I'm currently a photography student at RIT (Imaging & Photographic Technology). I feel that RIT is a very strong school academically, but the student body is too spread out with no central meeting places (Java's perhaps, but thats not near the dorms) to produce any social activity on campus. Of course there's the parties, but they're all weak tea compared to most places. I have met my fare share of amazingly interesting and fun people here, but you're forced to do a bit of searching through the awkward geeks to get to them. If you go to RIT, bring a car. There's nothing better than getting off this campus.
One should note that Kodak has recently retooled a new production plant specifically for its black and white film, which are consumed like bread & water by many pro photographers (like myself).
Also, Kodak sells film, first and foremost. They also do a wonderful job researching digital components, make the consumer line of EasyShare digital cameras, and hold a line of digital backs for medium format cameras. They haven't produced a film camera in years that sold well in any pro market.
If I were some head of Kodak, I would have stopped film camera production years ago, and wouldn't have wasted any time on a product nobody was buying!
This all just comes down to Kodak trying to hop into the hot digital photography market while it can, instead of being left in the dust as Fuji, Canon, Nikon, Olympus, etc take the lead. If Kodak were to be left doing what they do best (producing film and darkroom chemicals) when the majority of the consumer market switched to digital, they would be stuck with financial problems even greater than the ones they're in right now.
There are already digital backs for 4x5 cameras, yet I don't believe any are full-frame single-shot solutions; only scanning backs. Of course, price for such components are a wee bit high...
The big problem with current medium format solutions (say, the Leaf Valeo digital backs for a Mamiya) is being teathered to a computer. While a laptop can easily be used in the field, the digital back draws power from the computer through the cable, thus quickly draining battery power.
Also, there really is something to be said for working with components that are just rock-solid mechanical. I'd rather work with a mechanical cameras any day. It's far more reliable, in my book.
A speedy internet connection and tons of computers wouldn't be needed to print out documents from Gutenberg.
My point is that if schools know of this, they would realize that it would be cheaper in the longrun to get texts off Gutenberg, instead of buying pre-bound books elsewhere.
Yes, I can agree with this.
We people here won't benefit from it half as much as needy school districts who could use the texts. Methinks what they really need to do is work on some awareness program, distributing the books to teachers... or even letting know that such a resource exists. With more technology in the classroom, Gutenberg shouldn't be out of reach to many teachers.
Why not put in something like 512MB? It's not like it takes any more space these days... and it should cost a full $2 more to integrate.
No bluetooth?
No 802.11g?
Come on - all or nothing please!
If a computer can search through all electronic documents on computers attached to the internet, isn't it just the same as searching through the entire world's paper documents?
You would need a search warrent to do the latter - yet the Pentagon can do the former without further questioning?
If Fanning and company are actually supporting this, I'm sure that it is agreed that the RIAA won't be put into a positive light. I wouldn't agree to have a movie made about me that made me look like a jackass.
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I'm currently a photography student at RIT (Imaging & Photographic Technology). I feel that RIT is a very strong school academically, but the student body is too spread out with no central meeting places (Java's perhaps, but thats not near the dorms) to produce any social activity on campus. Of course there's the parties, but they're all weak tea compared to most places. I have met my fare share of amazingly interesting and fun people here, but you're forced to do a bit of searching through the awkward geeks to get to them. If you go to RIT, bring a car. There's nothing better than getting off this campus.
Also, Kodak sells film, first and foremost. They also do a wonderful job researching digital components, make the consumer line of EasyShare digital cameras, and hold a line of digital backs for medium format cameras. They haven't produced a film camera in years that sold well in any pro market.
If I were some head of Kodak, I would have stopped film camera production years ago, and wouldn't have wasted any time on a product nobody was buying!
This all just comes down to Kodak trying to hop into the hot digital photography market while it can, instead of being left in the dust as Fuji, Canon, Nikon, Olympus, etc take the lead. If Kodak were to be left doing what they do best (producing film and darkroom chemicals) when the majority of the consumer market switched to digital, they would be stuck with financial problems even greater than the ones they're in right now.
It's all money, not the future of photography.
There are already digital backs for 4x5 cameras, yet I don't believe any are full-frame single-shot solutions; only scanning backs. Of course, price for such components are a wee bit high... The big problem with current medium format solutions (say, the Leaf Valeo digital backs for a Mamiya) is being teathered to a computer. While a laptop can easily be used in the field, the digital back draws power from the computer through the cable, thus quickly draining battery power. Also, there really is something to be said for working with components that are just rock-solid mechanical. I'd rather work with a mechanical cameras any day. It's far more reliable, in my book.
My point is that if schools know of this, they would realize that it would be cheaper in the longrun to get texts off Gutenberg, instead of buying pre-bound books elsewhere.
Yes, I can agree with this. We people here won't benefit from it half as much as needy school districts who could use the texts. Methinks what they really need to do is work on some awareness program, distributing the books to teachers... or even letting know that such a resource exists. With more technology in the classroom, Gutenberg shouldn't be out of reach to many teachers.
Why not put in something like 512MB? It's not like it takes any more space these days... and it should cost a full $2 more to integrate. No bluetooth? No 802.11g? Come on - all or nothing please!
I connect at 15KB/s. Doh! I'll wait a bit...
Sun only releases a distribution of Linux. If they were really interested with the OS, they would have developed Linux-based servers, as well. *cough*
If a computer can search through all electronic documents on computers attached to the internet, isn't it just the same as searching through the entire world's paper documents? You would need a search warrent to do the latter - yet the Pentagon can do the former without further questioning?
If Fanning and company are actually supporting this, I'm sure that it is agreed that the RIAA won't be put into a positive light. I wouldn't agree to have a movie made about me that made me look like a jackass.
Really, the best news i've heard in a while. Anti-piracy efforts being slapped down by anti-piracy efforts. The MAN is attacking the MAN.