You did not say what your price range is. This is an important bit of data.
The Fuji Finepix 6900 does not allow you to changes the lens. It allows yo to add lenses on such as telephoto and wide angle lenses. This is true for many if not all digital cameras in the $500 - $1000 price range. Very high end cameras that cost thousands *do* allow you to actually change the lens like with a non-digital SLR.
I recently did research and purchased an Olympus 3040.
What I was looking for was the camera with the highest quality images for under $500 with the following features:
- ability to add lenses - ISO of at least 400 for low light conditions - 1.8 f-stop for low light conditions - long battery life - the option for full manual control - USB interface - 3 or more megapixels
The Olympus 3040 and the Nikon 995 took the highest quality pictures among all cameras with these features for under $500. I went to the camera store and tried out both. I preferred the single body design of the Olympus over the two part body design of the Nikon. I ordered the Olympus online for $450.
Go to the digital camera area of cnet.com to read the reviews and see the results of the image quality lab tests. You will find the that the Fuji Finepix 6900 had relatively low image quality.
Oh yeah, the Olympus comes with two non-rechargable lithium ion batteries good for up to 1000 shots, and it also accepts four AA batteries. You should buy rechargable 1800 MAh Nickel Metal Hydride batteries. Those are the highest capacity.
If you watch the sixth season of Stargate on Sci-Fi and you don't have Showtime, you will have missed the fifth season, since it has not reached syndication yet. Season four is currently being shown in syndication.
I am curious to know how much energy this system would produce *if* it worked compared to other sources of energy such as fossil fuels, fission, fusion.
It doesn't matter how much money Microsoft loses with the XBox. They will give away the XBox if they have to to conquer the territory they want. This is the sort of thing they have horded so much cash for. So they don't have to compete. Once they have the territory they want, the consumer is then screwed like with Windows. They intend to integrate home entertainment with everything else Microsoft controls and further eliminate choice. The only way Microsoft will be stopped is by the law, by consumers making moral purchases, or with a bullet in the right place.
Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday May 20, @10:21AM from the that-kinda-cash-buys-a-lot-of-wookies dept. Domasi writes "The Force is with George Lucas again as the fifth installment of the Star Wars saga, 'Attack of the Clones,' took in $116.3 million in its first four days and to become the second-fastest film behind only "Spider-Man"." Spider-man is better. But I plan to see both of them again.
Most games are not addictive. Only a particular type, and the reasons are still
unraveling. This is a new type of addiction.
Anonymous Coward: "if...they enjoy EQ, OF COURSE they're going to spend
a lot of time playing it."
The problem is they do not enjoy it. They are miserable as a resul of playing
it. That's why the article is called "When games stop being fun".
mosch: "...but they freely choose to do so. There's no physical addiction,
their hair won't hurt when they stop playing, they can stop if they want to."
Something happens in the brain with this particular type of game that is just
like what happens when someone is taking an addictive drug. I know it is hard
to believe, but it is true. That's why there is ever increasing coverage of
it. It is a bizarre unexpected new addiction.
danny256: "The biggest issue is there is no withdraw, if I take an everquest
freak and make him stop playing, he will get better every minute"
There is withdrawel. When your playing you feel bad, and when you stop, you
feel worse. So bad, that you return to playing.
Sound like I am speaking from experience? I am. It is a very bizarre problem
to which I and others are giving a great deal of thought to figure out why this
happens and only with a particular type of game. I have always enjoyed spending
long hours playing video games. Keyword: "enjoy". Now something very
different happens with an MMORPG. At first it was fun like any other game or
enjoyable activity. You are having more fun than before you were playing. But
eventually and very slowly, so slowly that you don't realize it is happening,
it changes. If I knew it would happen or could see it happening I wouldn't have
played. Well, I am not going to go into all the details, but it did get to the
point where I was experiencing hallucinations. I had gotten so low and was so
miserable that I finally knew I had to stop cold turkey or I never would get
out of it alive. I knew I feel much worse for a while before I felt better,
but I knew I had to stop.
Well, it was a while ago, and I am all better now. Totally over it. It was
an educational experience. I have learned from it. Like I said if I had known
that would happen, would never have started playing. And thats the reason for
all this attention this new form of addiction is getting. People need to know.
I think there should be a warning label, though most people, at least at first,
will not take it seriously, will not believe it could happen to them, but awareness
will increase and eventually understanding the problem will be common knowledge.
Note, this doesn't happen with everyone. Certain people are probably genetically
predisposed just like with alcoholism. Knowing alcolism runs in one's family,
those people avoid alcohol.
foo fighter: "Joking about people whose lives have degenerated into living
a virtual existance while their former friends and loved ones leave them is
in the poorest of taste."
Thank you.
I hope this posting has increased someone's understanding of the problem.
understmdT. pops in: "Don't worry, games aren't addictive"
Most games are not addictive. Only a particular type, and the reasons are still unraveling. This is a new type of addiction.
Anonymous Coward: "if...they enjoy EQ, OF COURSE they're going to spend a lot of time playing it."
The problem is they do not enjoy it. They are miserable as a resul of playing it. That's why the article is called "When games stop being fun".
mosch: "...but they freely choose to do so. There's no physical addiction, their hair won't hurt when they stop playing, they can stop if they want to."
Something happens in the brain with this particular type of game that is just like what happens when someone is taking an addictive drug. I know it is hard to believe, but it is true. That's why there is ever increasing coverage of it. It is a bizarre unexpected new addiction.
danny256: "The biggest issue is there is no withdraw, if I take an everquest freak and make him stop playing, he will get better every minute"
There is withdrawel. When your playing you feel bad, and when you stop, you feel worse. So bad, that you return to playing.
Sound like I am speaking from experience? I am. It is a very bizarre problem to which I and others are giving a great deal of thought to figure out why this happens and only with a particular type of game. I have always enjoyed spending long hours playing video games. Keyword: "enjoy". Now something very different happens with an MMORPG. At first it was fun like any other game or enjoyable activity. You are having more fun than before you were playing. But eventually and very slowly, so slowly that you don't realize it is happening, it changes. If I knew it would happen or could see it happening I wouldn't have played. Well, I am not going to go into all the details, but it did get to the point where I was experiencing hallucinations. I had gotten so low and was so miserable that I finally knew I had to stop cold turkey or I never would get out of it alive. I knew I feel much worse for a while before I felt better, but I knew I had to stop.
Well, it was a while ago, and I am all better now. Totally over it. It was an educational experience. I have learned from it. Like I said if I had known that would happen, would never have started playing. And thats the reason for all this attention this new form of addiction is getting. People need to know. I think there should be a warning label, though most people, at least at first, will not take it seriously, will not believe it could happen to them, but awareness will increase and eventually understanding the problem will be common knowledge.
Note, this doesn't happen with everyone. Certain people are probably genetically predisposed just like with alcoholism. Knowing alcolism runs in one's family, those people avoid alcohol.
foo fighter: "Joking about people whose lives have degenerated into living a virtual existance while their former friends and loved ones leave them is in the poorest of taste."
Thank you.
I hope this posting has increased someone's understanding of the problem.
Actually, since both Sony and Microsoft lose money on the sale of the console itself, and make money on the games, the best thing you can do it buy an Xbox and burn it. And buy lots of PS2 games.
Thank goodness PS2 leads, but it makes me sick that so many people have bought the Borg Box. I wonder who Bill Gates has bought, blackmailed, or killed.
Is that a news post? Seems more like someone giving their cynical review of a show/movie. Damn, what a negative attitude. Wish you wouldn't infict it on everyone else.
I thoroughly enjoyed the premiere of Enterprise, but knew their would be people on bulletine boards with attitude problems. I intended to avoid reading the whining posts simply by not going to Star Trek discussion groups. Well that didn't work.
The opening sequence is awesome. The contemporary music brings the show so much closer to the present and inspires one to make these things happen. Starships are shown to be a clear result of and step in the progression of human achievements that have happened and are happening.
Humans, including Charles Tucker and Johnathan Archer are much more like modern humans with attitude problems and much growth yet to happen. They are going to make mistakes. They are wrong about many things. And by the end of the show, we see the journey has already begun. There is some understanding. There is some enlightenment.
People in the Enterprise era are exactly as I would expect them to be. By the time of Kirk, there are very few such as McCoy. And by the time of Picard, they are extinct. I'm not going to get into explaining about the polarized hull plating. If you suspended disbelief and realized you are viewing reality, you wouldn't even think things like that. Instead, you'd think there must be something you don't know or are misunderstanding which is exactly what has happend. And I liked watching T'Pol decontaminate. She is beautiful.
I feel so elated and privelaged to be able to witness the historic events of the future. I have so many positive things to say, but I just felt the need to counteract the negative vibes from that post.
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- The Olympus 3040 does use Smart Media.
- The main difference between the 3030 and the 3040 is the "Super Bright" lens referring to the 1.8 f-stop which lets more light in.
- It also comes with a wireless remote control.
You did not say what your price range is. This is an important bit of data.
The Fuji Finepix 6900 does not allow you to changes the lens. It allows yo to add lenses on such as telephoto and wide angle lenses. This is true for many if not all digital cameras in the $500 - $1000 price range. Very high end cameras that cost thousands *do* allow you to actually change the lens like with a non-digital SLR.
I recently did research and purchased an Olympus 3040.
What I was looking for was the camera with the highest quality images for under $500 with the following features:
- ability to add lenses
- ISO of at least 400 for low light conditions
- 1.8 f-stop for low light conditions
- long battery life
- the option for full manual control
- USB interface
- 3 or more megapixels
The Olympus 3040 and the Nikon 995 took the highest quality pictures among all cameras with these features for under $500. I went to the camera store and tried out both. I preferred the single body design of the Olympus over the two part body design of the Nikon. I ordered the Olympus online for $450.
Go to the digital camera area of cnet.com to read the reviews and see the results of the image quality lab tests. You will find the that the Fuji Finepix 6900 had relatively low image quality.
Oh yeah, the Olympus comes with two non-rechargable lithium ion batteries good for up to 1000 shots, and it also accepts four AA batteries. You should buy rechargable 1800 MAh Nickel Metal Hydride batteries. Those are the highest capacity.
If you watch the sixth season of Stargate on Sci-Fi and you don't have Showtime, you will have missed the fifth season, since it has not reached syndication yet. Season four is currently being shown in syndication.
The claim is that the electron *is* actually going *below* the ground state to a lower orbit.
http://www.blacklightpower.com/animation.shtml
You have when energy is released and absorbed by an electron backwards.
Energy is released when an electron drops to a lower orbit, and moves to a higher orbit when it absorbs energy.
Moving south is equivalent to dropping to a lower orbit and releasing energy.
Moving north is equivalent to raising to a higher orbit when energy is absorbed by the electron, *not* emitted.
In case this question is serious, which is a definite possibility considering most people are scientifically illiterate...
You have the common misconception that a rocket works by pushing against the ground and the air in the atmosphere. This is not how it works.
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The rocket moves forward as a reaction to mass being thrown in the opposite direction.
Imagine being on a low friction surface such as a slippery ice, and throwing something heavy away. You would be propelled in the opposite direction.
I am curious to know how much energy this system would produce *if* it worked compared to other sources of energy such as fossil fuels, fission, fusion.
Thanks
Does hacking include upgrading the hard drive?
Researchers develop new super-sized disc
It doesn't matter how much money Microsoft loses with the XBox. They will give away the XBox if they have to to conquer the territory they want. This is the sort of thing they have horded so much cash for. So they don't have to compete. Once they have the territory they want, the consumer is then screwed like with Windows. They intend to integrate home entertainment with everything else Microsoft controls and further eliminate choice. The only way Microsoft will be stopped is by the law, by consumers making moral purchases, or with a bullet in the right place.
"Spider-man is better."
This is incorrect.
What is the source of this information?
Star Wars is better.
Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday May 20, @10:21AM
from the that-kinda-cash-buys-a-lot-of-wookies dept.
Domasi writes "The Force is with George Lucas again as the fifth installment of the Star Wars saga, 'Attack of the Clones,' took in $116.3 million in its first four days and to become the second-fastest film behind only "Spider-Man"." Spider-man is better. But I plan to see both of them again.
T. pops in: "Don't worry, games aren't addictive"
Most games are not addictive. Only a particular type, and the reasons are still unraveling. This is a new type of addiction.
Anonymous Coward: "if...they enjoy EQ, OF COURSE they're going to spend a lot of time playing it."
The problem is they do not enjoy it. They are miserable as a resul of playing it. That's why the article is called "When games stop being fun".
mosch: "...but they freely choose to do so. There's no physical addiction, their hair won't hurt when they stop playing, they can stop if they want to."
Something happens in the brain with this particular type of game that is just like what happens when someone is taking an addictive drug. I know it is hard to believe, but it is true. That's why there is ever increasing coverage of it. It is a bizarre unexpected new addiction.
danny256: "The biggest issue is there is no withdraw, if I take an everquest freak and make him stop playing, he will get better every minute"
There is withdrawel. When your playing you feel bad, and when you stop, you feel worse. So bad, that you return to playing.
Sound like I am speaking from experience? I am. It is a very bizarre problem to which I and others are giving a great deal of thought to figure out why this happens and only with a particular type of game. I have always enjoyed spending long hours playing video games. Keyword: "enjoy". Now something very different happens with an MMORPG. At first it was fun like any other game or enjoyable activity. You are having more fun than before you were playing. But eventually and very slowly, so slowly that you don't realize it is happening, it changes. If I knew it would happen or could see it happening I wouldn't have played. Well, I am not going to go into all the details, but it did get to the point where I was experiencing hallucinations. I had gotten so low and was so miserable that I finally knew I had to stop cold turkey or I never would get out of it alive. I knew I feel much worse for a while before I felt better, but I knew I had to stop.
Well, it was a while ago, and I am all better now. Totally over it. It was an educational experience. I have learned from it. Like I said if I had known that would happen, would never have started playing. And thats the reason for all this attention this new form of addiction is getting. People need to know. I think there should be a warning label, though most people, at least at first, will not take it seriously, will not believe it could happen to them, but awareness will increase and eventually understanding the problem will be common knowledge.
Note, this doesn't happen with everyone. Certain people are probably genetically predisposed just like with alcoholism. Knowing alcolism runs in one's family, those people avoid alcohol.
foo fighter: "Joking about people whose lives have degenerated into living a virtual existance while their former friends and loved ones leave them is in the poorest of taste."
Thank you.
I hope this posting has increased someone's understanding of the problem.
understmdT. pops in: "Don't worry, games aren't addictive" Most games are not addictive. Only a particular type, and the reasons are still unraveling. This is a new type of addiction. Anonymous Coward: "if...they enjoy EQ, OF COURSE they're going to spend a lot of time playing it." The problem is they do not enjoy it. They are miserable as a resul of playing it. That's why the article is called "When games stop being fun". mosch: "...but they freely choose to do so. There's no physical addiction, their hair won't hurt when they stop playing, they can stop if they want to." Something happens in the brain with this particular type of game that is just like what happens when someone is taking an addictive drug. I know it is hard to believe, but it is true. That's why there is ever increasing coverage of it. It is a bizarre unexpected new addiction. danny256: "The biggest issue is there is no withdraw, if I take an everquest freak and make him stop playing, he will get better every minute" There is withdrawel. When your playing you feel bad, and when you stop, you feel worse. So bad, that you return to playing. Sound like I am speaking from experience? I am. It is a very bizarre problem to which I and others are giving a great deal of thought to figure out why this happens and only with a particular type of game. I have always enjoyed spending long hours playing video games. Keyword: "enjoy". Now something very different happens with an MMORPG. At first it was fun like any other game or enjoyable activity. You are having more fun than before you were playing. But eventually and very slowly, so slowly that you don't realize it is happening, it changes. If I knew it would happen or could see it happening I wouldn't have played. Well, I am not going to go into all the details, but it did get to the point where I was experiencing hallucinations. I had gotten so low and was so miserable that I finally knew I had to stop cold turkey or I never would get out of it alive. I knew I feel much worse for a while before I felt better, but I knew I had to stop. Well, it was a while ago, and I am all better now. Totally over it. It was an educational experience. I have learned from it. Like I said if I had known that would happen, would never have started playing. And thats the reason for all this attention this new form of addiction is getting. People need to know. I think there should be a warning label, though most people, at least at first, will not take it seriously, will not believe it could happen to them, but awareness will increase and eventually understanding the problem will be common knowledge. Note, this doesn't happen with everyone. Certain people are probably genetically predisposed just like with alcoholism. Knowing alcolism runs in one's family, those people avoid alcohol. foo fighter: "Joking about people whose lives have degenerated into living a virtual existance while their former friends and loved ones leave them is in the poorest of taste." Thank you. I hope this posting has increased someone's understanding of the problem.
"HALO"? You mean you bought a Borg Box?
"This would have been nice to know before all those hours killing The Flood in HALO."
Actually, since both Sony and Microsoft lose money on the sale of the console itself, and make money on the games, the best thing you can do it buy an Xbox and burn it. And buy lots of PS2 games.
Thank goodness PS2 leads, but it makes me sick that so many people have bought the Borg Box. I wonder who Bill Gates has bought, blackmailed, or killed.
Is that a news post? Seems more like someone giving their cynical review of a show/movie. Damn, what a negative attitude. Wish you wouldn't infict it on everyone else. I thoroughly enjoyed the premiere of Enterprise, but knew their would be people on bulletine boards with attitude problems. I intended to avoid reading the whining posts simply by not going to Star Trek discussion groups. Well that didn't work. The opening sequence is awesome. The contemporary music brings the show so much closer to the present and inspires one to make these things happen. Starships are shown to be a clear result of and step in the progression of human achievements that have happened and are happening. Humans, including Charles Tucker and Johnathan Archer are much more like modern humans with attitude problems and much growth yet to happen. They are going to make mistakes. They are wrong about many things. And by the end of the show, we see the journey has already begun. There is some understanding. There is some enlightenment. People in the Enterprise era are exactly as I would expect them to be. By the time of Kirk, there are very few such as McCoy. And by the time of Picard, they are extinct. I'm not going to get into explaining about the polarized hull plating. If you suspended disbelief and realized you are viewing reality, you wouldn't even think things like that. Instead, you'd think there must be something you don't know or are misunderstanding which is exactly what has happend. And I liked watching T'Pol decontaminate. She is beautiful. I feel so elated and privelaged to be able to witness the historic events of the future. I have so many positive things to say, but I just felt the need to counteract the negative vibes from that post.