When someone uses the term Patriot, it tends to conjure up an image of someone who is so fanatical in their support that they ignore all logic and reality in pursuit of ensuring that their country is the one that wins "the war".
The point of camera raw data is not just to avoid compression, it is to do the highly complex processing needed at a later stage, and allow for finer control over the resulting output.
And let's not forget storing the data in (usually) 12 bits per pixel instead of 8, which you can later use to salvage details (mostly highlights) that would otherwise be lost to in-camera processing.
Agreed, your statement was more general in nature, but an example doesn't hurt.
I couldn't agree more, although I find that shaving at the end of a shower (when the hair is softer) works best. Takes a bit of getting used to since you don't see yourself in the mirror (although you can use a shower mirror), but it's definitely worth it.
Another reason they went to Intel instead of AMD is also power i.e. performance per watt), an area in which Intel had a better roadmap than AMD (and obviously IBM)
Bought an iMac 20" a month ago and I tried to rip a region 2 DVD (I'm region 1). Basically, DVD player tells me I can't read this DVD. At this point, I can either change the region (with countdown) or cancel, which ejects the drive.
Well I tried to just let that window open and start HandBrake. It worked marvelously and I could rip the DVD without any problem. This hole is so incredibly big it's a shame.
Threads like this one are the reason I still read Slashdot; arguments with nuance. Kudos to you.
At first I thought "why does she post as AC"? Is she afraid to come out as intelligent in front of the Slashdot crowd? It's not as if people here are dumb or anything (this isn't a troll; I mean it.) But then I realized you said you were a girl, blonde and cute above that.;-)
Apple is pleased to announce the new iMac with Intel Core 2 Duo processor.
Because your order has not yet shipped, we will automatically send you a new
iMac at no additional charge.
Anyways, if you buy now, it'll be the new one; you can't buy the Core Duo anymore - why would you want to anyways!
Well I ordered an iMac 10 days ago and the shipping date slipped to September 12, and for a reason. It got upgraded to the Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz, all for $200 less. Sweet.
Human psychology is certainly interesting - because on one hand we have people scared of box cutters, but on the other hand we drive 70mph mere feet away from each other every day.
That was you?! Tomorrow morning please use the right lane.
Doctor: Mister Wallis, you've been in the coma for 19 years
Wallis: Well, as long as people keep having promiscuous sex with anonymous partners, while at the same time experimenting with mind-expanding drugs in a consequence-free environment, I'll be sound as a pound baby!
The title is misleading and you obviously have not rtfa...
Only one proposal (and not the smartest) had to do with a "Simpsons-like" shade. The others are quite clever and involve reducing the amount of radiation (i.e. heat) that earth received from the sun, carbon pools, etc.
WTF? If you have to manually pre-parse every article that enters the system, it severely limits the rate you can enter information into the database, no?
Yes, but it does make future iterations of the same experiment faster. In order to be valid, experiments must be reproducible. Translate once, use many.
Wow, quality shots from a hole thats.8mm wide? Now I've heard everything.
Actually, the clearest shots you can take (depth of field wise) are from extremely small holes (ideally infinitely small). It just takes a heck of a lot of light to get a good exposure.
I think if you look very closely you can see a few faint stars in the background...
Hey! I looked very closely and saw many many stars, very close to one another and of many colors! (mainly red, green and blue!). But these are less than 1.5 pixels; I'd say rougly ~0.3333333333333333333. I wonder how far they are.
If fat people use most of their energy to move the fat, shouldn't the extra effort make them lose weight?
I know this is offtopic, but to give a simple answer, one of the reason they probably got fat is because they didn't do much exercice. Doing exercice when you're really overweight does take more energy than when you're lean. That's also one of the reason it's easier to lose weight when you're really overweight.
a) Drivers will have to be created for pretty much every piece of hardware that has a windows driver b) Monopoly. One of the reasons Microsoft isn't bothered with monopoly suits in the US right now is OSX. Buy OSX and monopoly suits will be back (and European ones will be worse) c) What will be left of Apple? As a pure hardware company, they wouldn't survive.
Well, Montreal has "Ile sans fil" (Wireless island", which an informal organization that lists a lot of the unsecured wireless hotspots in Montreal, but it's totally informal (albeit pretty well organized)
So I could walk around town using my voip phone instead of a cell phone? Maybe just my PDA with a VOIP client? GoogleTalk for all local calls!? w00t!
Well, you could walk around between calls, because last I checked 802.11 soft handoffs did not exist. You could implement it in the hardware, but it'll still be hard handoffs.
If not, however, there's no point in lifting the ban, as an unassisted cellphone call has an extremely poor chance of getting through above 2000 feet (which would be during landings and takeoffs...precisely when you cell calls can be most hazardous).
You are right about phones not being able to place calls above 2k feet (I fly a cessna and was once able to receive a call at 1.5k, but not higher). However, do you know what a CDMA phone does when it has difficulty communicating with a cell tower? It increases its signal to full power (.6w if I'm not mistaken). How convenient, since like you mentionned, when at 2k, you're in the flight's most critical phases (i.e. takeoff and landing). Something it would not have to do with AirCell, because the "cell" is so much closer to the phone (i.e. it is in the plane). CDMA is perfectly at ease at -90dBm. Not much power required here.
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When someone uses the term Patriot, it tends to conjure up an image of someone who is so fanatical in their support that they ignore all logic and reality in pursuit of ensuring that their country is the one that wins "the war".
There, fixed that for you.
The point of camera raw data is not just to avoid compression, it is to do the highly complex processing needed at a later stage, and allow for finer control over the resulting output.
And let's not forget storing the data in (usually) 12 bits per pixel instead of 8, which you can later use to salvage details (mostly highlights) that would otherwise be lost to in-camera processing.
Agreed, your statement was more general in nature, but an example doesn't hurt.
Why push Ethanol, a fuel which cannot be used on a large scale (and arguably requires more energy to produce than it provides)? (emphasis mine)
Just try to leave grape juice on the table for two weeks. How do you think we "discovered" wine in the first place?
You're new around here aren't you?
You obviously aren't.
Seems cynicism is a secondary effect or reading Slashdot nowadays. Not sure what the primary effect is though.
I couldn't agree more, although I find that shaving at the end of a shower (when the hair is softer) works best. Takes a bit of getting used to since you don't see yourself in the mirror (although you can use a shower mirror), but it's definitely worth it.
Another reason they went to Intel instead of AMD is also power i.e. performance per watt), an area in which Intel had a better roadmap than AMD (and obviously IBM)
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Bought an iMac 20" a month ago and I tried to rip a region 2 DVD (I'm region 1). Basically, DVD player tells me I can't read this DVD. At this point, I can either change the region (with countdown) or cancel, which ejects the drive.
Well I tried to just let that window open and start HandBrake. It worked marvelously and I could rip the DVD without any problem. This hole is so incredibly big it's a shame.
Threads like this one are the reason I still read Slashdot; arguments with nuance. Kudos to you. At first I thought "why does she post as AC"? Is she afraid to come out as intelligent in front of the Slashdot crowd? It's not as if people here are dumb or anything (this isn't a troll; I mean it.) But then I realized you said you were a girl, blonde and cute above that. ;-)
Yup, here's an excerpt from the email:
To Our Valued Apple Customer:
Apple is pleased to announce the new iMac with Intel Core 2 Duo processor.
Because your order has not yet shipped, we will automatically send you a new
iMac at no additional charge.
Anyways, if you buy now, it'll be the new one; you can't buy the Core Duo anymore - why would you want to anyways!
Cheers
Perhaps a MacBook Pro upgrade next week, as well?
Well I ordered an iMac 10 days ago and the shipping date slipped to September 12, and for a reason. It got upgraded to the Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz, all for $200 less. Sweet.
Human psychology is certainly interesting - because on one hand we have people scared of box cutters, but on the other hand we drive 70mph mere feet away from each other every day.
That was you?! Tomorrow morning please use the right lane.
That would be wine and bread baguette actually.
In fact, I suspect the extra degrees of freedom are meant to allow carrying the baguette under the arm and to play pétanque.
...how many times can it store the Library of Congress? 24TB sounds so abstract...
Doctor: Mister Wallis, you've been in the coma for 19 years
Wallis: Well, as long as people keep having promiscuous sex with anonymous partners, while at the same time experimenting with mind-expanding drugs in a consequence-free environment, I'll be sound as a pound baby!
The title is misleading and you obviously have not rtfa...
Only one proposal (and not the smartest) had to do with a "Simpsons-like" shade. The others are quite clever and involve reducing the amount of radiation (i.e. heat) that earth received from the sun, carbon pools, etc.
WTF? If you have to manually pre-parse every article that enters the system, it severely limits the rate you can enter information into the database, no?
Yes, but it does make future iterations of the same experiment faster. In order to be valid, experiments must be reproducible. Translate once, use many.
Wow, quality shots from a hole thats .8mm wide? Now I've heard everything.
Actually, the clearest shots you can take (depth of field wise) are from extremely small holes (ideally infinitely small). It just takes a heck of a lot of light to get a good exposure.
The Mythbusters made the mistake of asking permission. Just skip that step, and you'll find you can do a whole lot of things.
There is that old saying that we should all put to good use: It's better to ask for forgiveness than permission.
I think if you look very closely you can see a few faint stars in the background...
Hey! I looked very closely and saw many many stars, very close to one another and of many colors! (mainly red, green and blue!). But these are less than 1.5 pixels; I'd say rougly ~0.3333333333333333333. I wonder how far they are.
If fat people use most of their energy to move the fat, shouldn't the extra effort make them lose weight?
I know this is offtopic, but to give a simple answer, one of the reason they probably got fat is because they didn't do much exercice. Doing exercice when you're really overweight does take more energy than when you're lean. That's also one of the reason it's easier to lose weight when you're really overweight.
That won't happen because:
a) Drivers will have to be created for pretty much every piece of hardware that has a windows driver
b) Monopoly. One of the reasons Microsoft isn't bothered with monopoly suits in the US right now is OSX. Buy OSX and monopoly suits will be back (and European ones will be worse)
c) What will be left of Apple? As a pure hardware company, they wouldn't survive.
Well, Montreal has "Ile sans fil" (Wireless island", which an informal organization that lists a lot of the unsecured wireless hotspots in Montreal, but it's totally informal (albeit pretty well organized)
Admit it: You've never had a Canadian Beer.
So I could walk around town using my voip phone instead of a cell phone? Maybe just my PDA with a VOIP client? GoogleTalk for all local calls!? w00t!
Well, you could walk around between calls, because last I checked 802.11 soft handoffs did not exist. You could implement it in the hardware, but it'll still be hard handoffs.
If not, however, there's no point in lifting the ban, as an unassisted cellphone call has an extremely poor chance of getting through above 2000 feet (which would be during landings and takeoffs...precisely when you cell calls can be most hazardous).
You are right about phones not being able to place calls above 2k feet (I fly a cessna and was once able to receive a call at 1.5k, but not higher). However, do you know what a CDMA phone does when it has difficulty communicating with a cell tower? It increases its signal to full power (.6w if I'm not mistaken). How convenient, since like you mentionned, when at 2k, you're in the flight's most critical phases (i.e. takeoff and landing). Something it would not have to do with AirCell, because the "cell" is so much closer to the phone (i.e. it is in the plane). CDMA is perfectly at ease at -90dBm. Not much power required here.