I have troubles imaging a system like this providing the same quality of experience as taking a real course with a professor you can talk to in person and etc.
But I shan't judge.
Re:That's a genuine problem
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system we have to send emails, a Do Not Spam registry is just lame.
Email's biggest problem is that unlike telephones or most other internet communication you have almost no way of verifying an email's source or destination.
All pertinent information can be forged by anyone for any purpose.
Knee jerk legislation can't improve this situation, technology can. We need to rethink the POP, IMAP, and SMTP...there has to be a way to maintain compatibility while adding more checks and balances.
And for good reason. The GPL is stupid. It's saying "Here's are code. But oh wait...you can only use it how we want."
The BSD license is the best "Here's our code. Use it however you want. Please don't sue us."
Now I don't expect Solaris to be released under either, I'm sure there's will be geared towards comforting those who love sing the same old tired out tune about open source software being inately more secure.
So stop complaining, Sun is trying to convince/.'s that they do value Open Source values...but let's face it. Sun's business model can't support everything you're going to want.
All automated home appliances are now robots. Microwaves, Ovens, Dishwashers, Can Openers, and Trash Compactors are all much more sophisticated as far as I can tell. (and perform much more complicated, essential tasks for much less money.)
Heck, I have the Whirlpool Duet Washing Machine and Dryer set.
Those babies do an amazing job at keeping my clothes washed and in good condition.
They cost much less than 1700 for the pair.
I really see no justification for a hot air baloon gone clothing being called a robot.
(I also have issues with the infamous vacuum cleaner but it at least is closer.)
..want to replace the telephone company with our own VoIP solutions?
Or am I reading that wrong.
Who said it would have to be frames?
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I think this is a neat idea and has potential, but it would not work or even be attempted in the way the poster suggested. (ie, screensaver / frames)
Rendering is essentially a gazillion calculations. Divide those calculations up among a few thousand Joe Dialups and you potentially have a nice render farm.
But don't fool yourself with this notion that any individual machine should do any individual frame. Not only would it take the gigabytes of models, textures, etc, it would take the average machine years to render just one frame from one of these movies. Am I the only one who watches the documentary portions of these films??
Long before its fans spun to life and its circuits surged with electricity, I was there picking out the components with love and great care.
Later I assembled it oh so carefully, trying to set things up for maximum efficiency.
It's fast, it's stable. It entertains me, it enlightens me, it serves as a window to the rest of the world. I can trust my computer (it even runs Windows XP Pro!). I have everything just the way I like it, when I use my computer I'm highly efficient. Its like an extension of my body.
And when things break or stop working just right, I lovingly nurture them back to health.
I love my computer. I hope my computer loves me.
*raises glass of milk* This one's for you, my love.
I'd much rather see true cinematic accomplishments (like the ones the article mentioned: Casablanca, Singin' in the Rain, etc) restored in this way, not cheesy predictable spy flicks.
Clif
Re:No it's not.
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Mt. St Helens was a relatively small eruption.
I believe the poster you were responding to was citing the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo. This particular eruption in 1991 was at least 10 times as violent as Mt St. Helens.
It created an "aerosol cloud" that spanned the continents and even affected global weather.
Scientists estimated a 4 to 6 percent loss in ozone at the time. It was also said that the toxic output of this blast contained nearly a thousand times the ozone depleting chemicals that humans have created since the Industrial Revolution.
And here's the kicker: This was only the 2nd largest eruption of the 20th century!
Sometimes I think it is human pride that makes us want to be the most influential, and thus devestating, force on this planet.
Re:Aren't we still in an Ice Age?
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I personally was unaware we'd been tracking the earth's temperature for 5 billion years.
Thanks for enlightening me.
Re:It occurs to me...
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Actually, in this case I wasn't referring to a magazine, I was referring to "accepted science". Popular as in the theories that are vogue among the world's scientists at any given moment.
Re:I'm not convinced
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If we ever come up with a way to equal the fluorocarbon output of just one volcanic explosion or forest fire, I'll be the first one to start taking these articles seriously.
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The fact that we have these complex machines doing our bidding a few million miles away.
Absolutely incredible.
This only makes sense. This shouldn't be the end though, why does DNS take so long to propogate? Can't we fix this?
I have troubles imaging a system like this providing the same quality of experience as taking a real course with a professor you can talk to in person and etc.
But I shan't judge.
So you have a driver problem?
system we have to send emails, a Do Not Spam registry is just lame.
Email's biggest problem is that unlike telephones or most other internet communication you have almost no way of verifying an email's source or destination.
All pertinent information can be forged by anyone for any purpose.
Knee jerk legislation can't improve this situation, technology can. We need to rethink the POP, IMAP, and SMTP...there has to be a way to maintain compatibility while adding more checks and balances.
Clif
...I'd have to say it doesn't sound like THAT great of idea.
And for good reason. The GPL is stupid. It's saying "Here's are code. But oh wait...you can only use it how we want."
/.'s that they do value Open Source values...but let's face it. Sun's business model can't support everything you're going to want.
The BSD license is the best "Here's our code. Use it however you want. Please don't sue us."
Now I don't expect Solaris to be released under either, I'm sure there's will be geared towards comforting those who love sing the same old tired out tune about open source software being inately more secure.
So stop complaining, Sun is trying to convince
Take what you can get, and stop whining.
All automated home appliances are now robots. Microwaves, Ovens, Dishwashers, Can Openers, and Trash Compactors are all much more sophisticated as far as I can tell. (and perform much more complicated, essential tasks for much less money.)
Heck, I have the Whirlpool Duet Washing Machine and Dryer set.
Those babies do an amazing job at keeping my clothes washed and in good condition.
They cost much less than 1700 for the pair.
I really see no justification for a hot air baloon gone clothing being called a robot.
(I also have issues with the infamous vacuum cleaner but it at least is closer.)
Clif
Laws of the market place would suggest to me that sooner (and more likely) than being overtaken by VoIP, they'd improve their service. Clif
..want to replace the telephone company with our own VoIP solutions?
Or am I reading that wrong.
I think this is a neat idea and has potential, but it would not work or even be attempted in the way the poster suggested. (ie, screensaver / frames)
Rendering is essentially a gazillion calculations. Divide those calculations up among a few thousand Joe Dialups and you potentially have a nice render farm.
But don't fool yourself with this notion that any individual machine should do any individual frame. Not only would it take the gigabytes of models, textures, etc, it would take the average machine years to render just one frame from one of these movies. Am I the only one who watches the documentary portions of these films??
Clif
Oh never mind.
Wrong.
Are you a pothead, Focker?
I'll wait to see what they turn up rather than discounting any of their finding before they've gone.
Plus, does this mean that Turkey is finally letting people back on Ararat?
Long before its fans spun to life and its circuits surged with electricity, I was there picking out the components with love and great care.
Later I assembled it oh so carefully, trying to set things up for maximum efficiency.
It's fast, it's stable. It entertains me, it enlightens me, it serves as a window to the rest of the world. I can trust my computer (it even runs Windows XP Pro!). I have everything just the way I like it, when I use my computer I'm highly efficient. Its like an extension of my body.
And when things break or stop working just right, I lovingly nurture them back to health.
I love my computer. I hope my computer loves me.
*raises glass of milk* This one's for you, my love.
EFF to Fight Dubious Parents...
And I was all totally like "What the crap?!"
I can't wait to place this new digitally restored version next to my old Good Bye Irene CD, and right under my Good Bye Irene poster.
Let me rephrase "Eliminate any distracting elements associated with having such a high resolution print..."
Your post wasn't insightful, it was a reasonably intelligent first post attempt.
That said, scanning at 4k is just the first step, all of the secondary processes will catch defects such as film grain.
Regards
James Bond is now in the "classic" realm?
I'd much rather see true cinematic accomplishments (like the ones the article mentioned: Casablanca, Singin' in the Rain, etc) restored in this way, not cheesy predictable spy flicks.
Clif
Mt. St Helens was a relatively small eruption.
I believe the poster you were responding to was citing the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo. This particular eruption in 1991 was at least 10 times as violent as Mt St. Helens.
It created an "aerosol cloud" that spanned the continents and even affected global weather.
Scientists estimated a 4 to 6 percent loss in ozone at the time. It was also said that the toxic output of this blast contained nearly a thousand times the ozone depleting chemicals that humans have created since the Industrial Revolution.
And here's the kicker: This was only the 2nd largest eruption of the 20th century!
Sometimes I think it is human pride that makes us want to be the most influential, and thus devestating, force on this planet.
I personally was unaware we'd been tracking the earth's temperature for 5 billion years.
Thanks for enlightening me.
Actually, in this case I wasn't referring to a magazine, I was referring to "accepted science". Popular as in the theories that are vogue among the world's scientists at any given moment.
If we ever come up with a way to equal the fluorocarbon output of just one volcanic explosion or forest fire, I'll be the first one to start taking these articles seriously.