I shot as a pro for a looong time, with a client list full of corporations you'd all recognize I could rattle off for you. But my favorite film cameras were/are my XA and my Holga. The best camera for the pictures you take is the one in your hands, not the one sitting on a shelf in your closet.
"Unrevocable permission is granted by (insert name of record label here) to the purchaser of this CD to store the contents thereof in the digital medium of his or her choice in perpeturity and to use said contents without altering their length, content or intent for any non-commercial purposes the user so desires.", or something like that.
There are many people (veterans, DoD employees) who have sworn to defend the US Constitution against all enemies, domestic and foreign. Hard to do that from another country.
But I'm in America by choice, and will be for a loooooong time. I friggin' love it here, warts and all. Lived in Latin America, raised in Canada, and there's no place I'd rather be.
But if it's a just a user account, I don't think it would have the applications as well. Unless you want to piss off the other users on your Mac and install all your apps in your user account alone...
But does the download speed of most consumer broadband allow for that, or is it Impulse-buy - Endless wait - Give Up - Watch It Tommorrow?
I love the instant gratification of iTunes Music Store (deadly on the bank account when combined with a laptop, home wireless network and The Alternative on VH-1 Classic...), but I don't think the experience is the same when your downloads are 4x the size.
And I used one way back in the day, too. But not with shutter speeds this fast. Took minutes to take a shot, and strobes were right out, had to light with hot lights.
*ding* That's exactly it. Throw an acceptable amount of tilt/shift/swing capability on this sucker, and you'd have a lot of Sinar snobs looking at tossing their film holders onto eBay.
And for the record, I am a recovering Sinar (p2) snob myself. DAMN fine 4x5.
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The set-top box is looking pretty nice (component and HDMI video output). Makes me wonder if it has the horsepower to decode HD material. If so, then it may work it's way to the top of my wishlist when it's released.
With an HDMI port, I'd say that's a good bet. Now, will it have DVR capability?
Casual Gamers, Hardcore Gamers, Social Gamers, Leisure Gamers, Dormant Gamers and Incidental Gamers.
The Wii, with it's groundbreaking controllers, is going to *own* at least 2 of those markets. I consider myself a dormant gamer: Mashing buttons isn't fun for me anymore, I grew up with a Colecovision and never got past the SNES. But I'm excited for the Wii, and my three-year old will be getting one for Christmas. No, not me, it's for the kids, honey. Really.
And then there's social gamers. Being able to watch what another person does and learn from and criticize their actions rather than just sit there and mash buttons will be *huge*. Why do you think there's always a crowd around the DDR machines? It's the most social game in any arcade.
The PS/3 looks like they'll be lucky to get the Hardcore Gamer market. And the XBox? Next year's garage sale fodder.
TV in the home is essentially radio with pictures. When's the last time you made a point to listen to a radio program, and only listen to a radio program in your home? I'd stop everything when I was younger to listen to Royal Canadian Air Farce or my tapes of Eclectic Circus, but other than that.
Computer's can't do that. Even the most banal of websites requires more of your attention than a TV show or radio, and then there's gaming, which is a 100% immersive, active experience.
There's a Congressional study out on just that (no link 'cause it's Saturday and I'm lazy:), but IIRC, I saw it on Defensetech.org).: How can the military use more alternative fules?
The Air Force *guzzles* fuel, the Abrams is a gashog, and the longer the supply line, the more vulnerable the army. Been that way since at least Napeleon.
Now, it's a Congressional study, so don't expect results within a half-century, but it's a start.
Depending on the cost/unit of these (and let's face it, given previous military "innovations" like the $900 hammer...), this would be a boon to developing countries, allowing people to get off the often-unrelieable power grids, and providing valuable food storage and clean water, too. Are you listening, Mr Gates? Here's where your billions might earn you a little bit of karma.
Heck, *I'd* like one. Be darn nice for a cottage retreat.
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Mod parent up. Way up.
I shot as a pro for a looong time, with a client list full of corporations you'd all recognize I could rattle off for you. But my favorite film cameras were/are my XA and my Holga. The best camera for the pictures you take is the one in your hands, not the one sitting on a shelf in your closet.
P.E.T. was from the U.S.? Who knew? :-)
And while I'm dreaming, I'd like a pony.
There are many people (veterans, DoD employees) who have sworn to defend the US Constitution against all enemies, domestic and foreign. Hard to do that from another country.
Tell that to those poor bastards up in Thule.But I'm in America by choice, and will be for a loooooong time. I friggin' love it here, warts and all. Lived in Latin America, raised in Canada, and there's no place I'd rather be.
"He will have an enormous schwanzstucker!"
"That goes without saying."
"Voof."
"He's going to be very popular."
Froogle. Okay it's "being refined" as in being taken out behind the barn, shot, and replaced with Google Base.
My Weber grill has yet to catch fire.
The charcoal I put inside it does catch fire, though. Quite easily (and, unfortunately, the occasional steak, too).
But if it's a just a user account, I don't think it would have the applications as well. Unless you want to piss off the other users on your Mac and install all your apps in your user account alone...
If Tesco can do this in the U.K., why can't Wal-Mart do it here? Or Costco? Or BestBuy? Or Fry's?
Jes' thinkin'...
I love the instant gratification of iTunes Music Store (deadly on the bank account when combined with a laptop, home wireless network and The Alternative on VH-1 Classic...), but I don't think the experience is the same when your downloads are 4x the size.
And I used one way back in the day, too. But not with shutter speeds this fast. Took minutes to take a shot, and strobes were right out, had to light with hot lights.
And for the record, I am a recovering Sinar (p2) snob myself. DAMN fine 4x5.
- The Managing Staff Of The New York Titantic ^H^H^H^H^H^H mes
I can quit any time I want to. Really.
No. Moron.
The set-top box is looking pretty nice (component and HDMI video output). Makes me wonder if it has the horsepower to decode HD material. If so, then it may work it's way to the top of my wishlist when it's released.
With an HDMI port, I'd say that's a good bet. Now, will it have DVR capability?
Aye, there's the rub.Confusion leads to aversion. Aversion leads to fewer sales for Apple.
Fewer sales for Apple leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.
Am I the only one that thinks "Plays for sure" and "may work" are just a tad contradictory?
Casual Gamers, Hardcore Gamers, Social Gamers, Leisure Gamers, Dormant Gamers and Incidental Gamers.
The Wii, with it's groundbreaking controllers, is going to *own* at least 2 of those markets. I consider myself a dormant gamer: Mashing buttons isn't fun for me anymore, I grew up with a Colecovision and never got past the SNES. But I'm excited for the Wii, and my three-year old will be getting one for Christmas. No, not me, it's for the kids, honey. Really.And then there's social gamers. Being able to watch what another person does and learn from and criticize their actions rather than just sit there and mash buttons will be *huge*. Why do you think there's always a crowd around the DDR machines? It's the most social game in any arcade.
The PS/3 looks like they'll be lucky to get the Hardcore Gamer market. And the XBox? Next year's garage sale fodder.
Or has that name already been used?
Computer = active entertainment.
TV = Passive.
TV in the home is essentially radio with pictures. When's the last time you made a point to listen to a radio program, and only listen to a radio program in your home? I'd stop everything when I was younger to listen to Royal Canadian Air Farce or my tapes of Eclectic Circus, but other than that.
Computer's can't do that. Even the most banal of websites requires more of your attention than a TV show or radio, and then there's gaming, which is a 100% immersive, active experience.
And then they kill the Gorns? :-)
(ST:TOS reference)
There's a Congressional study out on just that (no link 'cause it's Saturday and I'm lazy :), but IIRC, I saw it on Defensetech.org).: How can the military use more alternative fules?
The Air Force *guzzles* fuel, the Abrams is a gashog, and the longer the supply line, the more vulnerable the army. Been that way since at least Napeleon.
Now, it's a Congressional study, so don't expect results within a half-century, but it's a start.
Depending on the cost/unit of these (and let's face it, given previous military "innovations" like the $900 hammer...), this would be a boon to developing countries, allowing people to get off the often-unrelieable power grids, and providing valuable food storage and clean water, too. Are you listening, Mr Gates? Here's where your billions might earn you a little bit of karma.
Heck, *I'd* like one. Be darn nice for a cottage retreat.