Captured by the Long Arm of the Law...... of Thermodynamics.
I'm still trying to think of the equivalent voice over that's at the beginning of each episode of COPS, "COPS is filmed on location with the men and women of law enforcement. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law."
Interesting. I'm curious how this will play out relative to the iTunes defection.
I expect Apple to:
1. outsell Kindle with iPad
2. be stubborn about pricing (look at iTunes history)
The fact that Apple is not the first big mover makes this interesting, as it will be years (if ever) until they'll have the same market power in books as they did after a year of the iTunes Music Store.
With iTunes it was, from the consumer's perspective, a benevolent hegemony. With books the price pressure from Apple is upwards, and Amazon is holding the line. Though they're differentiated products - kindle is B&W e-ink, iPad is color backlit LCD.
From a strategy perspective, it will be interesting to see how this plays out.
Probably won't hurt book publishers in the same way as music labels - book sales will not degrade into chapter sales in the same way that album sales degraded into single track sales.
Actually it would be much smaller! There have been roughly 3.4B troy oz of gold mined, or about 116,000 short tons. 1 ft^3 = ~.5 short tons so ~58,000 ft^3 or ~1,642 m^3 or less than 1/4 your 8,000 m^3 cube =)
I remember being slightly irked by computer scenes in 80's movies: while showing a person typing command line text, the displayed text was revealed at a constant rate, probably about that of a 150 baud modem. The appearance is vastly different than that of someone actually typing.
Same with early attempts at showing GUI use - constant, linear movements of the cursor.
I suspect that the problem came from lack of the computer / tech equivalent of a 'sound guy'. No way would a sound engineer allow an otherwise well-made movie to be released with out of sync, or unnatural spoken word.
To have brain drain, one must actually have quality brain to drain.
Case in point: Kevin Martin. For a while I _really_ wanted to get on live TV just to say, "Fuck Kevin Martin of the FCC. Fuck him in the ass with a big rubber dick, and then pull it out and beat him over the head with it." Definitely not 'fleeting' profanity, and I'm sure Carlin would approve.
Family Guy's 'PTV' episode (S04E14) had a great musical bit about 'The Freakin' FCC'
Unfortunately neither the whole ep, or the clip are on Hulu. However, there's an nzb on a.b.tv , for those familiar with the thing of which we shall not speak.
I'm curious how they intend to implement this. A workaround might be as simple as deleting some cookies, a trip to bugmenot, or using a leaked university / company-wide password.
Really? Does this belong on/.? Where is all the fanfare for Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Plymouth & Saturn? Companies come and go. New ones will come along and replace them.
I've got an idea... how about everybody who liked Saabs go out and order a Fisker Karma or the Tesla Model S!
Bill
This is news for nerds for a few reasons:
SAABs are in some ways the Slashdot user of the car world: geeky, high tech, innovative, uncommon...
Though I'm not sure which car you would be, suggesting that SAAB lovers go plonk down $100,000 for a replacement.
1947 The Saab 92 is presented, with a streamlined, stressed-skin steel body. Thanks in part to a completely smooth underside; the Cd value for the Saab 92.001 is no more than 0.32. The engine is a two-cylinder two-stroke, transversely mounted ahead of the front axle.
1953 Preheating of the induction air, to prevent icing in the carburettor, is introduced in December on the 1954 models.
1958 The GT 750 is Saab's first model to have factory fitted seat belts.
1960 Ventilation system of through-flow type with effective extraction behind the side windows.
1961 An air "slicer", intended to keep the rear window clear, is introduced on the Saab 95 in March.
1962 From January, all cars for Sweden are fitted with seat belts in front.
1963 Diagonally divided brake system with double brake circuits on all Saabs of 1964 models.
1967 The Saab 99 is presented, among other things with a double-jointed steering column of safety type, a safety body with crumple zones at front and rear and the starter switch on the floor between the front seats.
1969 As the 1970 model, the Company releases the 99E Automatic, the first Saab with an automatic gearbox and electronic fuel injection. Head restraints, of a unique Saab design, are offered as an extra on all models.
1970 Headlamp wipers and washers, a world "first", are introduced on the 1971 models.
1971 Two unique Saab innovations are presented on the 1972 models: an electrically heated driving seat and self-repairing (up to 8 kph, 5 mph) bumpers.
1972 Protecting members in the doors and glass-fibre headlinings as crash protection are introduced on the "99s" of 1973.
1973 Front seats with integrated head restraints are introduced on the 1974 models.
1976 Exhaust cleaning with a 3-way catalytic converter and a lambda sensor are introduced on cars for the U.S. Saab unveils its turbo concept in August, the first Saab 99 Turbo goes on sale a year later as a 1978 model.
1978 Yet another world "first" is introduced with the Saab 900: the unique compartment air filter. The Saab 900 also has a safety-type steering column with a telescopically collapsible steering shaft and a sheet-steel crumple bellows.
1980 The APC system protects the engine from injurious knocking due to uneven fuel quality and enables the engine to be run on petrol of various octane ratings. The APC system goes in production on the 1982 Saab 900 Turbo.
1981 A wide-angle rear-view mirror is introduced on the driver's side of the 1982 models.
1982 Beginning with the 1983 models, Saab fits all its cars with asbestos-free brake linings.
1983 In March Saab presents a new development of the 2-litre engine, with double overhead camshafts, 16 valves and domed combustion chambers having centrally sited sparking plugs. With a turbo and intercooler, the engine is capable of 200 hp (160 hp in series production) - while still burning 10% less fuel than the corresponding turbo car with two valves per cylinder.
1985 At the Stockholm Motor Show Saab presents the direct-ignition system, Saab DI, with an ignition coil for each cylinder. Automatic belt tensioners are introduced on the 1986 models of the Saab 9000.
Slashdot Mirror
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/print/9152078/Top_10_Super_Bowl_tech_ads?taxonomyName=Hardware&taxonomyId=12
Well, when the atomic _alarm_ clock goes off, hitting the snooze button will not be an option.
Because some of my deductions are patently, umm, creative.
Captured by the Long Arm of the Law... ... of Thermodynamics.
I'm still trying to think of the equivalent voice over that's at the beginning of each episode of COPS, "COPS is filmed on location with the men and women of law enforcement. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law."
Interesting. I'm curious how this will play out relative to the iTunes defection.
I expect Apple to:
1. outsell Kindle with iPad
2. be stubborn about pricing (look at iTunes history)
The fact that Apple is not the first big mover makes this interesting, as it will be years (if ever) until they'll have the same market power in books as they did after a year of the iTunes Music Store.
With iTunes it was, from the consumer's perspective, a benevolent hegemony. With books the price pressure from Apple is upwards, and Amazon is holding the line. Though they're differentiated products - kindle is B&W e-ink, iPad is color backlit LCD.
From a strategy perspective, it will be interesting to see how this plays out.
Probably won't hurt book publishers in the same way as music labels - book sales will not degrade into chapter sales in the same way that album sales degraded into single track sales.
Not always better. For example, the text you are reading now was encrypted with ROT13. Twice.
Using your figures:
116,000 short tons.
1 ft^3 = ~.5 short tons
(insert cup of coffee here)
232,000 ft^3
I remember being slightly irked by computer scenes in 80's movies: while showing a person typing command line text, the displayed text was revealed at a constant rate, probably about that of a 150 baud modem. The appearance is vastly different than that of someone actually typing.
Same with early attempts at showing GUI use - constant, linear movements of the cursor.
I suspect that the problem came from lack of the computer / tech equivalent of a 'sound guy'. No way would a sound engineer allow an otherwise well-made movie to be released with out of sync, or unnatural spoken word.
If you fart while exceeding the speed of sound, will it make a noise?
Will he blend?
Though the post-bounce remains might have an appearance similar to post-blend.
If only they called it the:
High ElectroMagnetic Power System
the headlines could read:
"Cops Use HEMPS to Catch Criminals"
Hemp - is there anything it _can't_ do?
Dammit. I need coffee.
It is on Hulu:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/50395/family-guy-the-freaking-fcc
And it's Season 4, episode 14. Somehow my copy is mislabeled.
Ack - hate to reply to my own post. Ironically, a Hulu video of the clip is on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NDPT0Ph5rA
To have brain drain, one must actually have quality brain to drain.
Case in point: Kevin Martin. For a while I _really_ wanted to get on live TV just to say, "Fuck Kevin Martin of the FCC. Fuck him in the ass with a big rubber dick, and then pull it out and beat him over the head with it." Definitely not 'fleeting' profanity, and I'm sure Carlin would approve.
Family Guy's 'PTV' episode (S04E14) had a great musical bit about 'The Freakin' FCC'
Unfortunately neither the whole ep, or the clip are on Hulu. However, there's an nzb on a.b.tv , for those familiar with the thing of which we shall not speak.
I'm curious how they intend to implement this. A workaround might be as simple as deleting some cookies, a trip to bugmenot, or using a leaked university / company-wide password.
...ters thesis topic. That has to do with the sexual habits of mas...
There's one crucial difference: I'm not wooding your mom right now.
Step 1: Create shitty app that's tiny and free (Pull My Finger 2.0)
Step 2: Have Slashdot post it on the front page
Step 4: Profit
Appears to be a case of lost technology or grant padding.
Have they not heard of Manimal?
Have the patent office add a Slashcode forum so commenters from the peanut gallery can yell:
DUPE!!!
Who knew that tinfoil hats actually _boosted_ reception. It's a government conspiracy I tell you.
Pffft. My ISP goes to 11.
C'mon man - what this thread really needs is a car analogy.
Kill off another icon?
I'm getting one of these and jamming it into my SAAB.
Front heavy front wheel drive indeed.
This is news for nerds for a few reasons:
SAABs are in some ways the Slashdot user of the car world: geeky, high tech, innovative, uncommon...
Though I'm not sure which car you would be, suggesting that SAAB lovers go plonk down $100,000 for a replacement.
A few of SAABs innovations, cut and pasted from:
http://www.saabmuseum.com/innovations/index.html
1947 The Saab 92 is presented, with a streamlined, stressed-skin steel body. Thanks in part to a completely smooth underside; the Cd value for the Saab 92.001 is no more than 0.32. The engine is a two-cylinder two-stroke, transversely mounted ahead of the front axle.
1953 Preheating of the induction air, to prevent icing in the carburettor, is introduced in December on the 1954 models.
1958 The GT 750 is Saab's first model to have factory fitted seat belts.
1960 Ventilation system of through-flow type with effective extraction behind the side windows.
1961 An air "slicer", intended to keep the rear window clear, is introduced on the Saab 95 in March.
1962 From January, all cars for Sweden are fitted with seat belts in front.
1963 Diagonally divided brake system with double brake circuits on all Saabs of 1964 models.
1967 The Saab 99 is presented, among other things with a double-jointed steering column of safety type, a safety body with crumple zones at front and rear and the starter switch on the floor between the front seats.
1969 As the 1970 model, the Company releases the 99E Automatic, the first Saab with an automatic gearbox and electronic fuel injection. Head restraints, of a unique Saab design, are offered as an extra on all models.
1970 Headlamp wipers and washers, a world "first", are introduced on the 1971 models.
1971 Two unique Saab innovations are presented on the 1972 models: an electrically heated driving seat and self-repairing (up to 8 kph, 5 mph) bumpers.
1972 Protecting members in the doors and glass-fibre headlinings as crash protection are introduced on the "99s" of 1973.
1973 Front seats with integrated head restraints are introduced on the 1974 models.
1976 Exhaust cleaning with a 3-way catalytic converter and a lambda sensor are introduced on cars for the U.S. Saab unveils its turbo concept in August, the first Saab 99 Turbo goes on sale a year later as a 1978 model.
1978 Yet another world "first" is introduced with the Saab 900: the unique compartment air filter. The Saab 900 also has a safety-type steering column with a telescopically collapsible steering shaft and a sheet-steel crumple bellows.
1980 The APC system protects the engine from injurious knocking due to uneven fuel quality and enables the engine to be run on petrol of various octane ratings. The APC system goes in production on the 1982 Saab 900 Turbo.
1981 A wide-angle rear-view mirror is introduced on the driver's side of the 1982 models.
1982 Beginning with the 1983 models, Saab fits all its cars with asbestos-free brake linings.
1983 In March Saab presents a new development of the 2-litre engine, with double overhead camshafts, 16 valves and domed combustion chambers having centrally sited sparking plugs. With a turbo and intercooler, the engine is capable of 200 hp (160 hp in series production) - while still burning 10% less fuel than the corresponding turbo car with two valves per cylinder.
1985 At the Stockholm Motor Show Saab presents the direct-ignition system, Saab DI, with an ignition coil for each cylinder. Automatic belt tensioners are introduced on the 1986 models of the Saab 9000.
1986 The S