you have every reason to go with 120 or 240 Hz if you can...
Some blu-ray players do attempt to send frames at 120Hz using frame interpolation. But frame interpolation actually degrades the image - there's no good algorithms for it yet.
this means that it is displaying 240 Hz
A 240hz TV doesn't actually display anything at 240hz. They just flicker the back light quickly to create the illusion of a higher frame rate. Subjective comparisons don't actually show it looking any better, and the TV reviews I've seen tell you to turn the feature off.
So the only valid reason for a 120Hz or 240Hz TV is future 3D capability.
The United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association is the self-regulating body for non-powered human flight AKA ultralights. FAA regulations part 103 basically says "Do whatever the heck you want, between dawn and dusk, just stay the heck out of the way of regular air traffic." No inspections, no required certifications, no reporting requirements, no helmet requirements, etc.
Self-regulation works in this case because because pilots want to keep the government out of their way, so they voluntarily make-up sensible rules and comply with them. Technically, you don't HAVE to join the USPHA to fly a hang glider, and you don't HAVE to follow their rules. But pilots voluntarily get the certifications, voluntarily wear helmets, voluntarily report accidents, etc. We would rather make our own rules and follow them than have the government do it.
Unfortunately, this model doesn't work for most anything else. Rarely is a for-profit company motivated by a need to do things right.
he 3D version of WipEout HD is locked to 720p, but due to geometry issues, frame-rate is halved to 30FPS. Note that all screenshots in this feature are derived from the 2D versions of the games.
Other posts have alluded to this, but let me state it explicitly. You cannot get away with lowering the frame rate when adding 3D. The additional parallax effects will make it look stuttery. 30fps is not great for a high-speed game, but 30fps with 3D will look like 15FPS with 2D. For some people, I bet the two images won't even converge. Headache city.
It doesn't matter if it is not a new drug. The FDA controls things like: how much nicotine are you getting? How quickly? Is the delivery mechanism safe? Is the mechanism for delivery safe, repeatable, and reliable? Can they be tampered with? How consistent is the manufacturing - Ex: does the dosage vary from lot to lot?
However, in the context of the discussion, we were talking about someone who harmed their back through physical trauma. I don't think that a Chiropractor would call that a subluxation. Yet a Chiropractor could legitimately help with that kind of pain. And I don't think that Dr. Singh argued against that use of Chiropractic care (Although I have not read the book).
I think this is considered "censorship" because it rejects things for political reasons. For example, Slashdot would not reject a story because it involved racism or politics. Or because it shows Microsoft in a good light, or Linux in a bad light. They have a criteria: News for nerds, stuff that matters. While this is certainly subjective, it is never used to quash anyone.
I think some of Apples other rejections would qualify as "censorship" in that they are self-serving political reasons. For example, Apple rejects applications that compete with them, or make fun of them. Slashdot would not reject a story just because it promoted a competing site, or pointed out a flaw about Slashdot or one of it's owners. But just try to make an app that portrays Steve Jobs negatively, and see if you can get that through.
The problem is that the e-cig manufacturers are distributing a drug without having gone through the FDA process. They can sell them if they want, but they have to go through the proper channels just like everyone else.
The manufacturers are taking advantage of the fact that nobody really knows what is inside these things. I can only assume that they figured no one would stop them from selling a nicotine product if they made it look like a novelty and sold it in mall kiosks. But the FDA did notice. If these are a good way to quit smoking, then the FDA will approve them the same way it did with nicotine gum, and nicotine patches. But you can't just bring something to market, smuggle it into the US, and sell them at kiosks in malls. What happens if a 12-year-old kid decides to buy a box of these and dare his friends to smoke them all one night?
Mr. Singh didn't say that all Chiropractic procedures are bogus. It's the stuff about curing allergies and diabetes and stuff - that is the bogus part. But don't take this to mean that a good chiropractor can't work wonders if you have disc problems.
It makes no sense to make it harder for people to provide blades, because Apple runs their blade business just to promote their very, very profitable razor (hardware) business.
The problem is that in the last 2 decades businesses have come up with a crazy new model where making it harder to make blades actually helps them sell razors. It sounds crazy, but it is the basis of why a vendor would want to lock people in instead of being open. In theory, vendor lock-in is bad and openness promotes your platform: as you say: more blades = a better product = more interest, etc. But there is another route... the evil route: lock-in.
What if you could put a restriction on the blades... an arbitrary one, and manufacturers would still make blades because your razor is so good and so popular? And people would still buy it? Then you add another restriction... shouldn't consumers and manufacturers move to another razor? No - yours is still the best. And they have devoted effort to it, and they profit from it. So the blade manufacturers jump through hoops and they even tell the user it is for their own good. The users still buy it.
Continue doing this until it is difficult for manufacturers to make blade designs that work on other razors too. Now they are locked-in to you. And the users think the blades are so much better they won't buy other razors. At this point, it is actually harder to develop blades for this vendor, and the razor is actually worse because the blades for other razors are better. But only the most technical consumers know this. And many manufacturers only make blades for this razor, so some of the most stable quality blades are only available on this razor.
This is what IBM tried to do in the mainframe days, and they lost. The IBM PC clones killed it. But there are no Apple clones. A world of DRM, absurd copyrights, unconscionable contracts, and cell carrier exclusivity deals makes it impossible to make clones now. Between Apple's developer license, the stigma of not making your app work on the iPhone, the lost sales from that, and the fact that Apple really is ahead of the curve (despite this rant, the iPhone really is a good product) - they are keeping the lock-in successful.
IMHO, it will eventually break. And I will cheer that day. But for now, Apple is succeeding in doing what IBM failed at. And it is nice while you are on top, but the fall is pretty steep.
And how exactly, do you want to increase "parental responsibility"?
You can't. That was the poster's point. At some point, the people have to fix these problems from the grass roots. Politicians can't actually do anything about this. People need to stop blaming the government and looking to big brother to solve all their ills.
You want to set up a mandatory adult "schooling" education program? With what funds and who do you put in charge of creating this program, which would, admitedly, be a world premiere?
The poster did not suggest any such thing. You do, then you blasted it.
Or perhaps, you have the idea of sanctioning the parents when
No... he didn't suggest that either.
Even though it's costly, pouring more money at schools, providing teachers with the means to do their job well is the only method that has a track record of actually raising the education levels.
You insulted the original poster, and your solution is to throw money at the problem? Things aren't that simple. If you want students to be involved in their education, you need parents to be involved in education. And money can't solve that. It's ironic that you opened up your post saying
How is this "Insightful"? The USA are really doomed if its educated population actually believes this shit.
Yet you not only misunderstood the original post, but you go on to promote the most overly-simplistic solution. How is THAT insightful?
And how exactly, do you want to increase "parental responsibility"?
You can't. That is his point. The biggest factors in education are not controlled by the government. They are controlled from the grass roots - the parents themselves. Until people accept that this is a problem with society, not with politicians, nothing can be fixed. No figurehead or bean counter can make schools better. It's a social problem.
You want to set up a mandatory adult "schooling" education program? With what funds and who do you put in charge of creating this program, which would, admitedly, be a world premiere?
What? crumbz did not suggest this. You suggested it, then tore it down.
Or perhaps, you have the idea of sanctioning the parents when their children don't do their homework or don't attend school?
He didn't suggest this either. Don't waste time suggesting things then saying they don't work, when they have nothing to do with the parent poster's point.
pouring more money at schools, providing teachers with the means to do their job well is the only method that has a track record of actually raising the education levels.
I'd like to echo back to you the first thing you said. "How is this Insightful The USA are really doomed if its educated population actually believes this shit."
Pouring money into schools does not have a track record of raising education levels. It just isn't that simple.
Amen! The concept of "password" is obsolete. Just never use it. Say "passphrase" and watch the light bulb go off as people realize it is easier to remember *and* more secure.
My favorite is "password may be no longer than X characters" - why arbitrarily limit the length of them? It's especially great when X is something small like 4 (pin #s) or 8.
Slashdot Mirror
Where I work, they call these nap breaks "meetings" :-)
Which thing? Google was able to quickly verify what he said about giving the passwords to the mayor.
you have every reason to go with 120 or 240 Hz if you can...
Some blu-ray players do attempt to send frames at 120Hz using frame interpolation. But frame interpolation actually degrades the image - there's no good algorithms for it yet.
this means that it is displaying 240 Hz
A 240hz TV doesn't actually display anything at 240hz. They just flicker the back light quickly to create the illusion of a higher frame rate. Subjective comparisons don't actually show it looking any better, and the TV reviews I've seen tell you to turn the feature off.
So the only valid reason for a 120Hz or 240Hz TV is future 3D capability.
Hang Gliding.
The United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association is the self-regulating body for non-powered human flight AKA ultralights. FAA regulations part 103 basically says "Do whatever the heck you want, between dawn and dusk, just stay the heck out of the way of regular air traffic." No inspections, no required certifications, no reporting requirements, no helmet requirements, etc.
Self-regulation works in this case because because pilots want to keep the government out of their way, so they voluntarily make-up sensible rules and comply with them. Technically, you don't HAVE to join the USPHA to fly a hang glider, and you don't HAVE to follow their rules. But pilots voluntarily get the certifications, voluntarily wear helmets, voluntarily report accidents, etc. We would rather make our own rules and follow them than have the government do it.
Unfortunately, this model doesn't work for most anything else. Rarely is a for-profit company motivated by a need to do things right.
he 3D version of WipEout HD is locked to 720p, but due to geometry issues, frame-rate is halved to 30FPS. Note that all screenshots in this feature are derived from the 2D versions of the games.
Other posts have alluded to this, but let me state it explicitly. You cannot get away with lowering the frame rate when adding 3D. The additional parallax effects will make it look stuttery. 30fps is not great for a high-speed game, but 30fps with 3D will look like 15FPS with 2D. For some people, I bet the two images won't even converge. Headache city.
Drop the geometry, but don't drop the frame rate!
They are committing fraud.
If you sell your house, and I move in, that does not mean that I can legitimately use your credit card just because I have your mailing address.
When were cigarettes approved by the FDA?
2009.
I'm surprised they didn't regulate them sooner than that. I thought nicotine was a drug.
A) Currently, the FDA has the power to regulate cigarettes.
It doesn't matter if it is not a new drug. The FDA controls things like: how much nicotine are you getting? How quickly? Is the delivery mechanism safe? Is the mechanism for delivery safe, repeatable, and reliable? Can they be tampered with? How consistent is the manufacturing - Ex: does the dosage vary from lot to lot?
B) FYI: e-cigarettes are sold at mall kiosks.
True.
However, in the context of the discussion, we were talking about someone who harmed their back through physical trauma. I don't think that a Chiropractor would call that a subluxation. Yet a Chiropractor could legitimately help with that kind of pain. And I don't think that Dr. Singh argued against that use of Chiropractic care (Although I have not read the book).
You point out some intriguing subtle differences.
I think this is considered "censorship" because it rejects things for political reasons. For example, Slashdot would not reject a story because it involved racism or politics. Or because it shows Microsoft in a good light, or Linux in a bad light. They have a criteria: News for nerds, stuff that matters. While this is certainly subjective, it is never used to quash anyone.
I think some of Apples other rejections would qualify as "censorship" in that they are self-serving political reasons. For example, Apple rejects applications that compete with them, or make fun of them. Slashdot would not reject a story just because it promoted a competing site, or pointed out a flaw about Slashdot or one of it's owners. But just try to make an app that portrays Steve Jobs negatively, and see if you can get that through.
So we should ban E-Cigs
No, but like other nicotine products, they should not be sold at mall kiosks.
The problem is that the e-cig manufacturers are distributing a drug without having gone through the FDA process. They can sell them if they want, but they have to go through the proper channels just like everyone else.
The manufacturers are taking advantage of the fact that nobody really knows what is inside these things. I can only assume that they figured no one would stop them from selling a nicotine product if they made it look like a novelty and sold it in mall kiosks. But the FDA did notice. If these are a good way to quit smoking, then the FDA will approve them the same way it did with nicotine gum, and nicotine patches. But you can't just bring something to market, smuggle it into the US, and sell them at kiosks in malls. What happens if a 12-year-old kid decides to buy a box of these and dare his friends to smoke them all one night?
Mr. Singh didn't say that all Chiropractic procedures are bogus. It's the stuff about curing allergies and diabetes and stuff - that is the bogus part. But don't take this to mean that a good chiropractor can't work wonders if you have disc problems.
It was more than just an innocuous remark. He co-authored a book explaining why it was bogus. They did this to discredit him.
Now, I'm going to buy the book.
Nothing was learned that would not have been learned at a fraction of the cost using unmanned vehicles.
Are you judging by what unmanned vehicles can do today, or what they could do in 1969?
It makes no sense to make it harder for people to provide blades, because Apple runs their blade business just to promote their very, very profitable razor (hardware) business.
The problem is that in the last 2 decades businesses have come up with a crazy new model where making it harder to make blades actually helps them sell razors. It sounds crazy, but it is the basis of why a vendor would want to lock people in instead of being open. In theory, vendor lock-in is bad and openness promotes your platform: as you say: more blades = a better product = more interest, etc. But there is another route... the evil route: lock-in.
What if you could put a restriction on the blades... an arbitrary one, and manufacturers would still make blades because your razor is so good and so popular? And people would still buy it? Then you add another restriction... shouldn't consumers and manufacturers move to another razor? No - yours is still the best. And they have devoted effort to it, and they profit from it. So the blade manufacturers jump through hoops and they even tell the user it is for their own good. The users still buy it.
Continue doing this until it is difficult for manufacturers to make blade designs that work on other razors too. Now they are locked-in to you. And the users think the blades are so much better they won't buy other razors. At this point, it is actually harder to develop blades for this vendor, and the razor is actually worse because the blades for other razors are better. But only the most technical consumers know this. And many manufacturers only make blades for this razor, so some of the most stable quality blades are only available on this razor.
This is what IBM tried to do in the mainframe days, and they lost. The IBM PC clones killed it. But there are no Apple clones. A world of DRM, absurd copyrights, unconscionable contracts, and cell carrier exclusivity deals makes it impossible to make clones now. Between Apple's developer license, the stigma of not making your app work on the iPhone, the lost sales from that, and the fact that Apple really is ahead of the curve (despite this rant, the iPhone really is a good product) - they are keeping the lock-in successful.
IMHO, it will eventually break. And I will cheer that day. But for now, Apple is succeeding in doing what IBM failed at. And it is nice while you are on top, but the fall is pretty steep.
They should have modeled it after Eureka, a town made-up almost entirely of geniuses.
And how exactly, do you want to increase "parental responsibility"?
You can't. That was the poster's point. At some point, the people have to fix these problems from the grass roots. Politicians can't actually do anything about this. People need to stop blaming the government and looking to big brother to solve all their ills.
You want to set up a mandatory adult "schooling" education program? With what funds and who do you put in charge of creating this program, which would, admitedly, be a world premiere?
The poster did not suggest any such thing. You do, then you blasted it.
Or perhaps, you have the idea of sanctioning the parents when
No... he didn't suggest that either.
Even though it's costly, pouring more money at schools, providing teachers with the means to do their job well is the only method that has a track record of actually raising the education levels.
You insulted the original poster, and your solution is to throw money at the problem? Things aren't that simple. If you want students to be involved in their education, you need parents to be involved in education. And money can't solve that. It's ironic that you opened up your post saying
How is this "Insightful"? The USA are really doomed if its educated population actually believes this shit.
Yet you not only misunderstood the original post, but you go on to promote the most overly-simplistic solution. How is THAT insightful?
And how exactly, do you want to increase "parental responsibility"?
You can't. That is his point. The biggest factors in education are not controlled by the government. They are controlled from the grass roots - the parents themselves. Until people accept that this is a problem with society, not with politicians, nothing can be fixed. No figurehead or bean counter can make schools better. It's a social problem.
You want to set up a mandatory adult "schooling" education program? With what funds and who do you put in charge of creating this program, which would, admitedly, be a world premiere?
What? crumbz did not suggest this. You suggested it, then tore it down.
Or perhaps, you have the idea of sanctioning the parents when their children don't do their homework or don't attend school?
He didn't suggest this either. Don't waste time suggesting things then saying they don't work, when they have nothing to do with the parent poster's point.
pouring more money at schools, providing teachers with the means to do their job well is the only method that has a track record of actually raising the education levels.
I'd like to echo back to you the first thing you said. "How is this Insightful The USA are really doomed if its educated population actually believes this shit."
Pouring money into schools does not have a track record of raising education levels. It just isn't that simple.
grrr... that would be good information, but you posted AC. Any details on that study?
A non-administrative user could not delete those registry keys.
Amen! The concept of "password" is obsolete. Just never use it. Say "passphrase" and watch the light bulb go off as people realize it is easier to remember *and* more secure.
My favorite is "password may be no longer than X characters" - why arbitrarily limit the length of them? It's especially great when X is something small like 4 (pin #s) or 8.
on their devices
They aren't their own devices. It's mine. I bought it. I can put whatever the heck I want on it.
I recommend reading the Anandtech SSD articles as they are clearer, more informative, and less alarmist.