2) Shutter can fire instantly. With a traditional SLR, you have to wait over 100mS for the mirror to flip up. This might be useful to take a picture of lightning strikes if you wire up an automated light-activated trigger.
If you're going to be using a light sensor as trigger, you're probably not using the viewfinder anyway, right? So you conceivably could just lock the mirror up on your conventional SLR, and not lose any of the light-gathering capability, instead of losing 1/3rd to the pellicle model. Just a thought.
I like the guy, but I make no pretense to myself that I'll be able to do the work, because like you pointed out, what he does often takes a lot of expensive tools. I watch more for learning the concepts behind why something gets made the way it does, etc. What irritates me the most is that he'll spend a lot of time on some elements, and then tell people to go buy pre-made legs and things, which look ugly on his projects.
When this show first came out, Bob Vila was still hosting This Old House. I remember liking that show and The Woodright's Shop more than this one. But they don't show the latter here any more, and last time I looked at This Old House they were spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on something. So I'm kind of stuck watching this and Hometime:) With Ron Hazelton thrown in for some practicality.
Terrabits refers to the number of router bits owned by Norm Abram.
He's built a neat shed for them, too. If you'd like to try this project yourself, a measured drawing is available; more information about that later in the program.
Now, before we get started with any power tools, a brief word on shop safety...
How many years ago was USA TODAY started? Didn't it begin with the express business model of having personalized regional editions, with most of the stories being sent via satellite?
The clock's been ticking for a long time. Only the medium has changed.
Actually, I knew that by noticing that you're just now quoting Corwin. I had my first set from that series before you were born - and I'm 30ish:)
Remember, dress in black and grey if you can. I usually leave the silver rose off:) Or wait... was black and grey Random? I liked him, also. Don't trust people wearing colors!
Anyone have a good small image of a sphere with his tongue sticking out for me to overwrite the Apple icon with?
p.s. I used the image from here to start, changed the background to black, changed the red to white (mine is b&w), then shrunk to the 64x64 size for icon #67 in my firmware. Did the little revision trick memtioned above, updated, and... where's my towel? And my salty snacks? Ford?
I'm not surprised by you thinking it wouldn't be here so much as the idea that it didn't rate being here. It affected a lot of people, though they won't say how many. I figured if it made the news anywhere, then it probably affected a lot of people, so it'd end up on/. pretty quickly. It's a lot better then trying to scour a bunch of different news sources.
Yeah, this has been going on for over a week. It escapes me as to why AOL having problems with screen names is frontpage material for slashdot. Maybe Timothy will grace us with a few Wired conspiracy articles or another link on how to build a PC in a house with kids (huh).
Didn't hit me until a couple of days ago. I expected/. to have a story about it the same day, so when it didn't, I looked at the code 17 and saw it said TOS violation or underage, and worried if someone else had hacked my account or if using a third party program was now a violation. I'm glad to know it's just another screwup of theirs.
(Okay, but it was funny when I imagined Wil on the street reaching behind him as he's facing down an army of Hell's Angels grannies. Bonus: when they get tired, he can ask them if they're feeling Windu'd, yet.)
But even without something to compare to, I think the Doom3 pictures look cool. Ironically, I was thinking about trying FPS games again(I've never gotten into them before), but the pictures on the back of the HL2 box looked pretty unrealistic from a graphics standpoint. Now I'm thinking this Doom3 with HL2 textures looks cool, even though there are complaints that the textures are pixellated? What's the best looking game out there, then?
I've got a ReplayTV, and the last few software revisions have allowed "PauseAds," which they tested by having a contest screen for a few weeks. However, we have community-based software available that will sit between our boxen and the Replay servers, that so far can turn these off, along with all the other cool stuff it does. They've never actually tried to have real ads, as far as I know.
and that it quickly becomes a direct to video failure. C'mon Disney, is mining existing properties all that you have left in you? What happened to creativity anyhow?
Don't forget that most of their best properties were "borrowed" from stories for which the copyright laws did not apply. And it certainly looks like they've been behind manipulation of copyright law to prevent others from doing the same, to their early rehashings of those same works, etc.
The voting software itself may be fine, but the instructions given it by the person in charge may be wrong. Don't forget to investigate the person, not just the machines.
Yet when I go to the Akimbo website, they say the titles have to be bought.
I wonder whether that article used a prerelease press pic instead of something real, or whether the deal really hadn't been worked out yet when the writer reviewed the box. Regardless, it's making me wary of the rest of their content claims.
I'm not convinced a long-term niche really exists for this box, either, but that's another matter.
The election is over, the results are now known. The will of the people has clearly been shown. We should show by our thoughts, our words and our deeds That unity is just what our country needs. Let's all get together. Let bitterness pass. I'll hug your elephant. You kiss my ass.
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Although the other sites should feel insulted by the comparison. Seriously. They have experience with hundreds of competing models of cameras.
If you're going to be using a light sensor as trigger, you're probably not using the viewfinder anyway, right? So you conceivably could just lock the mirror up on your conventional SLR, and not lose any of the light-gathering capability, instead of losing 1/3rd to the pellicle model.
Just a thought.
I like the guy, but I make no pretense to myself that I'll be able to do the work, because like you pointed out, what he does often takes a lot of expensive tools. I watch more for learning the concepts behind why something gets made the way it does, etc. What irritates me the most is that he'll spend a lot of time on some elements, and then tell people to go buy pre-made legs and things, which look ugly on his projects.
:) With Ron Hazelton thrown in for some practicality.
When this show first came out, Bob Vila was still hosting This Old House. I remember liking that show and The Woodright's Shop more than this one. But they don't show the latter here any more, and last time I looked at This Old House they were spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on something. So I'm kind of stuck watching this and Hometime
He's built a neat shed for them, too. If you'd like to try this project yourself, a measured drawing is available; more information about that later in the program.
Now, before we get started with any power tools, a brief word on shop safety...
I was using it. That's the point.
Haven't you ever heard of a straight man?
Well, great. I'll just wait until they pull a PS2 and release a smaller, lighter, non-drive version :)
How many years ago was USA TODAY started?
Didn't it begin with the express business model of having personalized regional editions, with most of the stories being sent via satellite?
The clock's been ticking for a long time. Only the medium has changed.
I predict a lot more accidents from that group, actually, since they can't see where they're driving.
Actually, I knew that by noticing that you're just now quoting Corwin. I had my first set from that series before you were born - and I'm 30ish
Remember, dress in black and grey if you can. I usually leave the silver rose off
Now my U2 iPod blinks out
DON'T PANIC!
instead of the circle with the line through it!
This rocks!
Anyone have a good small image of a sphere with his tongue sticking out for me to overwrite the Apple icon with?
p.s. I used the image from here to start, changed the background to black, changed the red to white (mine is b&w), then shrunk to the 64x64 size for icon #67 in my firmware. Did the little revision trick memtioned above, updated, and... where's my towel? And my salty snacks? Ford?
I'm not surprised by you thinking it wouldn't be here so much as the idea that it didn't rate being here. It affected a lot of people, though they won't say how many. I figured if it made the news anywhere, then it probably affected a lot of people, so it'd end up on /. pretty quickly. It's a lot better then trying to scour a bunch of different news sources.
Didn't hit me until a couple of days ago. I expected
Has your wife been known to read
What's his blog post count up to, now?
He's a married geek dad. Which is an even better accomplishment.
That's not mace. Here's Mace.
(Okay, but it was funny when I imagined Wil on the street reaching behind him as he's facing down an army of Hell's Angels grannies.
Bonus: when they get tired, he can ask them if they're feeling Windu'd, yet.)
and a bunch of other Texas Instruments instructional toys from the last century.
But even without something to compare to, I think the Doom3 pictures look cool. Ironically, I was thinking about trying FPS games again(I've never gotten into them before), but the pictures on the back of the HL2 box looked pretty unrealistic from a graphics standpoint. Now I'm thinking this Doom3 with HL2 textures looks cool, even though there are complaints that the textures are pixellated? What's the best looking game out there, then?
I've got a ReplayTV, and the last few software revisions have allowed "PauseAds," which they tested by having a contest screen for a few weeks. However, we have community-based software available that will sit between our boxen and the Replay servers, that so far can turn these off, along with all the other cool stuff it does. They've never actually tried to have real ads, as far as I know.
Don't forget that most of their best properties were "borrowed" from stories for which the copyright laws did not apply. And it certainly looks like they've been behind manipulation of copyright law to prevent others from doing the same, to their early rehashings of those same works, etc.
The voting software itself may be fine, but the instructions given it by the person in charge may be wrong. Don't forget to investigate the person, not just the machines.
Yet when I go to the Akimbo website, they say the titles have to be bought.
I wonder whether that article used a prerelease press pic instead of something real, or whether the deal really hadn't been worked out yet when the writer reviewed the box. Regardless, it's making me wary of the rest of their content claims.
I'm not convinced a long-term niche really exists for this box, either, but that's another matter.
Sorry, it's from an unnamed reader at politicalwire.com.
From here.
I didn't. Slashdot editors let submitters claim to be anyone, even if someone else is already using the nick.