I suggest you start a bit lower though. Get a WRX STi and have it tuned. No, I don't mean riced. Tuned. I suggest the Tommy Kaira engine talked about in this review
I'm thinking we are nearing the end of the major advances in digital cameras.
Then I'm thinking that you are really, really wrong.
There are so many limits with film that can be overcome with digital. Already we have seen huge leaps in sensor quality at higher "film speed" settings. Even on my EOS D60, ISO 400 is pretty grainy. The 10D improved that a lot. Now the 1D M2 has moved very high clarity to ISO 800.
Over time we will see further improvements to this. Eventually you'll be able to shoot at ISO 3200 with no loss of quality compared to ISO 100. Maybe we'll even get to 6400. Why would you want this? How about the ability to stop action in very dim light? How about to gain depth while hand-holding in macro photography?
Colour accuracy is another area that will improve over time. I think the similar tech to the Foveon sensor will become standard. Instead of having one sensor with a mix of pixels picking up RGB, we'll have layers of 3 sensors in a camera. This will also allow for more pixels without having to make the individual pixel sensors as small as now. Larger pixel sensors = better quality images.
Battery life will improve. Memory will get faster. Memory will continue to increase in density. LCD viewers will get brighter and larger while using less power. Shutters will get faster. Memory buffers larger. Prices will come down. I could go on and on -- yet I am sure there are dozens of things that I've never thought of that will also appear.
Major advances in digital cameras are just beginning. The end is nowhere in site.
(To translate that for the non Japanese speakers out there... In dancingmad's.sig it says "Men are cruel/unkind." My message above says "Wrong! There is absolutely no doubt that women are much crueler/more unkind than men!")
Actually, this depends on the type of CD being copied.
Audio CDs do not have the same types of error correction built into them that data CDs do. This is why you sometimes get "pops" or "scratches" on a duplicated Audio CD, and why it is important to rip them carefully with EAC before burning them out. Even then a pop or scratch can be introduced by the burn process.
The error correction on data CDs reduces their capacity, but it also greatly reduces the chance of an invalid copy. None-the-less, if your data is important enough to be worried about the media life, I would suggest verifing that the files you burn are identical to the ones on the original disc.
Didn't know that Nikon was close to going under. Also hadn't really considered that both companies would be more lens companies than body companies.
Certainly in the 35mm era this would have made sense -- overall the lens had much much more impact on the final images than the body did. The digital world though...Right now bodies (sensors!) have as much or more of an impact on the image as the glass does.
Obviously as a Canon user I am somewhat biased towards Canon, but I generally consider their optics (L-class) to be superior to Nikon's. Especially in accurate colour reproduction. For years they also had the best focusing system and the only stabilizing system... Nikon is catching up with the focus motors and the IS though, and even Sigma has a silent focus motor now.
I have no doubt that CMOS is the future of digital sensors. It is far cheaper/easier to produce than CCD, and Canon has shown that the quality can exceed CCD too. I look forward to seeing what Nikon produces and the competition between the two of them pushing the market forward!
On the most basic level there is no difference between what Subaru is doing and what a Camero enthusiast is doing: Using forced induction to get more power without increasing displacement. The comment I made in my previous post stands.
Generally speaking though the WRX/Legacy will better suit the resulting engine because the entire car was designed around such an engine.
(For similar reasons, putting a small-block Chevy engine into a Subaru Legacy/WRX is not going to lead to very good results.)
(The US Legacy doesn't get an available turbo'd motor until later this year. It has had one in Japan for about 10 years now, maybe more.)
In decades past many scientists went to the US to escape oppression and government control.
In the US they were free to publish, free to discuss among their peers, free to do the research that was important to them.
Anyone who follows the news these days can see this is changing. There is much more government scrutiny in all areas of life, and that freedom is beginning to erode.
If things continue along these lines, Russia will eventually be freer than the US.
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin
The high-end Sun machines are designed for high availability. Not only will a CPU failure not crash the machine, the CPUs are hot swappable so you can replace a failed CPU without so much as a reboot.
Yes, 10 years ago this was a important thing to have... As were many other "big iron" features. And it still sounds very cool in a geeky kinda way.
But with redundant relatively cheap clusters available, these types of things aren't worth the $$$ they used to be.
Except at the extreme high end of the computing world hardware is steadily progressing to commodity level.
Oh, and your original post, entitled This is why geeks will always be better than you is somehow not belittling others?
Hypocrite.
Balance is important in life. I have a passion for computers. I have a passion for cars. Thankfully my passion for computers allows me the luxury of indulging my passion for cars, as well as doing other things such as travel, photography, date women, and generally enjoy live my life as I choose.
I humbly suggest that the ignorant party in this conversation is not me.
When I originally heard that Nikon was using Sony sensors in some (all? not sure) of its digital cameras I was really shocked. Nikon is (rather obviously!) a camera company. To not develop all of their sensors in-house seems rather short-sited to me.
Canon is in full control of their future in the digital world. Right now Nikon does not seem to be in the same position. Being a Canon guy, part of me would love to see Canon dominate the world of prosumer/DSLR... But the realistic side of me realizes that having the two play off of each other at all levels of the market is best for everyone.
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Which Audi? RS6?
Very sweet car...
I suggest you start a bit lower though. Get a WRX STi and have it tuned. No, I don't mean riced. Tuned. I suggest the Tommy Kaira engine talked about in this review
Of course if money is no issue get the RS6!!
I'm thinking we are nearing the end of the major advances in digital cameras.
Then I'm thinking that you are really, really wrong.
There are so many limits with film that can be overcome with digital. Already we have seen huge leaps in sensor quality at higher "film speed" settings. Even on my EOS D60, ISO 400 is pretty grainy. The 10D improved that a lot. Now the 1D M2 has moved very high clarity to ISO 800.
Over time we will see further improvements to this. Eventually you'll be able to shoot at ISO 3200 with no loss of quality compared to ISO 100. Maybe we'll even get to 6400. Why would you want this? How about the ability to stop action in very dim light? How about to gain depth while hand-holding in macro photography?
Colour accuracy is another area that will improve over time. I think the similar tech to the Foveon sensor will become standard. Instead of having one sensor with a mix of pixels picking up RGB, we'll have layers of 3 sensors in a camera. This will also allow for more pixels without having to make the individual pixel sensors as small as now. Larger pixel sensors = better quality images.
Battery life will improve. Memory will get faster. Memory will continue to increase in density. LCD viewers will get brighter and larger while using less power. Shutters will get faster. Memory buffers larger. Prices will come down. I could go on and on -- yet I am sure there are dozens of things that I've never thought of that will also appear.
Major advances in digital cameras are just beginning. The end is nowhere in site.
Another easy one to remember -- I always use:
Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
Even though I hated that show and doubt I have never seen a full episode, it has been very handy for online registrations!
I'm in Osaka at the moment. It's been about 10 years now -- I think I have sprouted roots!!
Lived here before? Plans to come back?
Oops, better remember to put brain in gear in the future... ;)
I haven't seen any of the movies, but I do know of the series. There were a lot of sad fans in Japan when Tora-san died a few years ago.
I'd actually translate the title as "It's tough to be a man." but I am not sure how (or even if) it has been translated "officially".
Are you currently in Japan?
Chigau! Zettai ni onna no hou ga tsurai!
.sig it says "Men are cruel/unkind." My message above says "Wrong! There is absolutely no doubt that women are much crueler/more unkind than men!")
(To translate that for the non Japanese speakers out there... In dancingmad's
I think I see why you have yet to lose that viginity.
You see, she wasn't NAILING your room mate... She was getting NAILED by him.
Or, if she was in fact nailing him, I'd say you were lucky to escape...
Actually, this depends on the type of CD being copied.
Audio CDs do not have the same types of error correction built into them that data CDs do. This is why you sometimes get "pops" or "scratches" on a duplicated Audio CD, and why it is important to rip them carefully with EAC before burning them out. Even then a pop or scratch can be introduced by the burn process.
The error correction on data CDs reduces their capacity, but it also greatly reduces the chance of an invalid copy. None-the-less, if your data is important enough to be worried about the media life, I would suggest verifing that the files you burn are identical to the ones on the original disc.
Didn't know that Nikon was close to going under. Also hadn't really considered that both companies would be more lens companies than body companies.
Certainly in the 35mm era this would have made sense -- overall the lens had much much more impact on the final images than the body did. The digital world though...Right now bodies (sensors!) have as much or more of an impact on the image as the glass does.
Obviously as a Canon user I am somewhat biased towards Canon, but I generally consider their optics (L-class) to be superior to Nikon's. Especially in accurate colour reproduction. For years they also had the best focusing system and the only stabilizing system... Nikon is catching up with the focus motors and the IS though, and even Sigma has a silent focus motor now.
I have no doubt that CMOS is the future of digital sensors. It is far cheaper/easier to produce than CCD, and Canon has shown that the quality can exceed CCD too. I look forward to seeing what Nikon produces and the competition between the two of them pushing the market forward!
No problem. :)
Hope you feel better soon.
Yes, of course.
On the most basic level there is no difference between what Subaru is doing and what a Camero enthusiast is doing: Using forced induction to get more power without increasing displacement. The comment I made in my previous post stands.
Generally speaking though the WRX/Legacy will better suit the resulting engine because the entire car was designed around such an engine.
(For similar reasons, putting a small-block Chevy engine into a Subaru Legacy/WRX is not going to lead to very good results.)
(The US Legacy doesn't get an available turbo'd motor until later this year. It has had one in Japan for about 10 years now, maybe more.)
Umm, that's all well and good... And I think that you will find that we are on much the same side of the discussion overall.
I wasn't replying to your post. The post I did reply to (and quote from in italics) is here.
Fair enough. What you meant was to establish a colony in a solar system.
:) I'm not as funny as I think I am.
I was really only trying to be a bit funny...
In decades past many scientists went to the US to escape oppression and government control.
In the US they were free to publish, free to discuss among their peers, free to do the research that was important to them.
Anyone who follows the news these days can see this is changing. There is much more government scrutiny in all areas of life, and that freedom is beginning to erode.
If things continue along these lines, Russia will eventually be freer than the US.
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin
there is no replacement for displacement, douche!
Forced induction baby!
These aren't your grandfather's turbo-charged cars. Or even your father's.
I bet it hurts being stomped in the twisties by a car with a live rear axle, doesn't it rice boy?
Care to put your money where your mouth is?
Didn't think so. Didn't even have the guts to not hide behind AC.
The high-end Sun machines are designed for high availability. Not only will a CPU failure not crash the machine, the CPUs are hot swappable so you can replace a failed CPU without so much as a reboot.
Yes, 10 years ago this was a important thing to have... As were many other "big iron" features. And it still sounds very cool in a geeky kinda way.
But with redundant relatively cheap clusters available, these types of things aren't worth the $$$ they used to be.
Except at the extreme high end of the computing world hardware is steadily progressing to commodity level.
No, that is not what the word colonize means.
I know you meant to write planet. You know you meant ot write planet. Shit happens.
It's just mildly entertaining to watch this guy try to defend his position.
I don't think he even realizes that he is being prodded and made fun of.
Sigh...
Thus the word ultimately.
You can choose any word you like... Carbon-based life forms are never going to settle stars.
Definitely planets within our own solar system. Perhaps eventually planets in other solar systems.
But stars? No...
Yes, I read the original post. It doesn't make you less of a hypocrite though--do you understand the meaning of the word?
That's the way it is and nothing'll change that.
I would hope that the passage of time will help you become better adjusted to society in general.
You could also do with forming a sense of humour... Having one would have avoided this thread altogether.
I don't belittle others for not liking them.
Oh, and your original post, entitled This is why geeks will always be better than you is somehow not belittling others?
Hypocrite.
Balance is important in life. I have a passion for computers. I have a passion for cars. Thankfully my passion for computers allows me the luxury of indulging my passion for cars, as well as doing other things such as travel, photography, date women, and generally enjoy live my life as I choose.
I humbly suggest that the ignorant party in this conversation is not me.
Who the hell modded this crap Insightful?
The guy is not insightful in the least. He's clearly undersexed and very frustrated as a result. (And in denial.)
I'm a geek. Damn proud of it too. Been a geek ever since I discovered computers 25 years ago in primary school.
Somewhere along the line I also figured out how to strike a balance in life and enjoy non-geek things too. Fast Cars. Sports. Arts. And OMG, SEX!
Yes, I get laid. Regularly. And no, I've never paid for it. Real, live, good-looking women.
Clean yourself up, learn some social skills, and give it a try.
ultimately we want humanity to settle the stars
I don't think we'll be settling stars anytime soon.
Interesting article.
When I originally heard that Nikon was using Sony sensors in some (all? not sure) of its digital cameras I was really shocked. Nikon is (rather obviously!) a camera company. To not develop all of their sensors in-house seems rather short-sited to me.
Canon is in full control of their future in the digital world. Right now Nikon does not seem to be in the same position. Being a Canon guy, part of me would love to see Canon dominate the world of prosumer/DSLR... But the realistic side of me realizes that having the two play off of each other at all levels of the market is best for everyone.