Excellent points, my man. Couldn't have said it better myself.
And when drugs give us greater satisfaction than a job well done or spending time with loved ones, well, we just might find ourselves spending less time working and with family.
And, hell, if that isn't bad enough, we might find ourselves listening to Moby.
So, the gist of your argument (and the argument of every person who thinks pot should be legal) is, if we don't ban everything, we shouldn't ban anything. Do I have that correct?
Ah, but the difference between Microsoft GPL'ing Windows and Apple patching security problems in the previous version of their software is that the latter is reasonable!
3. AAC support. Okay, Ogg Vorbis is more Stalmanist, blah blah blah, but AAC at 128 sounds as good or better, at least to me, as VBR MP3 while taking up less space on the HD.
Psst. Not to be rude, but at 128kbps MP3 and AAC will take the same amount of space for the same length track. AAC will sound markedly better.
Not exactly true. Note the post says, "VBR MP3". In VBR, the rate refers to the minimum bit rate. So the average bit rate of the encoding will be something equal to or greater than 128kbs.
I believe more common than pressure sensors are magnetic induction coils that detect the presence of the metal in a vehicle. These can be buried back as far as appropriate, and I'd imagine they could also determine the speed of approaching vehicles.
While Googling for support on this point, I found this article, which mentions problems these induction coils (referred to as "wire loops" in the article) pose for motorcycles. So, like a pressure sensor, the induction sensor also need to be adjusted for smaller vehicles.
Completely off-topic to the main Slashdot article, but interesting nonetheless.
Your definition of "safe" differs from mine. Safe as in safe from detection, possibly, but not safe as in safe from accident and bodily injury and all the other things that come with messing with the traffic flow.
Unless traffic is backed up on both sides of the intersection, which is hardly a rare event (in my neck of the woods, anyway).
Even without the device, if the traffic isn't backed up, emergency vehicles could (and do) do exactly what you suggest: drive on the other side of the road to get past traffic backed up at a red light. Granted, your suggestion makes this a bit safer by making it less likely some jerk on the cross street or opposite direction won't cross. But it would create a huge problem in the event of a backed-up intersection where traffic must flow for the emergency vehicle to cross.
I realize that the 10D is an improvement on the D60 (which I have), but even so, I'm a bit surprised that a D60 owner would buy a 10D. What made you decide to do so, and Did you sell your D60?
Also, do you mean to say, "I highly recommend the 10D" rather than D60?
Last note...as far as dynamic range, Fuji is working on the isue with its Super CCD SR. Each pixel is captured by two photosites: One large one for greater sensitivity to low light, and one small one to capture bright light. So far, that's only offer on a point-and-shoot camera.
What I was thinking of (but failed to actually state) when I said photography is an expensive hobby are the lenses (for SLR cameras). In time, you'll find it easy to spend more money on lenses than you did on the original body. And that's true of digital or film, since the lenses are the same.
If you've got a Canon or a Nikon (etc.) film SLR, you've got a head start, since you'll already have at least one lens you could use on a like-branded DSLR.
Both the film and digital Rebel lines use standard Canon EF lenses. The Digital Rebel (aka 300D) also uses EF-S lenses, which are lenses designed for the smaller (relative to a full 35mm frame) CMOS sensor.
Just as the D100 uses any Nikon AF lens, the Canon digital SLRs (1D, 1Ds, 10D, 300D, D30, D60) will use any Canon EF lens.
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An excellent site for information and reviews is dpreview.com. You'll find reviews of the Digital Rebel and comparisons to it's "older brother," the 10D. You'll also find reviews of other DSLR and point-and-shoot SLRs. Definitely worth a look.
P.S. I own the predecessor to the 10D, the D60, and it is an excellent camera. I highly recommend a DSLR, but be prepared...photograph is an expensive hobby!
Sure there is! Software or browsers that block pop-ups are quite common. And, yep, ISPs (e.g., Earthlink) even provide such software.
Oh yeah, and Gator is spyware!
How did the September 11 attacks show us that "zealots of any movement represent a huge risk"? It showed us nothing other than the risks posed by zealots of one particular movement. That tragic incident cannot be extrapolated to zealots or movements at large.
How many people have you heard who read URLs like this: "H-T-T-P colon forward-slash forward-slash..."? I know I've heard more than a few myself.
Never under estimate the incompetence of the human species.
Read the article, and you'll see that the directory structure takes up a negligible amount of space. The primary difference is the base-10 vs. base-2 issue.
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Oh, Chris, you words always have been so moooooooving.
* (Installing Linux isn't an option, 'cause if you know how to do that, you've already disabled Windows Messenger.)
I find it odd that Motorola, a maker of embedded microprocessors, would go with an Intel chip.
Excellent points, my man. Couldn't have said it better myself. And when drugs give us greater satisfaction than a job well done or spending time with loved ones, well, we just might find ourselves spending less time working and with family. And, hell, if that isn't bad enough, we might find ourselves listening to Moby.
So, the gist of your argument (and the argument of every person who thinks pot should be legal) is, if we don't ban everything, we shouldn't ban anything. Do I have that correct?
Ah, but the difference between Microsoft GPL'ing Windows and Apple patching security problems in the previous version of their software is that the latter is reasonable!
Whoa! Sounds like your boss better slow down there. What's with this 10Mbs half-duplex, leadfoot? AppleTalk should suit you all fine.
Perhaps not...but it sure smells better!
While Googling for support on this point, I found this article, which mentions problems these induction coils (referred to as "wire loops" in the article) pose for motorcycles. So, like a pressure sensor, the induction sensor also need to be adjusted for smaller vehicles.
Completely off-topic to the main Slashdot article, but interesting nonetheless.
Honestly, you stop at every great light? Seems like you're begging to get rear ended.
Your definition of "safe" differs from mine. Safe as in safe from detection, possibly, but not safe as in safe from accident and bodily injury and all the other things that come with messing with the traffic flow.
Even without the device, if the traffic isn't backed up, emergency vehicles could (and do) do exactly what you suggest: drive on the other side of the road to get past traffic backed up at a red light. Granted, your suggestion makes this a bit safer by making it less likely some jerk on the cross street or opposite direction won't cross. But it would create a huge problem in the event of a backed-up intersection where traffic must flow for the emergency vehicle to cross.
Also, do you mean to say, "I highly recommend the 10D" rather than D60?
Last note...as far as dynamic range, Fuji is working on the isue with its Super CCD SR. Each pixel is captured by two photosites: One large one for greater sensitivity to low light, and one small one to capture bright light. So far, that's only offer on a point-and-shoot camera.
If you've got a Canon or a Nikon (etc.) film SLR, you've got a head start, since you'll already have at least one lens you could use on a like-branded DSLR.
Just as the D100 uses any Nikon AF lens, the Canon digital SLRs (1D, 1Ds, 10D, 300D, D30, D60) will use any Canon EF lens.
P.S. I own the predecessor to the 10D, the D60, and it is an excellent camera. I highly recommend a DSLR, but be prepared...photograph is an expensive hobby!
Sure there is! Software or browsers that block pop-ups are quite common. And, yep, ISPs (e.g., Earthlink) even provide such software. Oh yeah, and Gator is spyware!
How did the September 11 attacks show us that "zealots of any movement represent a huge risk"? It showed us nothing other than the risks posed by zealots of one particular movement. That tragic incident cannot be extrapolated to zealots or movements at large.
How many people have you heard who read URLs like this: "H-T-T-P colon forward-slash forward-slash..."? I know I've heard more than a few myself. Never under estimate the incompetence of the human species.
Read the article, and you'll see that the directory structure takes up a negligible amount of space. The primary difference is the base-10 vs. base-2 issue.
The closest thing to that is meta-moderation, which lets you judge moderation as fair/unfair, while still protecting moderators privacy.
The add-on module is from Microsoft for Windows, not from Intel for the processor.
Speaking of redundant...how many people have posted saying Pentium 5 is redundant?
I see your point, but couldn't they be just as "ticked off" about a free client adding bandwidth and CPU usage costs as a paid client?