I think this is pretty much the point. The mosaics that are being released are not scientific products, they're quickie mosaics intended to show off what we're seeing on Mars. The scientific products will take quite a while to generate - making sure every pixel is where it belongs, that the colors are correct, etc. is a time consuming process. When the final products are released, the visible range images will be aesthically pleasing and the mismatched edges will be gone.
The moons seen by Sojourner's IMP: Deimos Phobos
Even at 3x the resolution, I doubt MER's images would be much better - they'd probably look like little more than stars.
The MER pancam has a 1024x1024 CCD and a 16(deg)x16(deg) FOV, giving it.28 mrad/pixel, more than 3x greater than Sojourner's IMP. IMP had a 14.4(deg) FOV and a 256x256 pixel CCD, 1 mrad resolution. Viking's high resolution imaging was around.04(deg) resolution (0.7 mrad if I did my math right).
Try a search more likely to actually return hits with and without the whitespace, such as "free ware". Maybe Google should treat whitespace, capitalization, and punctuation precisely, but I suspect if it did, the results wouldn't be as good.
Nope. Lower right-hand corner of the page - tobeornottobe.com contains the phrase I searched for, sans whitespace: valid hit. I would be happier with a link to the page from Hamlet in the first ten links (perhaps as a "sublink" to the main site) because if I'm searching for a quote or stanza, I would want to be directed to the source. I am disappointed the Hamlet page containing the phrase in question doesn't rank even in the top 30, however, popularity and URL seem to be the overriding factors, as are title and meta tags in general.
Unfortunately, keyword spamming has made the job of the search engine more challenging, and getting meaningful results from searches more difficult for users.
Whoops, I should have reviewed my post a little more closely - only one of the two does contain my phrase in the title, just not spelled correctly, which is (in part) what I was defending in my original post. The other link, while it does not contain the phrase in the title, does have a URL matching the phrase (as well as the phrase contained in the body), also suggesting that the phrase is important to the page/site content. Given the tobeornottobe.com site contains the works of Shakesphere, that's probably the site I want. While I'd prefer to have hit the exact page on that site, now I can go back to Google and add site:tobeornottobe.com to find the play containing the phrase.
tobeornottobe.com also appears in the text of the page. In both cases where folks are claiming the search "failed" I would consider those good hits. tobeornottobe is ignoring whitespace, which seems reasonable, and 2Bee or NotTooBee is possibly a misspelling of the phrase I'm looking for (or even a l33t spelling). Given the number of typos (including missing whitespace) on web pages, even in page titles, it seems rather helpful that Google returns these as results. Both hits contain my phrase in the title, suggesting the phrase is important to the page content, and both are ranked as "popular" pages, suggesting that the Internet Community finds these web pages to be useful or interesting resources.
I'm now seriously worried about kids I know playing The Sims - when they go off to college, will they try to catch their roommates on fire, or lock them in a room and starve them to death? Should I worry about them getting a pilot lisence after playing flight sims for years - maybe they'll think it's fun to intentionally crash into mountains? Should I warn the neighbor with the dobermans that the kid across the street plays Tomb Raider?
Reality check - I'm not responsible for raising your kids, or for your kid's actions. Be aware of what your kids are doing. Don't let them play "M" rated games. Make sure they can differentiate between fantasy and reality. If you have guns, teach them gun safety and keep the guns in a damn safe.
You probably do not have huge "fangs," which are characteristics of meat eaters.
That's cuz I carry my fangs on a stick. I have a wide variety of fangs - projectile fangs that move at high velocities (the fastest ones don't need a stick) and don't require my body to be put in immediate danger while in use, multiple fangs on a small stick and another serrated fang on another small stick that rip the flesh from bone whilst my molars are chewing the previous bit of flesh.
Back to something more closely resembling the topic... the diet I've recently chosen to try (having never been on one in my life) is the Carbohydrate Addicts Diet. It's high protien, low carb, but allows one meal with high carb items every day. No ketosis, which feels like a recipe for disaster to me. My goal is to kick some bad habits in order to develop a healthier lifestyle, not kill myself losing 30 pounds so I can fit into my prom dress. On top of changing my eating habits, I spend time on the treadmill every night and try to go hiking, swimming, etc. whenever I can.
I agree humans are omniverous and always have been - what else would explain why I love potato chips so damn much?
What about paid holidays?
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I'm wondering how the "vacation time" chart would stack up with paid holidays included. Yes, they aren't required by law, but most white collar jobs get at least 5 or 6 per year - I get 10 on top of my vacation time, and I think I've heard of a few places getting even more. What about sick pay and other benefits? Do I care that I get less vacation time than Norweigans if the bottom line for benefits puts me on top?
AHA! Thanks for the tip - you may have changed my mind... I wasn't willing to lay out the dough to experiment with something that was getting bad reviews from current customers, but now I may be willing to give it a go!
I've done both with my Rocket eBook by converting the PDF to HTML. Gemstar screwed it up - I had my money in hand waiting for their newest model after they took over Rocket... once I saw the capabilities they removed, I spent my money elsewhere.
Palms are not as comfortable or easy to read - as addressed earlier, they have larger screens and higher resolution, and are more comfortable to hold. I have a Rocket eBook (the model before RCA got their filthy hands on it and destroyed it). Not only is it far superior to a Palm for reading everything from short stories and essays to full length books, but I even prefer it to paper books. I don't have to move my reading light, I can read in the dark, especially handy for travel, camping, boating, etc. where I don't have a reading light.
I was all set to buy the RCA - until it came out and it was discovered one could not put his own content (i.e. gutenburg etexts, web pages, etc.) on it, which is often over half my use for the thing. So I waited for tablets - too expensive, too heavy. I believe the tablets will eventually be the lightweight comfortable multipurpose thing I desire... maybe next year.
Attitudes like yours are exactly why rights get trampled. People who can't be bothered, don't want to raise fuss, don't want to become targets for the authorities, etc...
Penny Arcade did nothing to violate the copyrights or tradmark rights of American Greetings - like mentioned earlier, parody is permitted, and the strip was clearly a parody. Imagine if Mad Magazine had rolled over the first time they were threatened with legal action, or if SNL stopped their knock-off commercials because of a couple complaints from lawyers. Today they target Penny Arcade, tomorrow they're after Craig Kilbourne... once it starts, where does it stop? Comedic impersonators dropping their trade because they're threatened with libel suits? Florida exiling Dave Barry for defamation of state character?
HTML has always had a recommendation, and always required validation - I have found old files harking back to HTML 1 that would not be valid. Monstrosity? You must be referring to all those cool new features we've been begging for to make our HTML robust and accessible, not the least of which is CSS, which allows me centralize the formatting schemes into one file instead of having to global replaces on 500 (and hope I didn't screw it up).
Automation is hard? I write a little stylesheet, similar to writing a JSP - HTML with a little embedded code. I can change the layout, formatting, etc. on 100 pages by editing one single stylesheet. A programmer wants to add a new program or document to the structure? She simply creates the XML file - it's automatically formatted, inserted into the tables of contents, and ready to go. In my case, I use make because I want static docs to distribute - my automation involves walking the directories and running Xalan to do the transformation... no complicated at all.
The programmers focus on writing software. I focus on managing the website and documentation. Life is good, and I don't have to waste my time transforming their text documents to HTML by hand.
As a web developer & admin, XML is my best friend. I have cases where I need non-webheads to develop content (better yet, portable content), and XML is the only way - they only have to know a basic set of HTML tags, they don't have to worry about HTML validation, formatting, or anything else, and everything they generate is consistent!
Not ony can I transform their content into different views or formats, but (for example) the same XML file that is used to provide software documentation also is used to build the software GUI and provide tool tips and other forms of context sensitive help.
No database required. No parsing required. Just a couple libraries and tools, and we're set to go.
Me too- it was the first thing I thought of when I saw the headline. I suck Gutenburg texts, web pages, and other stuff straight off the web with Rocket Librarian. I actually bought the thing to use for web-based coursework when I was in school, and I still use it to store web pages I want to read on-the-road. I've also spent quite a bit on eBooks for the thing. GemStar royally fscked up when they took away the ability to load on personal content - I was all set to upgrade, and was chomping at the bit to get my hands on the new model until I found out they'd made this change. Gemstar didn't take the time to figure out how their new customers were using the product and lost a lot of them in the process.
If you can get your hands on one of the original Rocket eBooks, I highly recommend it.
I'm going to assume you want this for astronomy, not peeping tom activities.
I agree with the folks who say "small". I bought a Meade 4.5" equatorial reflector (Mead 4500, no longer in production) a few years ago and I'm very happy with it. My only regret is that there are no computer controls available for it. At the time, it was important to me to learn to use a telescope. I'm ready to move up to a 6" or 8", but I'm not in a big hurry.
When I did the research, I looked at a number of 'net articles by astronomers - the consensus recommendation to the amateur novice was 4.5" minimum with an equatorial mount (easiest for manual tracking). My telescope is fairly portable - I can easily drag it into the back yard, but does take a little work and care to take it anywhere else. Reflectors are very long, but mine fits across the back seat of my bronco.
I recommend:
Min 4.5"
Automated tracking. If dad's got a computer, a tracking system that can be also tied into software like Starry Night to do the aiming/tracking is even better (imho)
Potential for "stocking stuffers" - what accessories are available? Eyepieces, CCD arrays, filters, etc. I have a solar filter (among other stuff) which is the only way to watch a solar eclipse.
Earlier someone recommended the Meade ETX series. I think if I were buying right now, that would be at the top of my list. Right now they're even offering their AutoStar tracking system ($149) and tripod for free with a purchase. I would think the 105 or 125 would do very nicely. With a little legwork, you might be able to get a better price than the standard retail. We ended up driving down to Phoenix and spending all day going through the camera and astronomy shops (keep in mind this was 1996 or so) - fun and saved about $100.
eBook seller FictionWise charges a $.50 transaction fee for orders below $5, or, one can submit $5 or more to his "Micropay" account and charge small purchases against the balance. Personally, I believe folks who read books and have credit cards probably don't mind putting out a $5 deposit every now and then, and there's plenty of free content for new users to test drive.
I believe Classical.com does not penalize for small purchases - how, I don't know.
take it from a girl who married the "fix-it" guy - they're checkin' out the goods baby! Of course the "fix-it" guy had nothing to do most of the time cuz he was sitting watching me fix my own shit.
I cherish my elitist assholeness. I'm arrogant, and I know it. The trick is to not let all the little people know you're an arrogant, elitist asshole who secretly believes they are idiots (see MrEd's comments on social skills above).
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By the way, this is what the calibration target looks like.
The moons seen by Sojourner's IMP:
Deimos
Phobos
Even at 3x the resolution, I doubt MER's images would be much better - they'd probably look like little more than stars.
MER Pancam
Sojourner IMP
Viking Lander Imaging
Try a search more likely to actually return hits with and without the whitespace, such as "free ware". Maybe Google should treat whitespace, capitalization, and punctuation precisely, but I suspect if it did, the results wouldn't be as good.
Unfortunately, keyword spamming has made the job of the search engine more challenging, and getting meaningful results from searches more difficult for users.
Whoops, I should have reviewed my post a little more closely - only one of the two does contain my phrase in the title, just not spelled correctly, which is (in part) what I was defending in my original post. The other link, while it does not contain the phrase in the title, does have a URL matching the phrase (as well as the phrase contained in the body), also suggesting that the phrase is important to the page/site content. Given the tobeornottobe.com site contains the works of Shakesphere, that's probably the site I want. While I'd prefer to have hit the exact page on that site, now I can go back to Google and add site:tobeornottobe.com to find the play containing the phrase.
tobeornottobe.com also appears in the text of the page. In both cases where folks are claiming the search "failed" I would consider those good hits. tobeornottobe is ignoring whitespace, which seems reasonable, and 2Bee or NotTooBee is possibly a misspelling of the phrase I'm looking for (or even a l33t spelling). Given the number of typos (including missing whitespace) on web pages, even in page titles, it seems rather helpful that Google returns these as results. Both hits contain my phrase in the title, suggesting the phrase is important to the page content, and both are ranked as "popular" pages, suggesting that the Internet Community finds these web pages to be useful or interesting resources.
Reality check - I'm not responsible for raising your kids, or for your kid's actions. Be aware of what your kids are doing. Don't let them play "M" rated games. Make sure they can differentiate between fantasy and reality. If you have guns, teach them gun safety and keep the guns in a damn safe.
That's cuz I carry my fangs on a stick. I have a wide variety of fangs - projectile fangs that move at high velocities (the fastest ones don't need a stick) and don't require my body to be put in immediate danger while in use, multiple fangs on a small stick and another serrated fang on another small stick that rip the flesh from bone whilst my molars are chewing the previous bit of flesh.
Back to something more closely resembling the topic... the diet I've recently chosen to try (having never been on one in my life) is the Carbohydrate Addicts Diet. It's high protien, low carb, but allows one meal with high carb items every day. No ketosis, which feels like a recipe for disaster to me. My goal is to kick some bad habits in order to develop a healthier lifestyle, not kill myself losing 30 pounds so I can fit into my prom dress. On top of changing my eating habits, I spend time on the treadmill every night and try to go hiking, swimming, etc. whenever I can.
I agree humans are omniverous and always have been - what else would explain why I love potato chips so damn much?
I'm wondering how the "vacation time" chart would stack up with paid holidays included. Yes, they aren't required by law, but most white collar jobs get at least 5 or 6 per year - I get 10 on top of my vacation time, and I think I've heard of a few places getting even more. What about sick pay and other benefits? Do I care that I get less vacation time than Norweigans if the bottom line for benefits puts me on top?
AHA! Thanks for the tip - you may have changed my mind... I wasn't willing to lay out the dough to experiment with something that was getting bad reviews from current customers, but now I may be willing to give it a go!
I've done both with my Rocket eBook by converting the PDF to HTML. Gemstar screwed it up - I had my money in hand waiting for their newest model after they took over Rocket... once I saw the capabilities they removed, I spent my money elsewhere.
I was all set to buy the RCA - until it came out and it was discovered one could not put his own content (i.e. gutenburg etexts, web pages, etc.) on it, which is often over half my use for the thing. So I waited for tablets - too expensive, too heavy. I believe the tablets will eventually be the lightweight comfortable multipurpose thing I desire... maybe next year.
Attitudes like yours are exactly why rights get trampled. People who can't be bothered, don't want to raise fuss, don't want to become targets for the authorities, etc...
Penny Arcade did nothing to violate the copyrights or tradmark rights of American Greetings - like mentioned earlier, parody is permitted, and the strip was clearly a parody. Imagine if Mad Magazine had rolled over the first time they were threatened with legal action, or if SNL stopped their knock-off commercials because of a couple complaints from lawyers. Today they target Penny Arcade, tomorrow they're after Craig Kilbourne... once it starts, where does it stop? Comedic impersonators dropping their trade because they're threatened with libel suits? Florida exiling Dave Barry for defamation of state character?
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Format to suit your pleasure.
HTML has always had a recommendation, and always required validation - I have found old files harking back to HTML 1 that would not be valid. Monstrosity? You must be referring to all those cool new features we've been begging for to make our HTML robust and accessible, not the least of which is CSS, which allows me centralize the formatting schemes into one file instead of having to global replaces on 500 (and hope I didn't screw it up).
Automation is hard? I write a little stylesheet, similar to writing a JSP - HTML with a little embedded code. I can change the layout, formatting, etc. on 100 pages by editing one single stylesheet. A programmer wants to add a new program or document to the structure? She simply creates the XML file - it's automatically formatted, inserted into the tables of contents, and ready to go. In my case, I use make because I want static docs to distribute - my automation involves walking the directories and running Xalan to do the transformation... no complicated at all.
The programmers focus on writing software. I focus on managing the website and documentation. Life is good, and I don't have to waste my time transforming their text documents to HTML by hand.
As a web developer & admin, XML is my best friend. I have cases where I need non-webheads to develop content (better yet, portable content), and XML is the only way - they only have to know a basic set of HTML tags, they don't have to worry about HTML validation, formatting, or anything else, and everything they generate is consistent!
Not ony can I transform their content into different views or formats, but (for example) the same XML file that is used to provide software documentation also is used to build the software GUI and provide tool tips and other forms of context sensitive help.
No database required. No parsing required. Just a couple libraries and tools, and we're set to go.
If you can get your hands on one of the original Rocket eBooks, I highly recommend it.
I'm going to assume you want this for astronomy, not peeping tom activities.
I agree with the folks who say "small". I bought a Meade 4.5" equatorial reflector (Mead 4500, no longer in production) a few years ago and I'm very happy with it. My only regret is that there are no computer controls available for it. At the time, it was important to me to learn to use a telescope. I'm ready to move up to a 6" or 8", but I'm not in a big hurry.
When I did the research, I looked at a number of 'net articles by astronomers - the consensus recommendation to the amateur novice was 4.5" minimum with an equatorial mount (easiest for manual tracking). My telescope is fairly portable - I can easily drag it into the back yard, but does take a little work and care to take it anywhere else. Reflectors are very long, but mine fits across the back seat of my bronco.
I recommend:
Earlier someone recommended the Meade ETX series. I think if I were buying right now, that would be at the top of my list. Right now they're even offering their AutoStar tracking system ($149) and tripod for free with a purchase. I would think the 105 or 125 would do very nicely. With a little legwork, you might be able to get a better price than the standard retail. We ended up driving down to Phoenix and spending all day going through the camera and astronomy shops (keep in mind this was 1996 or so) - fun and saved about $100.
I believe Classical.com does not penalize for small purchases - how, I don't know.
MacGyver. MacGyver. All around geek and secret agent.
James Bond. Dante's Peak. Geologist.
Mike Brady. Brady Bunch. Architect.
Quinn Mallory. Sliders. Applied Physicist.
Ellie Arroway. Contact. Radio Astronomer.
Victor Frankenstein. Frankenstein. Biological Engineer.
Henry Mitchell. Dennis the Menace. Engineer.
Lionel Jefferson. The Jeffersons. Engineering Student.
Julian Wilkes. Viper. Engineer.
Chuck Noland. Castaway. Systems Engineer.
Chris McCormack. Eight Legged Freaks. Mining Engineer.
That's the best I can come up with :-)
um, yeah, what he said... except there's at least two ;-)
take it from a girl who married the "fix-it" guy - they're checkin' out the goods baby! Of course the "fix-it" guy had nothing to do most of the time cuz he was sitting watching me fix my own shit.
that only makes you cool with the stoners, not the cheerleaders and jocks (who tend to only abuse alcohol and diet pills).
I cherish my elitist assholeness. I'm arrogant, and I know it. The trick is to not let all the little people know you're an arrogant, elitist asshole who secretly believes they are idiots (see MrEd's comments on social skills above).