It still is. The difference, though, is that instead of getting bottlenecked on one image, your browser is required to load dozens - maybe even hundreds of images for when rendering web page. They're talking about a 40% reduction in that bottleneck by using a more efficient format.
No existing image editors or cameras can generate your new standard
No existing cameras can produce an image of appropriate size for immediately posting on the web either. Everything should be processed before being put on the web. I frequently tell my customers that they need to process their images to reduce their size before posting them to their website - they just don't understand why they need to do that until they post
It's easy to deal with once the standard is adopted in some of the graphics libraries. Most modern online gallery software will autocreate thumbnails and reduced size images. If browsers supported it, this could be performed serverside. Upload a JPEG and the server converts it to a series of WebP images in various sizes. Want the original? Click a download link.
I occasionally use Gallery2, and I think this would be something easy to implement once browsers support it and the standard reaches PHP-GD and ImageMagick.
If implementing a map-based-password, I would require users to choose more than one location. I might place an upper limit on the number of locations as well.
Someone could then set their password to equal: 1. where they were born, 2. where they work, 3. where they went on vacation last year.
Of course, there wouldn't be any prescribed formula for choosing the locations, so a user could choose any number of locations for any reason. They might even choose "..that place where they put that thing that time."
They just need to figure out how they can provide us plain text.
What they're trying to legalize is rather heinous...
I'd call it ridiculous.
When I read the Caproni quote, I hear: "US Intelligence services aren't intelligent enough to figure this stuff out. You need to do the work for us and spell it out in big block letters. We need it to be as clear as purple crayon."
So, now might be a good time to really promote PGP and teach people to use it. If the service providers aren't providing the encryption service, they cannot provide the plain text. Anyone who is sufficiently concerned about their privacy can take responsibility for it.
I had my dog chipped, by a vet, after filling out paperwork authorizing it (and a check paying for it). If the paperwork is in the original owners name, how do the new owners have authority? How does the chip company even know about the new owners?
It makes me wonder if I got ripped off for the chip I paid for.
From the TFA, the original owner was asked by the chip company if they could update their records with the new owner information and the original owner refused. The police say their isn't a case and won't do anything further.
As I understand it, the Dr Pepper real-sugar 125th anniversary are a limited trial to determine if there is a market for real-sugar sodas.
My wife and I like the Dublin (TX) Dr Peppers because that is one of only 2 Dr Pepper plants (both in TX) that still use only real-sugar..... The problem is they're very expensive if we buy them locally, and a day trip to get from the source.
We've been buying extra 12 packs of the real-sugar editions hoping to boost the sales numbers and convince the decision makers that the real-sugar sales are worth keeping.
Yes, but, what about my wife and kids. Blocking access at the router allows me to enforce my ideology on my family. While I'm at it, I might as well impose my ideology on any wifi router I come across that still uses the default password.....
It wouldn't be hard to turn this game-changer into a non-starter if all the hackers and admins out there decided to band together.
Even the forums don't have much info. There are, however, several people asking how it can be open source when it's not open and there is no source (plans/instructions)
I like the $80/lb idea though. I have 4 tanks that would be perfect for this
Did the church violate the rackspace terms of service in some way? Is it entirely political?
Certainly, Rackspace has the option of refusing to do business - but after the contract is in effect they are obligated. Without a violation of the contract on the part of the church, Rackspace could be in some (civil) legal trouble for terminating the contract.
They aren't breaking any laws - book burning is not a crime. Everyone likes to think "Nazi" when they hear about book burning, so it's got a bad rep. Heck, the Iraqis themselves burned one of the oldest copies of the Qur'an (though, probably not on purpose). It's ok when the government does it.
I think you meant, "guys who live with their parents", but that's not why I'm replying.
I actually met my wife on okcupid. She had outdoor stuff on her profile, and I'm a geek/nerd/whatever. I've long since stopped using okcupid, so I don't really know the status quo on the site, but I can say that my wife and I go camping whenever possible. It's nice to take a break from technology. The phones get their batteries removed and put in the glove box for emergencies. No email, no text messages, no slashdot (that's a tough one).
It's hard to come up with a non-web parallel, but I'll try.
If the phone book printing company also owned an auto parts store. It would be unfair for them to place ads for their parts store ahead of all other parts stores.
Where Google (supposedly) uses popularity to sort, the phone book sorts alphabetically. Altering the results to favour your own products is unfair.
it's also monumentally easier to stop using Google than say, Microsoft
I would say that it's easier to stop using Microsoft. There are numerous free and non-free alternatives. Google, however, has become the de-facto premiere search engine.
Anyone who wants to prevent inclusion in the Google search index is basically ignoring a significant portion of web users.
It's easy to see that Google puts their resources at the top of search results for related terms. Here are a few to illustrate:
The list goes on and on. If there's a Google service related to what you're looking for, google will be first on the list. In some cases, google is the first three places on the list.
Cause that's the only place I've ever seen anyone else throw around the term "liberal" in such a wierd manner or blame everything bad with the world on liberals.
You must not listen to much talk radio (pure propaganda NPR news excluded).
For any significantly dangerous person this system is useless no matter how big a capacitor you stick in it.
I don't know about that. A significant discharge can stop a heart. If it becomes a matter of life and death, I would imagine that the GPS would become feared.
I do agree with you on one point, good for petty criminals but not so good for violent ones. A GPS device doesn't stop a rape, whereas heavy iron bars do the job well.
Dishes of that size are not as convex as they are concave. Most have a hefty framework on the backside to allow mounting that would prevent use as a sled.
You might find some that use a bolt-on mounting framework, but most that I've seen are integral.
I apologize for urinating on your morning nutrition.
Now there are plenty of circumstances where standardization is called for...
I'm for it too. I don't know how old you are, but in my youth I spent a great deal of time building and troubleshooting 8086 systems. One of the biggest issues those days was figuring out which direction something was supposed to be plugged in. Connectors weren't keyed! A 24 pin connector was 2 rows of 12 pins and it could be plugged in either way.
Most external connectors were keyed (D-Sub connectors) but internal ribbon connectors, SIPP memory, and even processors could be plugged in the wrong way. If you were lucky, the manufacturer put a silk screened arrow pointing at pin 1, but that was most often not the case.
Standardizing tubing, or even standardizing tube labeling would be very helpful. Tracing lines might not be an option, why not mark them upon insertion?
I've been in both circumstances running data lines. I would much rather be involved in a job where each line was marked on both ends prior to installation. The alternative is a nightmare that at best takes forever and at worst, an eternity. I can't imagine being a nurse with a crucial medicine in hand tracing tubes.
Sports drinks such as Gatorade and Powerade are fine for adults if they are diluted with water because at full strength they contain too much sugar, which can worsen diarrhea.
Sugar water is the last thing you want. Citric acid is helpful against bacterial food poisoning. Viral food poisoning....well....your body has to work that one out - the best you can do is stay hydrated.
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modem was the bottleneck
It still is. The difference, though, is that instead of getting bottlenecked on one image, your browser is required to load dozens - maybe even hundreds of images for when rendering web page. They're talking about a 40% reduction in that bottleneck by using a more efficient format.
No existing image editors or cameras can generate your new standard
No existing cameras can produce an image of appropriate size for immediately posting on the web either. Everything should be processed before being put on the web. I frequently tell my customers that they need to process their images to reduce their size before posting them to their website - they just don't understand why they need to do that until they post
It's easy to deal with once the standard is adopted in some of the graphics libraries. Most modern online gallery software will autocreate thumbnails and reduced size images. If browsers supported it, this could be performed serverside. Upload a JPEG and the server converts it to a series of WebP images in various sizes. Want the original? Click a download link.
I occasionally use Gallery2, and I think this would be something easy to implement once browsers support it and the standard reaches PHP-GD and ImageMagick.
If implementing a map-based-password, I would require users to choose more than one location. I might place an upper limit on the number of locations as well.
Someone could then set their password to equal: 1. where they were born, 2. where they work, 3. where they went on vacation last year.
Of course, there wouldn't be any prescribed formula for choosing the locations, so a user could choose any number of locations for any reason. They might even choose "..that place where they put that thing that time."
They just need to figure out how they can provide us plain text.
What they're trying to legalize is rather heinous...
I'd call it ridiculous.
When I read the Caproni quote, I hear: "US Intelligence services aren't intelligent enough to figure this stuff out. You need to do the work for us and spell it out in big block letters. We need it to be as clear as purple crayon."
So, now might be a good time to really promote PGP and teach people to use it. If the service providers aren't providing the encryption service, they cannot provide the plain text. Anyone who is sufficiently concerned about their privacy can take responsibility for it.
did the dog get chipped in the first place?
I had my dog chipped, by a vet, after filling out paperwork authorizing it (and a check paying for it). If the paperwork is in the original owners name, how do the new owners have authority? How does the chip company even know about the new owners?
It makes me wonder if I got ripped off for the chip I paid for.
From the TFA, the original owner was asked by the chip company if they could update their records with the new owner information and the original owner refused. The police say their isn't a case and won't do anything further.
So by your way of thinking, the rapier and foil aren't swords either.
Which one of the five words represented by that acronym are you referring to?
As I understand it, the Dr Pepper real-sugar 125th anniversary are a limited trial to determine if there is a market for real-sugar sodas.
My wife and I like the Dublin (TX) Dr Peppers because that is one of only 2 Dr Pepper plants (both in TX) that still use only real-sugar..... The problem is they're very expensive if we buy them locally, and a day trip to get from the source.
We've been buying extra 12 packs of the real-sugar editions hoping to boost the sales numbers and convince the decision makers that the real-sugar sales are worth keeping.
Yes, but, what about my wife and kids. Blocking access at the router allows me to enforce my ideology on my family. While I'm at it, I might as well impose my ideology on any wifi router I come across that still uses the default password.....
It wouldn't be hard to turn this game-changer into a non-starter if all the hackers and admins out there decided to band together.
Don't forget the $200 starter kit.
Even the forums don't have much info. There are, however, several people asking how it can be open source when it's not open and there is no source (plans/instructions)
I like the $80/lb idea though. I have 4 tanks that would be perfect for this
Hugh Jackman!
no-one has to provide a stage
They do if they are under contract.
I hope the church sues rackspace.
Did the church violate the rackspace terms of service in some way? Is it entirely political?
Certainly, Rackspace has the option of refusing to do business - but after the contract is in effect they are obligated. Without a violation of the contract on the part of the church, Rackspace could be in some (civil) legal trouble for terminating the contract.
They aren't breaking any laws - book burning is not a crime. Everyone likes to think "Nazi" when they hear about book burning, so it's got a bad rep. Heck, the Iraqis themselves burned one of the oldest copies of the Qur'an (though, probably not on purpose). It's ok when the government does it.
guys who live at home
I live at home. Where else am I supposed to live?
I think you meant, "guys who live with their parents", but that's not why I'm replying.
I actually met my wife on okcupid. She had outdoor stuff on her profile, and I'm a geek/nerd/whatever. I've long since stopped using okcupid, so I don't really know the status quo on the site, but I can say that my wife and I go camping whenever possible. It's nice to take a break from technology. The phones get their batteries removed and put in the glove box for emergencies. No email, no text messages, no slashdot (that's a tough one).
You barely get a signal?
I'm so jealous....
You're looking at this from a users perspective. I'm looking at it from a webmasters perspective.
If I don't use Google, I miss out on a significant portion of the traffic I enjoy now.
How many people install their own OS?
Well, I do. My daughters use Linux. The last 4 companies I've done work for..... A few people, at least.
How many buy Macs?
Well, I do. My wife uses a Mac.
How many buy PCs with Linux preinstalled?
I would say, enough to make it a venture that's profitable enough that manufacturers keep doing it.
PROPER because they are the best and most useful
That is an opinion that Texans don't share.
It's hard to come up with a non-web parallel, but I'll try.
If the phone book printing company also owned an auto parts store. It would be unfair for them to place ads for their parts store ahead of all other parts stores.
Where Google (supposedly) uses popularity to sort, the phone book sorts alphabetically. Altering the results to favour your own products is unfair.
Texas, why am I not surprised?
Why are you not surprised?
it's also monumentally easier to stop using Google than say, Microsoft
I would say that it's easier to stop using Microsoft. There are numerous free and non-free alternatives. Google, however, has become the de-facto premiere search engine.
Anyone who wants to prevent inclusion in the Google search index is basically ignoring a significant portion of web users.
It's easy to see that Google puts their resources at the top of search results for related terms. Here are a few to illustrate:
The list goes on and on. If there's a Google service related to what you're looking for, google will be first on the list. In some cases, google is the first three places on the list.
Galaxy S phones can connect to a TV using an HDMI or composite adapter.
Is it out of the realm of possibility for the tablet to have the same connection options?
I thought it was a type of ship in the Star Wars prequels...
Cause that's the only place I've ever seen anyone else throw around the term "liberal" in such a wierd manner or blame everything bad with the world on liberals.
You must not listen to much talk radio (pure propaganda NPR news excluded).
For any significantly dangerous person this system is useless no matter how big a capacitor you stick in it.
I don't know about that. A significant discharge can stop a heart. If it becomes a matter of life and death, I would imagine that the GPS would become feared.
I do agree with you on one point, good for petty criminals but not so good for violent ones. A GPS device doesn't stop a rape, whereas heavy iron bars do the job well.
Wikipedia Article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnostic_and_Statistical_Manual_of_Mental_Disorders
The article discusses several editions of a particular book.
Why, oh why didn't he just cite the book instead of Wikipedia!
...targeted at people who can not reasonably be expected to carry secure radio gear...
Don't forget, the signal is also streamed over the Internet. For those spies who cannot reasonably be expected to carry unsecure radio gear.
Dishes of that size are not as convex as they are concave. Most have a hefty framework on the backside to allow mounting that would prevent use as a sled.
You might find some that use a bolt-on mounting framework, but most that I've seen are integral.
I apologize for urinating on your morning nutrition.
Now there are plenty of circumstances where standardization is called for...
I'm for it too. I don't know how old you are, but in my youth I spent a great deal of time building and troubleshooting 8086 systems. One of the biggest issues those days was figuring out which direction something was supposed to be plugged in. Connectors weren't keyed! A 24 pin connector was 2 rows of 12 pins and it could be plugged in either way.
Most external connectors were keyed (D-Sub connectors) but internal ribbon connectors, SIPP memory, and even processors could be plugged in the wrong way. If you were lucky, the manufacturer put a silk screened arrow pointing at pin 1, but that was most often not the case.
Standardizing tubing, or even standardizing tube labeling would be very helpful. Tracing lines might not be an option, why not mark them upon insertion?
I've been in both circumstances running data lines. I would much rather be involved in a job where each line was marked on both ends prior to installation. The alternative is a nightmare that at best takes forever and at worst, an eternity. I can't imagine being a nurse with a crucial medicine in hand tracing tubes.
I'd like to introduce you to Dan Bernstein, creator of QMail and DJBDNS.
Certainly, he could've accepted that BIND, Sendmail and Postfix were functional, but what fun would that be?
Even if Dan isn't self-respecting, I'm sure there are many (myself included) that respect him.
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Sugar water is not as good as you might think.
Sports drinks such as Gatorade and Powerade are fine for adults if they are diluted with water because at full strength they contain too much sugar, which can worsen diarrhea.
Sugar water is the last thing you want. Citric acid is helpful against bacterial food poisoning. Viral food poisoning....well....your body has to work that one out - the best you can do is stay hydrated.