Regular signals look fine on my Sony VEGA HD CRT. Maybe the problem isn't in the signal but in your set? I do notice the difference but it's not enought to call the result "garbage". Viewing SD is fine; HD looks stunning - best of both worlds. Maybe the problem you're having is in your set? Buy into the hype of plasma/LCD? Easy to get disappointed there.
My PS2 looks great on my VEGA and IMO has the better games.
"How the hell can you calculate risk if your only input is the chronological age of a software system?"
That wasn't the the only input in this case. In fact, you don't have to know the gory details of the implementation to determine risk, just the business impact of a problem to the system.
Since no one at the company understood the language used, it stands to reason no one understood what the system was doing. Risk: Medium
The system was mission critical to the performance of almost every other function of the airline. If the system was lost, the airline was hosed. Risk: Critical
They had no failover plan in place in case the system went down. Risk: High
No load tests were possible since they only had the one system in place. Without load testing the only way to find out the system fails under load is to wait until it fails in production. Risk: High
It stands to reason there were other risks involved that weren't identified in the article.
Linus has an alternative - pay for BitKeeper. If it does truly solve some intransigent problems, then he shouldn't have a problem paying for it.
All these issues are mitegated if Linus hadn't decided to use a closed source application for his work. He should have written his own revision control system. Seems now he's forced to do that anyway - he would have been better off starting this side project to begin with rather than crawling in bed with a proprietary software vendor.
Bigots will use whatever rationalization they can to justify their hatred. I'm saddened to see people continue to use religion as a rationale for ignorance.
If you were a true Christian you'd know that the New Testament is a new Covenant between God and Man. All the hatred found in the Old Testament are historically interesting but irrelevant if you believe in Jesus Christ. As Christ never preached hatred or intolerance, you do him a diserve by using his name to justify your sin.
Hate all you want, but don't blaspheme by bringing God into the picture.
You're a coward then, in the truest sense of the word. If you believe in what you say then you shouldn't be affraid of being persecuted for your beliefs. The fact that you hide behind AC tells me you're using your "religion" as a shield to be bigoted.
I happen to be Christian, I just don't happen to believe that you're interpritation of Christ's message is correct. Preaching hate and intolerance goes against everything Christ stood for.
It's more like they're using religion as an excuse to be jerks. People who hate and wrap themselves in Religion want to come off as all nice and sweet by saying they're trying to "save people", when in fact they're just prejudicial, small minded bigots.
I'd have a lot more respect if thee bigots just come out and say "I don't like you or what you do. I'm an Asshole and I'm OK with it". It's more honest.
If you're sure of yourself, why hide behind AC? Persecution goes both ways buddy.
Christ preached tolerance, understanding and compassion. "Let he without sin cast the first stone" - so what do others get to save you from?
Seems you should spend your time figuring out how to save yourself and not worry so much about other people. I have a feeling you'll have more luck that way.
Christ wasn't a gay-basher. If you're a true believer where do you come off being one yourself?
CHUD, it has to be the CHUD. No one else will survive.
mmm... yummy human flesh...
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Oh sure, if you call 20 people on during peek hours a "success" for MMPRPG. JG is dead, has been for a long time. It was an excellent idea with poor execution. Themis didn't bury it but I can say they didn't help much either.
Ok, say Lowes processing 100k credit cards in a day. So for each day these guys were in the system you charge them with one count of attempted larceny, in which case 9 years is a cake walk.
Why do people continue to appologize for criminal behavior?
B&E is still B&E regardless of whether or not you took anything. You'll be convicted of shop lifting even if you don't successfully make it out of the store. Go into a bank brandishing a gun will still get you locked up regardless of whether or not you actually receive any money.
Which is... still breaking and entering, a crime. I break into a museum with the intent to steal the statue of David. It's too heavy for me to lift and I get pinched on the way out the door. So in your world I should go free because I wasn't able steal anything?
All you criminal appologists need wake up and smell the anarchy. Stealing credit card information is inherently more harmful than B&E. Had he succeeded he would have cost the credit card companies millions at best, and ruined the credit of thousands of people at worst. For this he should be sent away for a long, long time.
The article was misleading when discussing the depth of field for a DSLR vs. non-SLR. In no way is the depth of field in a DSLR "inferior" to a P&S. It's just the opposite - a DSLR gives you more flexibility when it comes to DOF. With this flexibility comes the all-too-often felt ability to shoot oneself in the foot by not knowing what you're doing. (No pun intended)
If you want everything in frame at the same distance in focus and don't want to worry about aperture, a P&S is the way to go. If you want flexibility in composing your shots, a DSLR is a solid option.
The most frustrating thing I've found with P&S digitals is the narrow range of their depth of field. One of the hardest things to do with a P&S is get good bokeh. I've tried the Canon Pro 1, Olympus C8080, Sony 828, and none of them could come close to the flexibility or performance of a DSLR.
Check out the Olympus E series if you're concerned about dust on the sensor. They have a built in dust 'remover' that works very well if you go by what people say about it. They basically shake the dust off the sensor during startup. (all marking about 'hypersonic wave filters' aside - this technology seems to work)
What the hell are you on about? Free market does not mean 'companies are free to do what ever the hell they want'!
The company was found guilty of price fixing, an anti-free market practice. The whole idea behind a free market is that supply and demand have a huge influence over pricing. If you allow companies to conspire to set prices across the board, any power the consumer had to influence prices goes out the window.
Imagine, if you will, large midwestern agriculture company conspires with world markets to overcharge for grain products. End result? Everyone in the world pays more for the commodity. Do a google search on 'ADM' and 'price fixing' to read about that. Extend that to drug companies, power companies, you name it. Price fixing is bad, very bad, for consumers.
I suggest you do a little research before going off on a 'government is anti-business' crusade.
Neither of these solutions "fixed" the problem I've been having. I put in a problem report 8 days ago and haven't heard a thing. Fortunately I'm not 17 anymore - otherwise I'd be going crazy because I couldn't play the game. Plenty of home improvement projects to finish until Valve gets off their butt and fixes the game.
The same thing that happened when all those Apple II games you had on 5 1/4 inch disks stopped working - you moved on to a new game. I could see all the hubbub if this was some mission critical application. It's a *game* for crying out loud, get over it!
By the way, hydrogen atoms attach themselvs by pairs forming H2 dihydrogen molecules.
Add a little oxygen there and just think of the consequences! Beware the side effects of buring hydrogen as fuel. If we're not careful we'll be flooded in H20.
"Guaranteed that if I were to walk out today, I would be replaced by cheaper , less experience (but ENERGETIC) workers. And then how would I pay for my T1? My new MB? My 1GB Memory?"
There, my friend, is your problem. Instead of worrying about buying more crap, you're better off finding a job you love and living within your means. You can live perfectly well without a T1, new computer parts, new video games, new TVs, new stereos, etc.
The line between wants and needs is a broad one. Find out what you need and stop worrying about the wants.
Oh quit your bitching. So your per paycheck cost went from say $25 to $50. Get ahold of someone in your benefits department and find out what the company is paying for you to be insured. Last time I looked it was in the $300-500 range, per month.
Now ask yourself, would you rather pay $50 a month or $500?
A newly appointed CEO has a conversation with the man he is replacing. The new guy asks, "what advice can you give me?". The old dog opens up a drawer and pulls out three envelopes.
"When you get into trouble the first time, open up letter number one and do what it tells you. When it happens again, use letter number two. And when it happens the third time, read letter number three."
With that, the old dog laughs and walks out the building.
A month later the new CEO is on the hotseat for missing the quarterly EPS mark. Right before the earnings conference call he reads letter number one - 'Blame me'. So the new CEO goes to the mike, blames the old CEO for bad management, and everyone walks away optimistic.
Three months later, the new CEO is on the hotseat again. He reads letter number two - 'Reorganize' So the new CEO tells everyone that the company is going to do a massive reorganization "to realign our business units with our core market paradigms.". The reporters grumble but accept the idea that the company is now on the right track.
Three months later, the new CEO is yet again facing major difficulties. He reads the last letter. 'Get three envelopes.'
Hoobastank sucks. One whiney, pissy song about how the guy screws up and has to go begging and everyone is all over them. Face it, the singer cannot carry a tune and sounds like his voice is breaking. How old is this guys, anyway, 12?
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"Regular signals look like GARBAGE on an HDTV"
Regular signals look fine on my Sony VEGA HD CRT. Maybe the problem isn't in the signal but in your set? I do notice the difference but it's not enought to call the result "garbage". Viewing SD is fine; HD looks stunning - best of both worlds. Maybe the problem you're having is in your set? Buy into the hype of plasma/LCD? Easy to get disappointed there.
My PS2 looks great on my VEGA and IMO has the better games.
That wasn't the the only input in this case. In fact, you don't have to know the gory details of the implementation to determine risk, just the business impact of a problem to the system.
- Since no one at the company understood the language used, it stands to reason no one understood what the system was doing. Risk: Medium
- The system was mission critical to the performance of almost every other function of the airline. If the system was lost, the airline was hosed. Risk: Critical
- They had no failover plan in place in case the system went down. Risk: High
- No load tests were possible since they only had the one system in place. Without load testing the only way to find out the system fails under load is to wait until it fails in production. Risk: High
It stands to reason there were other risks involved that weren't identified in the article.Linus has an alternative - pay for BitKeeper. If it does truly solve some intransigent problems, then he shouldn't have a problem paying for it.
All these issues are mitegated if Linus hadn't decided to use a closed source application for his work. He should have written his own revision control system. Seems now he's forced to do that anyway - he would have been better off starting this side project to begin with rather than crawling in bed with a proprietary software vendor.
Bigots will use whatever rationalization they can to justify their hatred. I'm saddened to see people continue to use religion as a rationale for ignorance.
If you were a true Christian you'd know that the New Testament is a new Covenant between God and Man. All the hatred found in the Old Testament are historically interesting but irrelevant if you believe in Jesus Christ. As Christ never preached hatred or intolerance, you do him a diserve by using his name to justify your sin.
Hate all you want, but don't blaspheme by bringing God into the picture.
You're a coward then, in the truest sense of the word. If you believe in what you say then you shouldn't be affraid of being persecuted for your beliefs. The fact that you hide behind AC tells me you're using your "religion" as a shield to be bigoted.
I happen to be Christian, I just don't happen to believe that you're interpritation of Christ's message is correct. Preaching hate and intolerance goes against everything Christ stood for.
It's more like they're using religion as an excuse to be jerks. People who hate and wrap themselves in Religion want to come off as all nice and sweet by saying they're trying to "save people", when in fact they're just prejudicial, small minded bigots.
I'd have a lot more respect if thee bigots just come out and say "I don't like you or what you do. I'm an Asshole and I'm OK with it". It's more honest.
If you're sure of yourself, why hide behind AC? Persecution goes both ways buddy.
Christ preached tolerance, understanding and compassion. "Let he without sin cast the first stone" - so what do others get to save you from?
Seems you should spend your time figuring out how to save yourself and not worry so much about other people. I have a feeling you'll have more luck that way.
Christ wasn't a gay-basher. If you're a true believer where do you come off being one yourself?
What part of 'No' don't they understand? The "EU Patent" lobby lost. Go solve some more pressing issues instead of trying to protect big business.
CHUD, it has to be the CHUD. No one else will survive. mmm... yummy human flesh...
Oh sure, if you call 20 people on during peek hours a "success" for MMPRPG. JG is dead, has been for a long time. It was an excellent idea with poor execution. Themis didn't bury it but I can say they didn't help much either.
Ok, say Lowes processing 100k credit cards in a day. So for each day these guys were in the system you charge them with one count of attempted larceny, in which case 9 years is a cake walk.
Why do people continue to appologize for criminal behavior?
B&E is still B&E regardless of whether or not you took anything. You'll be convicted of shop lifting even if you don't successfully make it out of the store. Go into a bank brandishing a gun will still get you locked up regardless of whether or not you actually receive any money.
Get a clue before spewing stupidity.
Which is... still breaking and entering, a crime. I break into a museum with the intent to steal the statue of David. It's too heavy for me to lift and I get pinched on the way out the door. So in your world I should go free because I wasn't able steal anything?
All you criminal appologists need wake up and smell the anarchy. Stealing credit card information is inherently more harmful than B&E. Had he succeeded he would have cost the credit card companies millions at best, and ruined the credit of thousands of people at worst. For this he should be sent away for a long, long time.
I can pick up an Olympus E1 with a 14-54mm Zuiko lens for $999. The lens goes from f2.8 to f22 and has excellent sharpness and detail.
I bought (and later sold) a Canon pro 1 when it first came out at $999 earlier this year. It has a F2.4-F8 lens.
How much further down do you want to go? And which non-DSLR supports the range you're looking for?
The article was misleading when discussing the depth of field for a DSLR vs. non-SLR. In no way is the depth of field in a DSLR "inferior" to a P&S. It's just the opposite - a DSLR gives you more flexibility when it comes to DOF. With this flexibility comes the all-too-often felt ability to shoot oneself in the foot by not knowing what you're doing. (No pun intended) If you want everything in frame at the same distance in focus and don't want to worry about aperture, a P&S is the way to go. If you want flexibility in composing your shots, a DSLR is a solid option. The most frustrating thing I've found with P&S digitals is the narrow range of their depth of field. One of the hardest things to do with a P&S is get good bokeh. I've tried the Canon Pro 1, Olympus C8080, Sony 828, and none of them could come close to the flexibility or performance of a DSLR.
Check out the Olympus E series if you're concerned about dust on the sensor. They have a built in dust 'remover' that works very well if you go by what people say about it. They basically shake the dust off the sensor during startup. (all marking about 'hypersonic wave filters' aside - this technology seems to work)
What the hell are you on about? Free market does not mean 'companies are free to do what ever the hell they want'!
The company was found guilty of price fixing, an anti-free market practice. The whole idea behind a free market is that supply and demand have a huge influence over pricing. If you allow companies to conspire to set prices across the board, any power the consumer had to influence prices goes out the window.
Imagine, if you will, large midwestern agriculture company conspires with world markets to overcharge for grain products. End result? Everyone in the world pays more for the commodity. Do a google search on 'ADM' and 'price fixing' to read about that. Extend that to drug companies, power companies, you name it. Price fixing is bad, very bad, for consumers.
I suggest you do a little research before going off on a 'government is anti-business' crusade.
Neither of these solutions "fixed" the problem I've been having. I put in a problem report 8 days ago and haven't heard a thing. Fortunately I'm not 17 anymore - otherwise I'd be going crazy because I couldn't play the game. Plenty of home improvement projects to finish until Valve gets off their butt and fixes the game.
The same thing that happened when all those Apple II games you had on 5 1/4 inch disks stopped working - you moved on to a new game. I could see all the hubbub if this was some mission critical application. It's a *game* for crying out loud, get over it!
By the way, hydrogen atoms attach themselvs by pairs forming H2 dihydrogen molecules.
Add a little oxygen there and just think of the consequences! Beware the side effects of buring hydrogen as fuel. If we're not careful we'll be flooded in H20.
Ummm... burning gasoline produces water as a biproduct too. I don't see anyone complaining about their exhaust being frozen solid driving the car.
This is just another case of "the status-quo must be better", without thinking it through...
"Guaranteed that if I were to walk out today, I would be replaced by cheaper , less experience (but ENERGETIC) workers. And then how would I pay for my T1? My new MB? My 1GB Memory?"
There, my friend, is your problem. Instead of worrying about buying more crap, you're better off finding a job you love and living within your means. You can live perfectly well without a T1, new computer parts, new video games, new TVs, new stereos, etc.
The line between wants and needs is a broad one. Find out what you need and stop worrying about the wants.
Oh quit your bitching. So your per paycheck cost went from say $25 to $50. Get ahold of someone in your benefits department and find out what the company is paying for you to be insured. Last time I looked it was in the $300-500 range, per month.
Now ask yourself, would you rather pay $50 a month or $500?
A newly appointed CEO has a conversation with the man he is replacing. The new guy asks, "what advice can you give me?". The old dog opens up a drawer and pulls out three envelopes.
"When you get into trouble the first time, open up letter number one and do what it tells you. When it happens again, use letter number two. And when it happens the third time, read letter number three."
With that, the old dog laughs and walks out the building.
A month later the new CEO is on the hotseat for missing the quarterly EPS mark. Right before the earnings conference call he reads letter number one - 'Blame me'. So the new CEO goes to the mike, blames the old CEO for bad management, and everyone walks away optimistic.
Three months later, the new CEO is on the hotseat again. He reads letter number two - 'Reorganize' So the new CEO tells everyone that the company is going to do a massive reorganization "to realign our business units with our core market paradigms.". The reporters grumble but accept the idea that the company is now on the right track.
Three months later, the new CEO is yet again facing major difficulties. He reads the last letter. 'Get three envelopes.'
*buhbumpbump*
Hoobastank sucks. One whiney, pissy song about how the guy screws up and has to go begging and everyone is all over them. Face it, the singer cannot carry a tune and sounds like his voice is breaking. How old is this guys, anyway, 12?