I assume this would be useful for correcting for differences in displays?
Not just displays, cameras, scanners and printers also use ICC profiles to compensate for the fact that they all capture and reproduce colours slightly differently. This is a good place to read some basics.
Not blindness, just force of habit: it feels unnatural to use a Q without a U.
Paul Hogan is not the king of Australia?
Australian royalty are mostly cricketers players, though we have regional baronies consisting of AFL or NRL footballers. Hogan is the human equivalent of Foster's Lager: associated with Australia globally, but nobody here wants a bar of it due to appallingly bad taste. In fact, when his passport was seized over tax issues recently there was a huge public outcry to let him return to the US, we hate him that much.
The Australian national drink is not fermented vegemite?
Our national drink is fermented anything, and vegemite certainly fits the "anything" category...
Yes, it helps delay the inevitable soda bottle and balloon animal rampage.
but that was very close to someone's actual title at Blizzard (we picked our own titles). He got recruited away. Why? He was really good at his job.
It's possible the recruiter knew this about Blizzard and consequently ignored the title. I believe is the point of the article is that doesn't happen too often.
The folks at Qantas or the government should employ Reagan solution: Fire all those striking employees, then immediately advertise their positions at even lower compensation.
This isn't a strike. The shutdown is on the orders of the management, who ordered planes already on the taxiway back to the terminals without any warning to passengers and just days ago advised shareholders that negotiations were continuing (though apparently they booked thousands of hotel beds in advance).
But I agree, fire those responsible and advertise their jobs at a lower rate...I think it was fairly crass of the CEO to accept a 72% pay rise under the circumstances anyway.
And they're all being sued by Apple, who claim the use of the word "Pages" to describe the physical content of books infringes on one of their trademarks.
Tell me about it...I work in film and television, and I even have a standing invitation from a TV network to submit any idea I have for a comedy program, but I can't scrape together the cash for a pilot (I can't work out whether this means I'm brilliant or I totally suck. I choose to believe the former:P)
But as a fan of sci-fi magazines like Analog, F&SF, etc, I know there's a wealth of material out there that's never been touched, and could be made into great films if treated with respect. My dream would be to make movies of The Stainless Steel Rat books, preferably while Harry Harrison is still alive and well enough to consult. Can't see it happening, though:(
Another poster rightly pointed out that there have always been trashy movies, but history filters them out. For example, Citizen Kane is cited as one of the greats, while Buster Crabbe's Buck Rogers/Flash Gordon/Tarzan flicks were one dimensional twaddle, and there were a lot more of them. The difficulty is really working out which are the good movies as they're released; I'd rather just wait a few years, since if it's any good it'll stay good.
In my defence I haven't heard/read/seen the story in well over 30 years. And accuracy would have been even more appropriate, since Ali Baba was both a thief (though not one of the 40, he just stole from them) and a slave owner, so fair call.
There are several things that can momentarily override the need to educate your children. A tornado less than a mile away and heading in your direction, for example.
Why waste the opportunity? "Look kids, Brownian motion!"
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If you mean Rule 34...no thanks.
You're sure it wasn't just a blanket of dead moths? Those damn things pile up everywhere.
I assume this would be useful for correcting for differences in displays?
Not just displays, cameras, scanners and printers also use ICC profiles to compensate for the fact that they all capture and reproduce colours slightly differently. This is a good place to read some basics.
NASA's budget last year was $17 BILLION! IMAGINE what we could do in our country if we repurposed it for our churches!
Shooting churches into space is a brilliant idea. Why was this modded down?
Do not give the trolls breeding advice.
Not blindness, just force of habit: it feels unnatural to use a Q without a U.
Paul Hogan is not the king of Australia?
Australian royalty are mostly cricketers players, though we have regional baronies consisting of AFL or NRL footballers. Hogan is the human equivalent of Foster's Lager: associated with Australia globally, but nobody here wants a bar of it due to appallingly bad taste. In fact, when his passport was seized over tax issues recently there was a huge public outcry to let him return to the US, we hate him that much.
The Australian national drink is not fermented vegemite?
Our national drink is fermented anything, and vegemite certainly fits the "anything" category...
Aussie here too. I know, and it's always bugged me.
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Yes, it helps delay the inevitable soda bottle and balloon animal rampage.
but that was very close to someone's actual title at Blizzard (we picked our own titles). He got recruited away. Why? He was really good at his job.
It's possible the recruiter knew this about Blizzard and consequently ignored the title. I believe is the point of the article is that doesn't happen too often.
Hi, I'm the new Arch-clown of Pandemonium. Where's my desk?
Understandable mistake: without the U it should be pronounced like the Q in Iraq, ie "can't ass".
The folks at Qantas or the government should employ Reagan solution: Fire all those striking employees, then immediately advertise their positions at even lower compensation.
This isn't a strike. The shutdown is on the orders of the management, who ordered planes already on the taxiway back to the terminals without any warning to passengers and just days ago advised shareholders that negotiations were continuing (though apparently they booked thousands of hotel beds in advance).
But I agree, fire those responsible and advertise their jobs at a lower rate...I think it was fairly crass of the CEO to accept a 72% pay rise under the circumstances anyway.
That's just because they don't want to pay the license fee for the appropriate music.
According to audience surveys there weren't enough nut shots on "Cops".
Everyone prefers their own brand...
Two questions:
1- Who but a knuckle dragging moron would accept a software license and then try to sue the software's creator?
2- Why is this clause evil when it's software from Apple, but not a problem when it's from the Apache Foundation?
And they're all being sued by Apple, who claim the use of the word "Pages" to describe the physical content of books infringes on one of their trademarks.
Tell me about it...I work in film and television, and I even have a standing invitation from a TV network to submit any idea I have for a comedy program, but I can't scrape together the cash for a pilot (I can't work out whether this means I'm brilliant or I totally suck. I choose to believe the former :P)
But as a fan of sci-fi magazines like Analog, F&SF, etc, I know there's a wealth of material out there that's never been touched, and could be made into great films if treated with respect. My dream would be to make movies of The Stainless Steel Rat books, preferably while Harry Harrison is still alive and well enough to consult. Can't see it happening, though :(
Another poster rightly pointed out that there have always been trashy movies, but history filters them out. For example, Citizen Kane is cited as one of the greats, while Buster Crabbe's Buck Rogers/Flash Gordon/Tarzan flicks were one dimensional twaddle, and there were a lot more of them. The difficulty is really working out which are the good movies as they're released; I'd rather just wait a few years, since if it's any good it'll stay good.
At least that has a bit more plot to it than Rock'em-Sock'em Robots, The Motion Picture. Still not necessary, though.
He very much was an American Icon, and he is very much dead now.
Wouldn't "and he has been dragged to the Trash" be a little more appropriate?
In my defence I haven't heard/read/seen the story in well over 30 years. And accuracy would have been even more appropriate, since Ali Baba was both a thief (though not one of the 40, he just stole from them) and a slave owner, so fair call.
Well, Ali Baba did hang around with a bunch of thieves. If that doesn't set the alarm bells ringing I don't know what would.
This is the last time it happened. It just took that long to filter through the Firehose.
Ten percent of the glaciers in the world are growing. Draw your own conclusions.
The other 90% believe in AGW?
There are several things that can momentarily override the need to educate your children. A tornado less than a mile away and heading in your direction, for example.
Why waste the opportunity? "Look kids, Brownian motion!"