As tape storage capacity increases you normally consolidate the older tapes onto the newer tapes to save on space and to eliminate to issue of not being able to read the tapes with onsite tape drives. We use automated tape libraries to handle the mounts/copies/ejects. Software knows whats on every ocr labeled tape and scheduling/tracking/expiring of tapes going to/from offsite facility is automated.
This has been standard procedure for decades. Nobody plans on tapes sitting out there for decades, they're constantly refreshed as technology improves to reduce the number of tapes and storage cost and to keep them compatible with current tape drives.
"Rotten Tomatoes" has been unreliable for a long time. Most critics fall into a demographic that are biased toward movies that they like, but if you're not part of that demographic, their reviews are not very reliable.
It feels like I'm trying to decode a secret message to get the right rating. If it's below 30%, it's probably bad. Above 30%, I compare it to the audience rating to see if there is a large discrepancy. If the critics score it 98% and the audience scored it 70%, it's probably bad. If the critics scored it 60% and the audience scored it 95%, it might be a really good movie that just doesn't appeal to the tastes of a critic. You also have to be careful that the audience giving it a good review isn't someone who didn't realize that it was a rehashed copy of an older movie that might have been otherwise good, but when recognized, it's annoying. The older you get, the more you realize that Hollywood keeps recycling plots/cliches instead of something truly fresh.
Critics seem to love well written dialog, which I do too, but not if that's all there is. A movie can meander without any plot, but if the dialog is great, it's a 98%. It's strange how they point out "plot holes" or lack of tempo in movies they hate, but if they love it, not a problem.
I'm pretty sure the left do not know the definition of semi-automatic. Or single action, double action, poi, ballistic coefficient, barrel harmonics, or even what the AR in ar-15 stands for.
Maybe not, but we are accused of being the biggest gun fanatics. Meanwhile, you can't even have an air rifle over 12 ft/lbs without an FAC in the U.K.. They already lost the battle for gun rights.
I agree that oled is a lot better than lcd. Unfortunately they are also a lot more expensive.
I recently bought a new 65" with "full-array local-dimming LED LCDs", which allows for a HUGE difference in lighting. Something oled and plasma have always done better than backlit lcd. They still do it better, they can light one pixel while lcd cannot. An example where it shows would be a scene in outer space where it should be either black or stars/planets/moons (extreme contrast). But most TV's have light pollution surrounding everything.
My other TV is only 6 years old and the difference is amazing. Whenever flashlights or other high contrast light sources are used it jumps out of the screen in comparison. If oled comes down in price, that might be my next upgrade down the line
Sorry, I misunderstood your previous statement. What you just said makes sense. If I understand what you are saying, attempting to compensate by overexposing will cause the face to look unnatural.
You're right, they shouldn't overexpose as a solution since the point was to identify people from a normal picture. As opposed to using over exposed pictures that are focusing on image recognition. Unless it was an HDR+ picture, it would look really bad. Even an HDR+ picture would have issues unless people wanted portraits of themselves with unnatural skin tones.
Underexposed, not over developed. The sensors are not getting enough light. You would have to increase the amount the light via shutter speed or aperture. But if you tuned it for darker faces, white faces would be washed out and the problem would be reversed.
How would they expire? They would be lucky to stay in supply. As long as they fifo the inventory, it's probably 2 weeks old at the most. I think it's as bad as it looks.
Critics are too right-brain/artsy/intuitive/feeling to analyze anything. They are the antithesis of techies, which is why it is rare for them to like scifi/fantasy movies. I want to know if I will enjoy a movie that is costing me time and money. I don't care if it appeals to someone who prefers movies that I find boring. I want a critique from someone understand concepts like plot/tempo/cinematography/sound/acting. There should also be a warning when a movie is trying to push a political agenda.
I agree with you. Unfortunately, there is the risk of reading spoilers when looking at the audience reviews. It seems like it should be possible for someone to write an AI program to process the reviews and summarize common points. Ie: no plot, meanders, too long, ending sucked, political agenda...
it seems like a lot of critics will love a movie that has a lot of well written dialogue, even if there is no plot, or sometimes they will start with the promise of a good plot, and then slowly unravel because they didn't know how to end the movie. Bonus points if it is making a pro-left political statement.
Some work well. Wii Resident Evil 4, wiimote in the fake hand gun and you didn't need aim assist, you could control movement with the analog joystick while aiming with the wii gun. More fine tuned than using wasd and more immersive than point and click. After that, point and click is not as much fun.
Pebble was going in the right direction. Inexpensive and a good battery life. Mine finally died and I got an LG Style when it was on sale. The battery life sucks and the vibration is weaker than the Pebble. But it does have features that the Pebble didn't have. I still would have went with another Pebble if they weren't bought out.
It seems like they are under the impression that people want to replace their smartphone instead of supplementing it. The tech critics aren't helping when they claim that lacking lte and gps is a problem. It will never replace the smartphone, unless you're a Dick Tracy fan, which means they will also have to put a camera on it. I keep hoping that Huawei or Asus will put out a new watch that only has the basics with an awesome battery life.
Good point! I'm sure people with pocket watches thought wrist watches were pointless. But glancing at your wrist is a lot easier than pulling out your pocket watch to check the time.
Because I don't want to pull my phone out of my pocket every time I get a notification, call, or check the time. With all the phone spamming happening I check if the number seems like it might have a chance and hit dismiss if I think it's spam. I can see all of my notifications fine from the watch so I can keep my phone safe in my pocket and continue what I am doing.
I agree that most of the current smart watches are way too expensive. I got the Pebble which was reasonable and now I have an LG Style, which is not as good, but it was on sale and I got it cheap, and Pebble isn't an option anymore. Paying 200+ for a watch that might last 2 years is excessive.
The main problem is they are trying to make watches that do too much and end up with expensive oversized watches with poor battery life, that do what they do poorly. They can't replace a smartphone, they're too small and will never perform as well. They need to skip the GPS/lte/heart rate monitor/nfc so they can keep it smaller and cheaper with a better battery life. The heart rate monitor would be nice if they could get it working right, but if they can't, skip it. They need to focus on core, size, battery, and price if they want it to take off.
As others have pointed out, inkjet printers have issues with infrequent use. Laser printer toner doesn't have this problem.
Laser printers are also a lot faster. When you are in a hurry, the inkjet printers are way too slow. You don't have to worry about moisture causing your printouts to run. It's great for UPS labels, concert tickets, and boarding passes.
When pricing printers, remember to look at the cost of replacing ink/toner cartridges.
I bought the Essential phone at the $399 price including the 360 camera. It's a really nice phone with the same snapdragon 835 processor as the other flagship phones. The LCD display seems less impressive compared to the amoled display on my last phone(Nexus 6p), but I don't stare at pictures all day, so I rarely notice it. The other weakness is the camera which could be better, but it still takes great pictures. Overall, I would say it compares with the other flagship phones better than I thought it would. I like the ceramic over metal or plastic and the modular ability with the 360 camera is pretty cool.
I actually know a lot of people who are getting tired of spending a lot of money for cell phones and contract plans. One middle class bachelor might not mind spending $1000 every two years, but if you have a family, that becomes $5000 every two years. Add insurance and it becomes $6000 every two years. With a service plan, it's ~$10,000 every two years! This is an unlocked phone that I can switch over to another network if they offer a better rate and it's cheap enough that I don't worry about insurance. If you're going to pay $1000, you're probably getting insurance, so it's really $1200.
I think the main problem is marketing. Teenagers and 20-somethings are whining that "all my friends have an iphone"! Seen it happen multiple times and talked to other parents, it's similar to the ipod days when "all my friends have an ipod"! The only other phone they seem to acknowledge is the Samsung Galaxy s8, but they still prefer to have an iphone. It's not like they do a lot of research into what they need and what will satisfy their needs and look into reviews etc. They don't know which phones have the best battery life or best reception or gps. It's all marketing. And since it's the parents who would end up paying for it, they don't care how much it costs.
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Isn't there supposed to be a link between cigarettes and cancer? Stop buying cigarettes and you will be healthier with more money. Win win
As tape storage capacity increases you normally consolidate the older tapes onto the newer tapes to save on space and to eliminate to issue of not being able to read the tapes with onsite tape drives. We use automated tape libraries to handle the mounts/copies/ejects. Software knows whats on every ocr labeled tape and scheduling/tracking/expiring of tapes going to/from offsite facility is automated.
This has been standard procedure for decades. Nobody plans on tapes sitting out there for decades, they're constantly refreshed as technology improves to reduce the number of tapes and storage cost and to keep them compatible with current tape drives.
"Rotten Tomatoes" has been unreliable for a long time. Most critics fall into a demographic that are biased toward movies that they like, but if you're not part of that demographic, their reviews are not very reliable.
It feels like I'm trying to decode a secret message to get the right rating. If it's below 30%, it's probably bad. Above 30%, I compare it to the audience rating to see if there is a large discrepancy. If the critics score it 98% and the audience scored it 70%, it's probably bad. If the critics scored it 60% and the audience scored it 95%, it might be a really good movie that just doesn't appeal to the tastes of a critic. You also have to be careful that the audience giving it a good review isn't someone who didn't realize that it was a rehashed copy of an older movie that might have been otherwise good, but when recognized, it's annoying. The older you get, the more you realize that Hollywood keeps recycling plots/cliches instead of something truly fresh.
Critics seem to love well written dialog, which I do too, but not if that's all there is. A movie can meander without any plot, but if the dialog is great, it's a 98%. It's strange how they point out "plot holes" or lack of tempo in movies they hate, but if they love it, not a problem.
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I'm pretty sure the left do not know the definition of semi-automatic. Or single action, double action, poi, ballistic coefficient, barrel harmonics, or even what the AR in ar-15 stands for.
Three gun competition. Do you know what the AR in ar-15 stands for? Don't look it up!
Maybe not, but we are accused of being the biggest gun fanatics. Meanwhile, you can't even have an air rifle over 12 ft/lbs without an FAC in the U.K.. They already lost the battle for gun rights.
I think you nailed it. Unfortunately, we're not allowed to talk about this in public without being vilified.
I agree that oled is a lot better than lcd. Unfortunately they are also a lot more expensive.
I recently bought a new 65" with "full-array local-dimming LED LCDs", which allows for a HUGE difference in lighting. Something oled and plasma have always done better than backlit lcd. They still do it better, they can light one pixel while lcd cannot. An example where it shows would be a scene in outer space where it should be either black or stars/planets/moons (extreme contrast). But most TV's have light pollution surrounding everything.
My other TV is only 6 years old and the difference is amazing. Whenever flashlights or other high contrast light sources are used it jumps out of the screen in comparison. If oled comes down in price, that might be my next upgrade down the line
Sorry, I misunderstood your previous statement. What you just said makes sense. If I understand what you are saying, attempting to compensate by overexposing will cause the face to look unnatural.
You're right, they shouldn't overexpose as a solution since the point was to identify people from a normal picture. As opposed to using over exposed pictures that are focusing on image recognition. Unless it was an HDR+ picture, it would look really bad. Even an HDR+ picture would have issues unless people wanted portraits of themselves with unnatural skin tones.
Better Off Ted: "Racial Sensitivity"
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Actually that is literally the definition of racism.
I just looked it up and it's literally not the definition of racism.
Underexposed, not over developed. The sensors are not getting enough light. You would have to increase the amount the light via shutter speed or aperture. But if you tuned it for darker faces, white faces would be washed out and the problem would be reversed.
How would they expire? They would be lucky to stay in supply. As long as they fifo the inventory, it's probably 2 weeks old at the most. I think it's as bad as it looks.
1.96 is close enough to be counted as 2/day. If there are any children in that town, and assuming it's only the adults talking them, it's even more.
Critics are too right-brain/artsy/intuitive/feeling to analyze anything. They are the antithesis of techies, which is why it is rare for them to like scifi/fantasy movies. I want to know if I will enjoy a movie that is costing me time and money. I don't care if it appeals to someone who prefers movies that I find boring. I want a critique from someone understand concepts like plot/tempo/cinematography/sound/acting. There should also be a warning when a movie is trying to push a political agenda.
I agree with you. Unfortunately, there is the risk of reading spoilers when looking at the audience reviews. It seems like it should be possible for someone to write an AI program to process the reviews and summarize common points. Ie: no plot, meanders, too long, ending sucked, political agenda...
it seems like a lot of critics will love a movie that has a lot of well written dialogue, even if there is no plot, or sometimes they will start with the promise of a good plot, and then slowly unravel because they didn't know how to end the movie. Bonus points if it is making a pro-left political statement.
Some work well. Wii Resident Evil 4, wiimote in the fake hand gun and you didn't need aim assist, you could control movement with the analog joystick while aiming with the wii gun. More fine tuned than using wasd and more immersive than point and click. After that, point and click is not as much fun.
That would be totally awesome! One of the better applications of AR.
Pebble was going in the right direction. Inexpensive and a good battery life. Mine finally died and I got an LG Style when it was on sale. The battery life sucks and the vibration is weaker than the Pebble. But it does have features that the Pebble didn't have. I still would have went with another Pebble if they weren't bought out.
It seems like they are under the impression that people want to replace their smartphone instead of supplementing it. The tech critics aren't helping when they claim that lacking lte and gps is a problem. It will never replace the smartphone, unless you're a Dick Tracy fan, which means they will also have to put a camera on it. I keep hoping that Huawei or Asus will put out a new watch that only has the basics with an awesome battery life.
Good point! I'm sure people with pocket watches thought wrist watches were pointless. But glancing at your wrist is a lot easier than pulling out your pocket watch to check the time.
Because I don't want to pull my phone out of my pocket every time I get a notification, call, or check the time. With all the phone spamming happening I check if the number seems like it might have a chance and hit dismiss if I think it's spam. I can see all of my notifications fine from the watch so I can keep my phone safe in my pocket and continue what I am doing.
I agree that most of the current smart watches are way too expensive. I got the Pebble which was reasonable and now I have an LG Style, which is not as good, but it was on sale and I got it cheap, and Pebble isn't an option anymore. Paying 200+ for a watch that might last 2 years is excessive.
The main problem is they are trying to make watches that do too much and end up with expensive oversized watches with poor battery life, that do what they do poorly. They can't replace a smartphone, they're too small and will never perform as well. They need to skip the GPS/lte/heart rate monitor/nfc so they can keep it smaller and cheaper with a better battery life. The heart rate monitor would be nice if they could get it working right, but if they can't, skip it. They need to focus on core, size, battery, and price if they want it to take off.
As others have pointed out, inkjet printers have issues with infrequent use. Laser printer toner doesn't have this problem.
Laser printers are also a lot faster. When you are in a hurry, the inkjet printers are way too slow. You don't have to worry about moisture causing your printouts to run. It's great for UPS labels, concert tickets, and boarding passes.
When pricing printers, remember to look at the cost of replacing ink/toner cartridges.
Or my new favorite, tactical pants! More pockets than cargo pants.
I bought the Essential phone at the $399 price including the 360 camera. It's a really nice phone with the same snapdragon 835 processor as the other flagship phones. The LCD display seems less impressive compared to the amoled display on my last phone(Nexus 6p), but I don't stare at pictures all day, so I rarely notice it. The other weakness is the camera which could be better, but it still takes great pictures. Overall, I would say it compares with the other flagship phones better than I thought it would. I like the ceramic over metal or plastic and the modular ability with the 360 camera is pretty cool.
I actually know a lot of people who are getting tired of spending a lot of money for cell phones and contract plans. One middle class bachelor might not mind spending $1000 every two years, but if you have a family, that becomes $5000 every two years. Add insurance and it becomes $6000 every two years. With a service plan, it's ~$10,000 every two years! This is an unlocked phone that I can switch over to another network if they offer a better rate and it's cheap enough that I don't worry about insurance. If you're going to pay $1000, you're probably getting insurance, so it's really $1200.
I think the main problem is marketing. Teenagers and 20-somethings are whining that "all my friends have an iphone"! Seen it happen multiple times and talked to other parents, it's similar to the ipod days when "all my friends have an ipod"! The only other phone they seem to acknowledge is the Samsung Galaxy s8, but they still prefer to have an iphone. It's not like they do a lot of research into what they need and what will satisfy their needs and look into reviews etc. They don't know which phones have the best battery life or best reception or gps. It's all marketing. And since it's the parents who would end up paying for it, they don't care how much it costs.