"I too lament the fact that we don't have a more hierarchical domain system. I.e. we should be able to have computers.apple.com and records.apple.com owned by separate companies."
No, we should have//com.computers.apple and//com.records.apple. That way the great unwashed might have had a chance at learning that if you wanted to see what the head of the executive branch of the government has to say you start out with.gov and then get more specific and it never crosses your mind to look for com.whitehouse.
" Why is it that every article about a product of Danny Hillis' Brilliant Mind covers more about Danny Hillis' Brilliant Mind than the product itself?"
Because he's a regular Thinking Machine?:-)
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" Maxwell Smart and his boss. The show was 'Get Smart'. Barbara Felton played his partner. I had the hots for her."
Everybody had the hots for her, but it's Barbara Feldon
. She played Agent 99, Maxwell Smart was Agent 86.
Back when his father, Walter, Sr., was in Congress for practically forever, junior was a Democrat, just like dad. Jumped ship for the Republicans less than a year after his father's death and just in time to get on the Newt Gingrich bandwagon that swept the '94 elections. One might wonder if his positions are chosen (and changed) due to political expediancy rather than deeply held conviction.
"...which is why it's the recording method of choice for bootlegging movies, which I believe are 24.94FPS or thereabouts."
Movies are a flat 24 masquerading as 48 by having the shutter show each frame twice (although early -say pre first World War- films were sometimes at different rates, that's why those guys look like they're walking jerkily, the modern day playback is out of sync). Perhaps you are thinking of NTSC vertical being 59 point something when it's color (something to do with the 3.59 Mhz colorburst crytals, it's been almost 30 years since I went to school on this stuff) instead of the even 60 Hz it started out as when it was just B&W.
PAL is probably the bootleggers choice because that's what's used by the majority of their end market.
"...and I personally hope someone puts that Conan O' Brien in primetime..."
Well, CNBC is carrying him at 7 or 8 pm Eastern time, although I'm sure it's the previous night's or week's show and not what's about to be shown later that night on NBC broadcast affiliates.
Considering that the rest of their evening programming seems to involve Donald Trump (just typing the name makes me want to grab the remote and change channels), Conan re-runs could actually be considered an improvement. Well, either that or they don't have transmission rights to any test patterns.
Don't know about other states but in North Carolina there are several cities that run their own electrical companies. They've even got a non-profit trade organization called ElectriCities. I expect that they send power bills separate from property tax bills though.
I wasn't referring to the announcer talking during instrumental portions of a song, but of a song being faded out or cut off before its end, in other words, being used as audio filler up to a hard break rather than as as much a work of art and entertainment as the rest of the musical selections played that hour.
Announcers don't usually talk when they have become lonely for the sound of their own voice but rather when it is dictated by the rules of the format which are handed down to them from above and are not open for debate. They also usually have almost no control whatsoever over what song gets played when.
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Yeah, but if you hack a Gibson it turns into an Epiphone.
No, we should have //com.computers.apple and //com.records.apple. That way the great unwashed might have had a chance at learning that if you wanted to see what the head of the executive branch of the government has to say you start out with .gov and then get more specific and it never crosses your mind to look for com.whitehouse.
Problem is, once he got it he would have kept it, just like they did with half of Germany and lots of eastern Europe.
They already do, 'cause that's what your Tivo told them. :-)
Yep, there's definitely an echo in here!
Is there an echo in here?
That works even better if you "hear" it in Denny Crane's voice.
Use uppercase letters.
It's a Slashdot thing.
Yeah, the reality was he ran as a Democrat in '92 and lost in the primary, but was able to win in '94 and thereafter as a Republican.
Because he's a regular Thinking Machine? :-)
Everybody had the hots for her, but it's Barbara Feldon
. She played Agent 99, Maxwell Smart was Agent 86.It's a sales technique, haven't you ever read Penthouse Forum? :-)
Back when his father, Walter, Sr., was in Congress for practically forever, junior was a Democrat, just like dad. Jumped ship for the Republicans less than a year after his father's death and just in time to get on the Newt Gingrich bandwagon that swept the '94 elections. One might wonder if his positions are chosen (and changed) due to political expediancy rather than deeply held conviction.
Movies are a flat 24 masquerading as 48 by having the shutter show each frame twice (although early -say pre first World War- films were sometimes at different rates, that's why those guys look like they're walking jerkily, the modern day playback is out of sync). Perhaps you are thinking of NTSC vertical being 59 point something when it's color (something to do with the 3.59 Mhz colorburst crytals, it's been almost 30 years since I went to school on this stuff) instead of the even 60 Hz it started out as when it was just B&W.
PAL is probably the bootleggers choice because that's what's used by the majority of their end market.
What gave us away? The treaties with the Native Americans?
No, eliminating the competition is supremely capitalist.
Contact the artist, let her know that you wanted to be one of her customers and why you had to "un-buy" her CD.
Well, CNBC is carrying him at 7 or 8 pm Eastern time, although I'm sure it's the previous night's or week's show and not what's about to be shown later that night on NBC broadcast affiliates.
Considering that the rest of their evening programming seems to involve Donald Trump (just typing the name makes me want to grab the remote and change channels), Conan re-runs could actually be considered an improvement. Well, either that or they don't have transmission rights to any test patterns.
Don't know about other states but in North Carolina there are several cities that run their own electrical companies. They've even got a non-profit trade organization called ElectriCities. I expect that they send power bills separate from property tax bills though.
Well, much if not most of my favorite music is in the 40 years or older category.
Like I've always said, if you don't have off-planet back-up, you don't have back-up. :-)
Announcers don't usually talk when they have become lonely for the sound of their own voice but rather when it is dictated by the rules of the format which are handed down to them from above and are not open for debate. They also usually have almost no control whatsoever over what song gets played when.
Isn't that what your fuel gauge is for?
Is that where atheists get together and argue about what the god they don't believe in would be like if he/she/it did exist?
Too bad more of us don't do so before hitting "Submit". :-)