is a camcorder-quality minicam that fits into, say, a pair of prescription or sun glasses, which can record digitally for a couple of hours; if nothing interesting happened, you can delete the data in a snap, and start the cycle over again.
next time you see something interesting happening suddenly, you can press the save button, then run to your computer, transfer the footage and share it on the internet.
WinXP blew up on me this morning on my desktop, and I'm really starting to be fed up with it.
Could I use some flavor of linux as my desktop OS?
What I'd need to survive is:
internet browser movie file player that supports all the current codecs a photoshop-like utility a word processor (if it makes files compatible with wordperfect and msword it's a plus) a firewire movie capture, processing and compressing (DivX, Xvid, etc) utility cd-rom burning utility
UT2k4 for linux coming out just might be reason for me to switch.
and would I need help setting it up if I dont know anything about linux?
In a somewhat surprising turn of events, Mercedes-Benz Canada has announced that it will begin to sell a pair of Smart city cars in Canada this fall.
The company had previously announced that it would begin to sell the six-year-old concept in 2005 with the launch of the ForFour sedan.
But dealers across the country will have the diesel-powered Smart ForTwo coupe and cabrio models in the early fall of this year, starting from $16,000 for the base model coupe and at less than $20,000 for the convertible.
The ForTwo cdi is a two-seater available in either a coupe or cabrio version, both of which are powered by an 0.8 litre inline-three with "state-of-the art" common rail diesel engine.
This tiny engine delivers 40 hp and 74 lb.-ft. of torque and can take the tiny (it's only 2.5 metres long) car to a top speed of 120 km/h will using only 3.5 litres of diesel to go 100 km.
Standard equipment includes ESP stability control and brake assist on its anti-lock brake system, among other features.
"It has also performed brilliantly in all of its safety tests," says JoAnne Caza of Mercedes-Benz Canada. "Smart has clearly taken the world by surprise with an intelligent city car concept that also proffers incomparable safety and comfort features for a vehicle in this category."
"This category" would primarily include the Mini lineup of cars from Mercedes-Benz's arch rivals at BMW, who are themselves launching a convertible version of the larger subcompact at the Geneva motor show soon.
The car was a co-production of Mercedes-Benz and the Smart watch company when it launched in 1998, but now it's pretty much the exclusive preserve of the German car company. It already sells in more than 700 outlets in 31 countries around the world.
Marcus Breitschwerdt, Mercedes-Benz Canada president and CEO, says, "We decided to launch the current generation of ForTwo smarts in Canada in response to strong consumer demand. Based on the success of the ForTwo models around the world, it was the consensus that there is an unequivocal need for this type of intelligent, fuel efficient mobility in Canada."
Breitschwerdt says "The advanced common rail diesel cdi technology lends itself perfectly to the demands of today's sophisticated driver who is looking for clean energy, performance and fuel economy.
Smart will become an integral part of the product and brand portfolio of Mercedes-Benz Canada, he adds, "and we will expand and complete the smart line up in the coming years with additional models including an SUV."
Does anyone remember this sonoluminescence article: http://www.sciencenews.org/scripts/print this.asp?c lip=%2Farticles%2F20011006%2Fclip%5Ffob3%2Easp
what I found particularly funny/interesting is the last lines of the article, which read: "Cavitation bubbles in synovial fluid may even explain the sound of "cracking" knuckles, he ventures. And if that's the case, he says, "I'd be willing to bet pitchers of beer that cracking knuckles will also generate small amounts of luminescence."
If we bring back a few samples with the help of a robotic probe, EVEN IF they dont contain any fossils, those samples will still be invaluable to science.
But hey, we can always hope the samples contain Sand Kings...;)
My main pet peeve about both programs is the freakin automatic correction options. So many of them to turn off and they seem to have a mind of their own!
My main pet peeve about WP is the freakin language tags.
Suppose you open a previously written text and want to edit it, but it has the wrong language option. Say you want to switch from US English to UK English or any other... You open the top code window and you select the language for the whole document.
Then you spellcheck for typos, but you notice some stuff being overlooked. Open the code bar again, and you notice blocks of previous language tags still present, which you have to delete manually.
This crap even occurs if you copy paste text from an outside source into your document. Somehow WP preserves the original language tags, which again have to be deleted.
To solve this headache, I copy paste my entire document into NotePad first, and then copypaste this code-less text back into a fresh new WP doc.
According to the Dilbert Future: "In the future, new technology will allow the police to solve 100 percent of all crimes. The bad news is that we'll realize 100 percent of the population are criminals, including the police."
I liked how in GTAVC they left a "legit" method to stunt your way past the bridge adjacent to the movie studios... ie using the speedbike to jump with the ramp truck over the wall and onto the bridge behind the invisible wall.
IIRC you could still get the tank at the army base, but you couldnt cross it to the other island unless you cheated.
The main advantage you could get was to collect all the green statues and have a better weapon selection at your hideouts (and the attack helicopter too on the pad near the beach).
I hope that R* continues with the habit of leaving lots of hidden and unintended stuff to do.
I simply meant, what if everyone who has the ability to make or play music decided to go on strike indefinitely, on purpose, to deny everyone any "new" (or sufficiently rehashed as in your comment) music to listen to.
I dont see how I got interpreted as a troll...
It's the logical next step if the RIAAs of this world cannot stem the tide of musical piracy... and if no other means of "rewarding" artists is put in place.
How long could anyone continue to produce anything if all one's products were replicated and distributed freely after a few purchases?
Another example is, what if you own and operate a bus service, but only part of your passengers pay the fare, while the rest gets in the bus through the back door, which is kept open by a paying rider? Wouldnt you be tempted to stop on the side of the road and refuse to drive further?
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Fthang you, cthulhubob!
is a camcorder-quality minicam that fits into, say, a pair of prescription or sun glasses, which can record digitally for a couple of hours; if nothing interesting happened, you can delete the data in a snap, and start the cycle over again.
next time you see something interesting happening suddenly, you can press the save button, then run to your computer, transfer the footage and share it on the internet.
While in an epidemic it's pretty bad if you are Patient Zero, in the blog memetics universe, it is good to be Blogger Zero.
WinXP blew up on me this morning on my desktop, and I'm really starting to be fed up with it.
Could I use some flavor of linux as my desktop OS?
What I'd need to survive is:
internet browser
movie file player that supports all the current codecs
a photoshop-like utility
a word processor (if it makes files compatible with wordperfect and msword it's a plus)
a firewire movie capture, processing and compressing (DivX, Xvid, etc) utility
cd-rom burning utility
UT2k4 for linux coming out just might be reason for me to switch.
and would I need help setting it up if I dont know anything about linux?
why are people from all over the world contacting the so-called inventor?
all you need is a large screen, a dvd player, a mic and speakers, since movies on DVD come with subtitles most of the time.
unless his system has some sort of highlighting function to signal to the "actors" when each word is spoken, like those karaoke systems?
really? is the VIA C3 any good?
happens all the time. stupid mods dont look at the time stamp or dont have anything better to do with their mod points.
JINX!
The answer is 42.
This fall, I'm buying a Mercedes Smart (prices are in $CDN):
p y? artid=21118&pg=1
http://www.auto123.com/en/info/news/news,view.s
Smart In Canada
In a somewhat surprising turn of events, Mercedes-Benz Canada has announced that it will begin to sell a pair of Smart city cars in Canada this fall.
The company had previously announced that it would begin to sell the six-year-old concept in 2005 with the launch of the ForFour sedan.
But dealers across the country will have the diesel-powered Smart ForTwo coupe and cabrio models in the early fall of this year, starting from $16,000 for the base model coupe and at less than $20,000 for the convertible.
The ForTwo cdi is a two-seater available in either a coupe or cabrio version, both of which are powered by an 0.8 litre inline-three with "state-of-the art" common rail diesel engine.
This tiny engine delivers 40 hp and 74 lb.-ft. of torque and can take the tiny (it's only 2.5 metres long) car to a top speed of 120 km/h will using only 3.5 litres of diesel to go 100 km.
Standard equipment includes ESP stability control and brake assist on its anti-lock brake system, among other features.
"It has also performed brilliantly in all of its safety tests," says JoAnne Caza of Mercedes-Benz Canada. "Smart has clearly taken the world by surprise with an intelligent city car concept that also proffers incomparable safety and comfort features for a vehicle in this category."
"This category" would primarily include the Mini lineup of cars from Mercedes-Benz's arch rivals at BMW, who are themselves launching a convertible version of the larger subcompact at the Geneva motor show soon.
The car was a co-production of Mercedes-Benz and the Smart watch company when it launched in 1998, but now it's pretty much the exclusive preserve of the German car company. It already sells in more than 700 outlets in 31 countries around the world.
Marcus Breitschwerdt, Mercedes-Benz Canada president and CEO, says, "We decided to launch the current generation of ForTwo smarts in Canada in response to strong consumer demand. Based on the success of the ForTwo models around the world, it was the consensus that there is an unequivocal need for this type of intelligent, fuel efficient mobility in Canada."
Breitschwerdt says "The advanced common rail diesel cdi technology lends itself perfectly to the demands of today's sophisticated driver who is looking for clean energy, performance and fuel economy.
Smart will become an integral part of the product and brand portfolio of Mercedes-Benz Canada, he adds, "and we will expand and complete the smart line up in the coming years with additional models including an SUV."
because you like the idea of creating a fusion reaction in your fists? ;)
Does anyone remember this sonoluminescence article:t this.asp?c lip=%2Farticles%2F20011006%2Fclip%5Ffob3%2Easp
http://www.sciencenews.org/scripts/prin
what I found particularly funny/interesting is the last lines of the article, which read:
"Cavitation bubbles in synovial fluid may even explain the sound of "cracking" knuckles, he ventures. And if that's the case, he says, "I'd be willing to bet pitchers of beer that cracking knuckles will also generate small amounts of luminescence."
would be to have bipedal toy robots with laser-pointer guns, and program them with some of the newer bot AI from the latest FPS games.
then set up a game map in a warehouse, and let them have a go at each other.
nothing like that remote-controlled crud on TV.
yes, it's hard. but it is not impossible.
I'd parachute the return-rocket onto the surface, then an automated coring drill would take a core sample, retract & store the core, and blast off.
But feel free to dis me as much as you like. I'm neither an engineer, a rocket scientist or even a scientist.
astronaut flatulence... what's done about it?
do astronauts have to take anti-flatulence meds like Simethicone?
gotta love em
;)
If we bring back a few samples with the help of a robotic probe, EVEN IF they dont contain any fossils, those samples will still be invaluable to science.
But hey, we can always hope the samples contain Sand Kings...
she had this weird dog.
the dog's mother was a doberman pinscher, while the father was a cocker spaniel.
imagine a doberman with a cocker spaniel head.
when asked, she said her dog's breed was "cock-pinscher".
My main pet peeve about both programs is the freakin automatic correction options. So many of them to turn off and they seem to have a mind of their own!
My main pet peeve about WP is the freakin language tags.
Suppose you open a previously written text and want to edit it, but it has the wrong language option. Say you want to switch from US English to UK English or any other... You open the top code window and you select the language for the whole document.
Then you spellcheck for typos, but you notice some stuff being overlooked. Open the code bar again, and you notice blocks of previous language tags still present, which you have to delete manually.
This crap even occurs if you copy paste text from an outside source into your document. Somehow WP preserves the original language tags, which again have to be deleted.
To solve this headache, I copy paste my entire document into NotePad first, and then copypaste this code-less text back into a fresh new WP doc.
are that the main character is black, and voiced by Ice-T.
I also hope that this time, you can be hired by the Police (as a gang) to do missions deemed too sensitive for the regular cops to do.
According to the Dilbert Future:
"In the future, new technology will allow the police to solve 100 percent of all crimes. The bad news is that we'll realize 100 percent of the population are criminals, including the police."
I liked how in GTAVC they left a "legit" method to stunt your way past the bridge adjacent to the movie studios... ie using the speedbike to jump with the ramp truck over the wall and onto the bridge behind the invisible wall.
IIRC you could still get the tank at the army base, but you couldnt cross it to the other island unless you cheated.
The main advantage you could get was to collect all the green statues and have a better weapon selection at your hideouts (and the attack helicopter too on the pad near the beach).
I hope that R* continues with the habit of leaving lots of hidden and unintended stuff to do.
didnt you notice the brouhaha surrounding Mel Gibson's Jesus Chainsaw Massacre movie?
you can see GTA3/VC influences in Unreal Tournament 2004, eg car alarms, stunt statistics notices, etc.
I wouldnt be surprised if someone made a GTA mod for UT2K4. Or at least a reasonable facsimile of one of the GTA cities as an UT map.
I simply meant, what if everyone who has the ability to make or play music decided to go on strike indefinitely, on purpose, to deny everyone any "new" (or sufficiently rehashed as in your comment) music to listen to.
I dont see how I got interpreted as a troll...
It's the logical next step if the RIAAs of this world cannot stem the tide of musical piracy... and if no other means of "rewarding" artists is put in place.
How long could anyone continue to produce anything if all one's products were replicated and distributed freely after a few purchases?
Another example is, what if you own and operate a bus service, but only part of your passengers pay the fare, while the rest gets in the bus through the back door, which is kept open by a paying rider? Wouldnt you be tempted to stop on the side of the road and refuse to drive further?
I would.
Imagine what would happen if all artists went on strike and stopped publishing music on recordable media, regardless of contracts with their labels.
The equivalent of saying "no more new music for you!"
It'd be funny if it happened, even as a marketing ploy.
Aside from sharing old songs, what would the filesharing masses do?