This proves that the Longhorn fonts news from Poynter was right, at least. The type in the screenshots looks particularly good, especially compared to XP. Perhaps XP will catch up (or exceed?) OS X in terms of font rendering? Corbel (I think that's the main sans-serif in these screenshots, look at the 'g's) and Calibri are gorgeous screen fonts. A significant improvement over the current XP Tahoma and Verdana fest.
ATM transactions at banks (even if they're not your own) are free in the UK. However, ATMs in stores, etc, are all part of an independent (commercial) network. I believe the most expensive one is in some club in London, supposedly $20 per withdrawal.
Some obscure indie rock tune or rare jazz performance you heard on the radio? You might have to shop at more than one store before you find the song you're looking for.
Rare jazz performance? Sure, I often want stuff like that, but why would I buy it off of an online digital music store? Nearly every store supplies its songs in a mediocre 128kbps-ish format, generally sub-par to the equivalent LAME encoded 128kbps VBR MP3. Why would I want jazz, with all its high-hats and dynamic range, in an uber-low quality format? Britney Spears' new single, sure.. but jazz??
And don't say AllOfMp3.com (who have changed CC processor to someone else)..
This is not so true in the UK. ATMs are prevalent, but most insist on charging you about $2-$3 per transaction. This is not worthwhile. Furthermore, most are outdoors, and I certainly don't like getting cash out in front of others.
Not sure why privacy is screamed so much. If I was up to something or had some kooky/kinky interest, sure, but I only ever buy regular groceries. Privacy is important, sure.. but they could figure out literally nothing from my purchase history.
Cash can be stolen and used easily. Cards can be stolen and used, but you can get the money back. Big difference.
Cards are way more convenient, less hassle in the long run, and let you get an accurate tally of what you spend. Cash just means constant trips to the ATM, spending money in dribs and drabs and forgetting about it, and the risk of getting mugged when you flash it too much.
To be fair, agencies like AFP don't rely (or even need) on traffic to their own Web sites. They make all their money by selling their feeds and licencing their articles to other publications which then go out and make the money on advertising, etc. I doubt it'd hit the AFP much (or any agency) if their own sites were totally blacklisted by Google.
Well that might be a great idea in Finland, but in a country where it's almost impossible to get a seat on public transport.. uh, no. Public transportation is hideous. I'd rather sit in two hours of traffic than spend an hour standing with my face crushed into someone's armpit.:-D (Used to do it though!)
I can't understand why it's taking so long to move from regular projection to digital projection. I'm hoping someone with more experience here can fill us in on what's going on.
Are they waiting on standards or a big change in the industry? Are they waiting on a new file format, DRM, or aspect ratio? Is the distribution network missing? Where is the bottleneck in getting this rolled out in more places?
I would hazard a guess that they could make an LCD attachment for existing projectors that would allow digital projection to take place at a cheaper rate, kinda like the transparent LCD screens you can get for regular overhead projectors. This being the case, is the distribution network the problem?
The amount of money that would be saved in distribution and replication costs, as well as having the ability to show more films at more times, would surely overcome the cost of upgrades. Or is it all down to being wary of change?
North Americans speak French. It's not false, but it's not strictly true either.
Therefore, Europe does not use such-and-such a system. You could say continental Europe does, however! Europeans don't like being generalized just as much as all those fat, banjo-playing, incestuous Americans do.;-)
Wrong. English speaking European countries do not use this system, and instead use the system adopted by the US.
Due to the inconsistency, the International System (SI) requires that narrow spaces are used instead of either commas or periods as grouping separators.
I certainly hope so! I am really looking forward to the active folders too.. it's a real travesty you can only search by one criterion in the current Mail.
Maybe, but Mail is not invincible to the "have too many e-mails and the client gets slower ans slower" problem. At least if you have hundreds of PDFs, your machine isn't getting slower.
You are the only person who responded who makes a valid case which I can entirely agree with. You make a valid point, I take my case base. However, I would still suggest "start a startup" sounds clumsy, but can't think of a valid substitute.
It's about starting a company or business. A startup is just a young business. You start a business, not a startup. It's like saying "how to write a chapter" when you should say "how to write a book."
As a non North American, your post reads as hilariously suggestive. I love it. Leatherman Pulse "fully extended tool" Oh man. And your tool isn't loose? God bless whoever makes this multifunctional tool.
Nat is a great guy to watch if you want ideas. His blog always has nice little insights into the technologies he's working on, or on things he thinks should exist. He has some great projects up his sleeve, particularly Dashboard which gives Tiger's Spotlight a real run for its money.. and it's all on the Linux desktop!
I used to cheat on my French homework when Altavista's Babelfish came out (must have been about 1996/7?). It was great, could type in my homework, hit the button.. and bam, homework was all done.
The teacher actually became suspicious when certain words were in entirely the wrong context, and about the bizarre syntax (totally English word orders, etc), but I was never busted. Quite funny really, since my best friend in class was using it too! Still, I don't think most people realised the Internet existed back then;-)
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This proves that the Longhorn fonts news from Poynter was right, at least. The type in the screenshots looks particularly good, especially compared to XP. Perhaps XP will catch up (or exceed?) OS X in terms of font rendering? Corbel (I think that's the main sans-serif in these screenshots, look at the 'g's) and Calibri are gorgeous screen fonts. A significant improvement over the current XP Tahoma and Verdana fest.
Actually, no, it's a piece of crap. However, Toxic was quite good ;-)
ATM transactions at banks (even if they're not your own) are free in the UK. However, ATMs in stores, etc, are all part of an independent (commercial) network. I believe the most expensive one is in some club in London, supposedly $20 per withdrawal.
Some obscure indie rock tune or rare jazz performance you heard on the radio? You might have to shop at more than one store before you find the song you're looking for.
Rare jazz performance? Sure, I often want stuff like that, but why would I buy it off of an online digital music store? Nearly every store supplies its songs in a mediocre 128kbps-ish format, generally sub-par to the equivalent LAME encoded 128kbps VBR MP3. Why would I want jazz, with all its high-hats and dynamic range, in an uber-low quality format? Britney Spears' new single, sure.. but jazz??
And don't say AllOfMp3.com (who have changed CC processor to someone else)..
This is not so true in the UK. ATMs are prevalent, but most insist on charging you about $2-$3 per transaction. This is not worthwhile. Furthermore, most are outdoors, and I certainly don't like getting cash out in front of others.
Not sure why privacy is screamed so much. If I was up to something or had some kooky/kinky interest, sure, but I only ever buy regular groceries. Privacy is important, sure.. but they could figure out literally nothing from my purchase history.
Cash can be stolen and used easily. Cards can be stolen and used, but you can get the money back. Big difference.
Cards are way more convenient, less hassle in the long run, and let you get an accurate tally of what you spend. Cash just means constant trips to the ATM, spending money in dribs and drabs and forgetting about it, and the risk of getting mugged when you flash it too much.
To be fair, agencies like AFP don't rely (or even need) on traffic to their own Web sites. They make all their money by selling their feeds and licencing their articles to other publications which then go out and make the money on advertising, etc. I doubt it'd hit the AFP much (or any agency) if their own sites were totally blacklisted by Google.
Is the term "percentage points" replaced with "percentage commas" in Europe?
A facetious question, I'm guessing.. but in case not.. points, in this case, does not refer to decimal points, but more simply a "score".
Well that might be a great idea in Finland, but in a country where it's almost impossible to get a seat on public transport.. uh, no. Public transportation is hideous. I'd rather sit in two hours of traffic than spend an hour standing with my face crushed into someone's armpit. :-D (Used to do it though!)
I can't understand why it's taking so long to move from regular projection to digital projection. I'm hoping someone with more experience here can fill us in on what's going on.
Are they waiting on standards or a big change in the industry? Are they waiting on a new file format, DRM, or aspect ratio? Is the distribution network missing? Where is the bottleneck in getting this rolled out in more places?
I would hazard a guess that they could make an LCD attachment for existing projectors that would allow digital projection to take place at a cheaper rate, kinda like the transparent LCD screens you can get for regular overhead projectors. This being the case, is the distribution network the problem?
The amount of money that would be saved in distribution and replication costs, as well as having the ability to show more films at more times, would surely overcome the cost of upgrades. Or is it all down to being wary of change?
North Americans speak French. It's not false, but it's not strictly true either.
;-)
Therefore, Europe does not use such-and-such a system. You could say continental Europe does, however! Europeans don't like being generalized just as much as all those fat, banjo-playing, incestuous Americans do.
and instead use the system adopted by the US.
That's what I said, although it may have seemed unclear., England uses the system adopted by the US. Emphasis on the 'by'.
Wrong. English speaking European countries do not use this system, and instead use the system adopted by the US.
Due to the inconsistency, the International System (SI) requires that narrow spaces are used instead of either commas or periods as grouping separators.
I certainly hope so! I am really looking forward to the active folders too.. it's a real travesty you can only search by one criterion in the current Mail.
Maybe, but Mail is not invincible to the "have too many e-mails and the client gets slower ans slower" problem. At least if you have hundreds of PDFs, your machine isn't getting slower.
You are the only person who responded who makes a valid case which I can entirely agree with. You make a valid point, I take my case base. However, I would still suggest "start a startup" sounds clumsy, but can't think of a valid substitute.
It's about starting a company or business. A startup is just a young business. You start a business, not a startup. It's like saying "how to write a chapter" when you should say "how to write a book."
France has got offended about something and is suing someone about it
I think he was referring to the actual number you leave on there. Could get harvested and end up receiving a ton of SMS spam.
That won't work if your bank is using $7.95/mo hosting at somewhere like iPowerWeb/Globat/PowWeb.
As a non North American, your post reads as hilariously suggestive. I love it. Leatherman Pulse "fully extended tool" Oh man. And your tool isn't loose? God bless whoever makes this multifunctional tool.
Yeah, but Taco also had to point out about the biggest doners. That's newsworthy in itself.. a $3 million doner.. tasty!
With some languages and some frameworks, you're right.
Nat is a great guy to watch if you want ideas. His blog always has nice little insights into the technologies he's working on, or on things he thinks should exist. He has some great projects up his sleeve, particularly Dashboard which gives Tiger's Spotlight a real run for its money.. and it's all on the Linux desktop!
I used to cheat on my French homework when Altavista's Babelfish came out (must have been about 1996/7?). It was great, could type in my homework, hit the button.. and bam, homework was all done.
;-)
The teacher actually became suspicious when certain words were in entirely the wrong context, and about the bizarre syntax (totally English word orders, etc), but I was never busted. Quite funny really, since my best friend in class was using it too! Still, I don't think most people realised the Internet existed back then