Actualy, yes. I was hanging around in #space on freenode when this was happening. If you know the height the pictures were taken at, you can compute the curve of the section you are trying map your images onto. From there, it's just matching lines and projecting onto a curved surface that matches what'd you'd be seeing at that height. It's slightly more complicated than just stitching the pictures together, but it yeilds a LOT better of a result.
You are also assuming that there will only be one router up there, on one longitude. With the US' military budget, I think they can afford to launch multiple ones.
I mean, when you try to download an ISO of a distro does a big red dialog box jump up and say "I'm sorry, Slashdot user number xxxxx has prevented you from downloading this file."?
The situation you are refering too is a self corrective event. If, well rather when, it happens, it will only be temporary. Assuming the human species can survive it, the survivors will have every chance to pursure life, liberty, and screwing up the environment again.
I may have missed the point of the GP post, but what I got from it is that if you have a couple servers runing linux, with load balancing between them, you can take on of them offline, patch it the kernel, recompile, then do the other. I don't think anything was said about not being stable.
The reason it seems that life "needs" special conditions to begin is that we've only seen one way it can/has happened. Unfortunately (or fortunately) the question of life elsewhere is still pretty much in the realm of the philosophic.
You are correct in saying that this isn't proof that there is life on other planets. The only proof of life on other planets would be just that, finding life on other planets (or asteroids, moons, coments, nebulae, who know's what will sustain "life" really?)
You are wrong, however, in your conclusion that the first bilogics were "quite fragile and would certainly 'die' in extreme environments."
Just look at the conditions on Earth when life first began. From what we unerstand, compared to the conditions now, life started out in an "Extreme" environment.
Just because the source for the work happens to be series of photographs instead of a series of sense impressions in some artists mind means that it's not animation?
Please, that's just the fanboy mentality that calls pen & inkers "tracers." It's demeaning to the work involved in the process. In pen & ink, the artist takes a base drawing and adds furthur dimension and artistic merit by applying his or her own style.
That's exactly what they animators (and yes, rotoscoping IS animation) are doing here, and you are doing them a diservice by belittling their work.
If you want to attack this film, there are plenty of other avenues to go down.
I always figured people like Carlson came down in the pro-Kerry camp because Kerry, out of the other contenders for the Democratic nomination, was sure to alienate middle America (and thus not be able to win).
Both are Intelligent Design, but are different.
Designing humans, animals, etc is direct intervention ala a strict interpretation of Genesis (or pick whatever creation myth you like). Setting up the rules and kicking back to see what happens is what the Deists believed, the clockmaker God.
Yeah, especialy the "provider of information service or interactive computer service for network or computer security purposes" under which all websites, or programs used for accessing p2p networks, fall under.
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Uh, don't you know about Area 51? You didn't get the memo, eh?
Are you saying that Star Trek is "beyond comprehension"?
Actualy, yes. I was hanging around in #space on freenode when this was happening. If you know the height the pictures were taken at, you can compute the curve of the section you are trying map your images onto. From there, it's just matching lines and projecting onto a curved surface that matches what'd you'd be seeing at that height. It's slightly more complicated than just stitching the pictures together, but it yeilds a LOT better of a result.
Clusters of slashdot dupes tend to display the properties of Crapium.
You are also assuming that there will only be one router up there, on one longitude. With the US' military budget, I think they can afford to launch multiple ones.
I find it difficult to believe that anything will ever replace the commandline completely.
Actualy, yeah I'd be happy to live through an ice age. Much happier than dying in one.
The situation you are refering too is a self corrective event. If, well rather when, it happens, it will only be temporary. Assuming the human species can survive it, the survivors will have every chance to pursure life, liberty, and screwing up the environment again.
I may have missed the point of the GP post, but what I got from it is that if you have a couple servers runing linux, with load balancing between them, you can take on of them offline, patch it the kernel, recompile, then do the other. I don't think anything was said about not being stable.
The reason it seems that life "needs" special conditions to begin is that we've only seen one way it can/has happened. Unfortunately (or fortunately) the question of life elsewhere is still pretty much in the realm of the philosophic.
You are correct in saying that this isn't proof that there is life on other planets. The only proof of life on other planets would be just that, finding life on other planets (or asteroids, moons, coments, nebulae, who know's what will sustain "life" really?)
You are wrong, however, in your conclusion that the first bilogics were "quite fragile and would certainly 'die' in extreme environments."
Just look at the conditions on Earth when life first began. From what we unerstand, compared to the conditions now, life started out in an "Extreme" environment.
Wait...
Just because the source for the work happens to be series of photographs instead of a series of sense impressions in some artists mind means that it's not animation?
Please, that's just the fanboy mentality that calls pen & inkers "tracers." It's demeaning to the work involved in the process. In pen & ink, the artist takes a base drawing and adds furthur dimension and artistic merit by applying his or her own style.
That's exactly what they animators (and yes, rotoscoping IS animation) are doing here, and you are doing them a diservice by belittling their work.
If you want to attack this film, there are plenty of other avenues to go down.
Well, if you read PKD's introduction to the book, he says point blank that it's based on the 60s/70s acid burn out culture.
Haven't you been paying attention? The iPod has been KILLED!
You are mistaken.
"SERVICE UNAVAILABLE" is his report. Very good work. I wish we had people half as good as this guy at the company I work for.
I always figured people like Carlson came down in the pro-Kerry camp because Kerry, out of the other contenders for the Democratic nomination, was sure to alienate middle America (and thus not be able to win).
Both are Intelligent Design, but are different. Designing humans, animals, etc is direct intervention ala a strict interpretation of Genesis (or pick whatever creation myth you like). Setting up the rules and kicking back to see what happens is what the Deists believed, the clockmaker God.
You are wrong! The turtle steals my socks. Turtles all the way DOWN!
A lot faster.
Yeah, especialy the "provider of information service or interactive computer service for network or computer security purposes" under which all websites, or programs used for accessing p2p networks, fall under.
Good work people!
And let's get this out of the way:
The law, if it affects any spyware company, will only affect those who are incorporated and/or exist in the USA.
Funny, I feel fine....
Yeah, and if it works as well as the public education system it will do wonders!
More drones for the botnets out there. More DDOS attacks! More Spam! It's a Good Thing(tm).