one) ISPs? Was the CIA world-fact-book wrong? How can a country with no ISP mount a cyber attack? Free AOL cds?
With LindowsOS.COM you *do* get all the same big brother aspects as WinXP. Hell, Michael Robertson will even send your e-mail directly to Microsoft at the slightest hint of a lawsuit!
They *are* going to use this to track down and execute spammers, right? Oh please, oh please!
If you send something unencrypted via e-mail you should expect it to have about the same privacy as a post card. If you're shocked that a government entity is tracking your e-mail then you are very naive.
I have had Time Warner/Road Runner aparently drop my outgoing e-mail several times. Each event is when I'm once-a-year type mailing to my entire extended family (about 40 addresses!) The sadistic thing is that they drop the messages, instead of rejecting them.
A friend in a band has a mailing list, that I've had to opt-into several times. I was a little annoyed at the ISP at first, but on reflection I wish more ISP were equally confrontational with their bulk senders.
Today, more than 50% of the e-mail I receive is SPAM. In the last 7 years, it's gone WAY past merely being annoying.
Um, The X-10 protocol used the 60Hz power as it's carrier, right? That's how it sends controls to the camera telling it when to broadcast, what frequency, etc.
So you question must be asking, how to bypass the controls, and always broadcast, as if it's been initialized by battery?
I dunno. All those damn pop-under ads still make me want to jump up and down on the cameras instead of trying to find you a real answer.
For me to hit "the zone" takes time. The biggest thing is to program every day. Just a little snippet of code, but a little bit every day keeps me up to snuff.
In fact, that's how I learn new languages - "Hello World" one day, count 1-10 the next, iterate through an array the next, open a file the next, etc.
It is folly to think you ever know everything about a particular language though. The best you can ever do is to just keep at it, especialy when you think you know it all.
"Cars aren't stolen randomly, they are stolen for a profit. The only cases of random car theft would be for joyrides, and because of the risk involved for no financial gain, most criminals wouldn't be inclined to do it."
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I assume your point is that right now, today, only outlaws are spammers? And that that truism will continue into the future? I agree.
IIRC, the tiny nubbins on your F and J keys have the jargon term "nipples" locked up. I think on some wierd keyboards the nipples were on D and K instead.
Wait a sec. He was rewarded for helping set a legal precedent, that the entire .MP3 format is illegal, and that 'fair use' is illegal.
His point with Lindows is to set a legal precedent that everything GPL is illegal! I do believe Bill Gates will reward him for this.
Could you please recommend one?
You never need even the slightest reason, with our court systems, to sue someone. Let 'em have it!
I have not checked ebay today, but on the rare
occasion that I did, I did not see any in the
$200 or less range.
At this point I wouldn't mind a build-it-yourself
kit with a web-page for instructions!
Like the original poster, I've had this same task
for a long time. My 600 dpi flatbed scanner is
a trooper for sure, but 4 pictures at a time is
still too cumbersome a process. I have about
2000 photos with no negatives which are my
"older" photos that I am interested in digitizing.
I also have a zillion or so negatives from
this century and the preceding decade. But those
older pictures are more interesting by far.
It's been too long to accurately date many of them
now. I came across two of the WTC recently. But
having them as separate files seems like it should
be a little more manageable than several shoeboxes
of photos.
I tried to get my grade-school aged nephew to
spend some of his afternoons scanning them in,
at a rate of $0.25/photo. He scanned a total of
about 50 pictures (with my equipment) then gave
up after several months.
I'm in the same boat as the original poster. I
would like some help finding a solution here. I
would have thought a 1/3rd size scanner with a
simple roller/sheet feeder (er, photo feeder) would
have been a super easy device to manufacture.
Why are these devices so hard to find?
Where can I get one? Could you recommend a brand please?
Forgot to allow cookies. Parent message was from me - I did not intend for it to be anonymous.
I agree with your insightful comment. I wish the moderators would mod yours up.
I run Win2k at work and have had to reinstall it twice so far this year. At home, the only time I have to restart my computer is to swap my second IDE hard drive.
Curious that our personal experiences vary so much.
Where can I buy a copy of this? Thinkgeek does not seem to have it yet...
One could suppose that he could just donate to the FSF if he wanted a stronger Linux community. Oh wait, the FSF is suing Lindows for not meeting the terms of the GPL.
Dear Ask Slashdot,
How about an update on that lawsuit?
I thought that Afgahnistan as a whole has no (or was it one) ISPs? Was the CIA world-fact-book wrong? How can a country with no ISP mount a cyber attack? Free AOL cds?
With LindowsOS.COM you *do* get all the same big brother aspects as WinXP. Hell, Michael Robertson will even send your e-mail directly to Microsoft at the slightest hint of a lawsuit!
If MusicRebellion goes under, will any of it's IP revert to the public domain? Could it revert to GPL in the event the company goes under?
They will probably end up in a non-terminating loop. If we are truly lucky, they'll simply debate it forever!
Certainly. Its appearance in an unabridged dictionary means that some people are starting to use it. It does not mean it is correct.
It is jargon invented by people trying to verb a noun. (See, doesn't that sound silly?)
Things can have their own priority. You can list things in order of their priority.
To then take a noun and try to make it a verb is just wrong. It is usually a tactic of an idiot trying to sound smart by making up their own word.
As far as www.m-w.com is concerned, I presume they added it after it appeared once too often in the satirical cartoon Dilbert.
1) "Prioritize" is not a word.
2) He's a Rhodes schollar but hasn't ever heard of Cliff Notes?
Interesting concepts presented though.
I disagre with your opinion.
They *are* going to use this to track down and execute spammers, right? Oh please, oh please!
If you send something unencrypted via e-mail you should expect it to have about the same privacy as a post card. If you're shocked that a government entity is tracking your e-mail then you are very naive.
A friend in a band has a mailing list, that I've had to opt-into several times. I was a little annoyed at the ISP at first, but on reflection I wish more ISP were equally confrontational with their bulk senders.
Today, more than 50% of the e-mail I receive is SPAM. In the last 7 years, it's gone WAY past merely being annoying.
An ObjectOrientedFilesystem's only appropriate place is at the bottom of the ocean.
Um,
The X-10 protocol used the 60Hz power as it's carrier, right? That's how it sends controls to the camera telling it when to broadcast, what frequency, etc.
So you question must be asking, how to bypass the controls, and always broadcast, as if it's been initialized by battery?
I dunno. All those damn pop-under ads still make me want to jump up and down on the cameras instead of trying to find you a real answer.
For me to hit "the zone" takes time. The biggest thing is to program every day. Just a little snippet of code, but a little bit every day keeps me up to snuff.
In fact, that's how I learn new languages - "Hello World" one day, count 1-10 the next, iterate through an array the next, open a file the next, etc.
It is folly to think you ever know everything about a particular language though. The best you can ever do is to just keep at it, especialy when you think you know it all.
"Cars aren't stolen randomly, they are stolen for a profit. The only cases of random car theft would be for joyrides, and because of the risk involved for no financial gain, most criminals wouldn't be inclined to do it."
You've never lived in the Bronx.