A lot of the problems with driving in the US (and indeed in the rest of the world) are due to people doing what they think is right or normal, but adversely affect everyone else. I am sure they don't think they are doing anything wrong and are happy in their own little world.
I don't believe there is a law for the "zipper procedure" when merging traffic in the UK, but people sure as hell do it. It makes merging a LOT easier and friendlier. The on-ramp/slip-road is there for a number of reasons. It allows you to reach the speed of the other drivers before entering the main road. It also allows a longer distance in which to "zip-up" the two lanes that are merging. People in the US especially do not see or do not understand that it is a merge. People on the main road have legal right of way, but strictly prioritising one lane like this will rapidly result in hold-ups for both lanes. This is especially true when people have to resort to cutting in front of others to get into the main road, and also differences in opinion when some people like to use the entire on-ramp but others prefer to stop at the beginning and merge when they see a gap.
Grow up. Use the entire on-ramp. Zip-up at the end. Get the hell out of the fast lane if someone wants to pass.
What I meant is that these systems didn't have clones, so the OS could assume all hardware was "special", i.e. one of a small number of drives. Thus it could easily make assumptions about how the drives would behave.
why didn't they require all major TV stations transmitting on analogue to overlay a continuous message informing people of the impending switch off starting around three months before the actual date?
Because they've spent all their budget putting these messages onto digital HD channels.
Seriously, why do they insist on pissing us off by leaving 1/4 screen banner notices for the digital switchover on digital HD channels, and squashing the main content, destroying its aspect ratio?
Oh, they switch off the notices when the commercials come on, because the channels care most about their precious ad revenue.
I have Comcast and noticed my uploads were no longer working as of 3-4 weeks ago. Downloads still work fine. However, if you use a client like Azureus, you can enable encrypted uploads and downloads, and all is well again.
It's not rocket science.
Computers don't take long to boot. Windows takes long to boot. Look at the hard drive activity when booting - the OS and startup programs are loaded from a large number of (typically small) files, and the sluggishness is caused primarily by the seek time of the hard drive - the time it takes for the read head to move to the location of the next piece of data to be read. Transfer rate also plays a part here.
When restoring from hibernation, a larger amount of data is loaded from the hard drive, but it is in one contiguous block - the contents of memory. Thus, the seek time is all but eliminated, and boot is accomplished in a matter of seconds.
Your ignorance astounds me, but I won't let it bother me. I'll exercise the right I have in Colorado to pass on the right to get past you. Many people here insist on driving in the fast lane 5-10mph below the limit because it's easier for them - they don't have to deal with people entering the highway in the right-most lane.
Even though it may be legal in your state to drive at the speed limit in the left lane, it's not clever. If you are doing it solely to annoy other drivers, then you do not deserve to have a licence. You are a danger and a nuisance.
To correct you, the fast lane is for overtaking, and is an additional lane to use when the others become full. That is all. You have no business being there if the other lanes to the right of you are empty.
You probably saw Motorstorm. I played it at Target a few days ago, and I was very disappointed. It ran at what looked like 20fps and the graphics was very low quality - I would go as far as to compare it to the PS2. Low resolution textures and no anti-aliasing. I also played NBA 07, and was even more disappointed. The players just looked shiny. There were no beads of sweat like on the 360, they were just shiny, like someone had given them a uniform specular component.
I am hoping that Motorstorm was disappointing just because it was a demo.
It is legal in England for a civilian to drive a tank on public roads.
When I was learning to drive, I got passed on an A-road (two lanes, both ways) by a tank. At 50mph.
720p looks worse to me than 1080i. 1080i just seems to give a cleaner, brighter image, with no perceivable flickering. I am using a Samsung DVD-HD935 upconverting player. I too notice the dampening wires from a distance on Sony monitors.;o)
Am I the only one who strongly believes that if they remove all content protection from Blu-Ray and HD-DVD, the drive and software manufacturers will stand to make more money, even after factoring in rampant piracy, than with the current mess they have?
So what idiot decided to spend all this money developing content protection that restricts the format to virtual unusability, giving it a dreadful image in the process? Moreso, what idiot thought that this would be a good way to increase profits?
The problem is that most email clients don't offer an "archive" button, and people like to keep their inbox clear. This leads to people using their deleted items as an archive. If you have local mail storage and you know what you are doing (and no one else has the priviledge to empty your trash), then why not?
Any of these could use solid state storage, and the OS is always in ROM. The last machine in that list was designed with flash storage in mind.
I had the opportunity to hold and use a NewsPad in 1996 at a computer show, and it was well ahead of its time. TFT touchscreen, camera, voice recognition, and all in a small package the size of current day "tablet PCs". Running off an ARM, too!
I'll back up the grandparent on the FM vs Sirius/XM vs 128 mp3 comparisons. XM and Sirius both lack in terms of stereo separation, soundstage, and audio artifacts. I have a Pioneer Premier deck with direct *digital* connection from the XM/Sirius tuner. I have subscribed to both, and am currently a Sirius subscriber due to a preference for the programming.
It is certainly well known on both Sirius and XM forums that the sound quality *on a good receiver* cannot compare with FM *on a good receiver*, although the overall signal quality (and thus quality to the lay person), is better, as there are no drop-outs or interference on any channels.
The problem is that the bitrate of the channels is just too low to match a good FM station. It is typically 48-96kbps using CT-aacPlus (XM) or ePAC (Sirius). I have to say I am one of those people that is particularly sensitive to compression artifacts.
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Er, isn't the real reason that not everyone has a car?
It's funny.
A lot of the problems with driving in the US (and indeed in the rest of the world) are due to people doing what they think is right or normal, but adversely affect everyone else. I am sure they don't think they are doing anything wrong and are happy in their own little world.
I don't believe there is a law for the "zipper procedure" when merging traffic in the UK, but people sure as hell do it. It makes merging a LOT easier and friendlier. The on-ramp/slip-road is there for a number of reasons. It allows you to reach the speed of the other drivers before entering the main road. It also allows a longer distance in which to "zip-up" the two lanes that are merging. People in the US especially do not see or do not understand that it is a merge. People on the main road have legal right of way, but strictly prioritising one lane like this will rapidly result in hold-ups for both lanes. This is especially true when people have to resort to cutting in front of others to get into the main road, and also differences in opinion when some people like to use the entire on-ramp but others prefer to stop at the beginning and merge when they see a gap.
Grow up. Use the entire on-ramp. Zip-up at the end. Get the hell out of the fast lane if someone wants to pass.
http://xkcd.com/505/
What I meant is that these systems didn't have clones, so the OS could assume all hardware was "special", i.e. one of a small number of drives. Thus it could easily make assumptions about how the drives would behave.
Systems that relied on specific hardware (i.e. Acorn, Amiga, Atari, etc) were capable of this feature. It's nothing special.
why didn't they require all major TV stations transmitting on analogue to overlay a continuous message informing people of the impending switch off starting around three months before the actual date?
Because they've spent all their budget putting these messages onto digital HD channels. Seriously, why do they insist on pissing us off by leaving 1/4 screen banner notices for the digital switchover on digital HD channels, and squashing the main content, destroying its aspect ratio? Oh, they switch off the notices when the commercials come on, because the channels care most about their precious ad revenue.
Both are digital.
I have Comcast and noticed my uploads were no longer working as of 3-4 weeks ago. Downloads still work fine. However, if you use a client like Azureus, you can enable encrypted uploads and downloads, and all is well again.
My 6 digit UIN is still working this morning. I use it every day.
Flip phones already "bend" in the middle to fit your face, just as this phone "bends".
It's not rocket science. Computers don't take long to boot. Windows takes long to boot. Look at the hard drive activity when booting - the OS and startup programs are loaded from a large number of (typically small) files, and the sluggishness is caused primarily by the seek time of the hard drive - the time it takes for the read head to move to the location of the next piece of data to be read. Transfer rate also plays a part here. When restoring from hibernation, a larger amount of data is loaded from the hard drive, but it is in one contiguous block - the contents of memory. Thus, the seek time is all but eliminated, and boot is accomplished in a matter of seconds.
Your ignorance astounds me, but I won't let it bother me. I'll exercise the right I have in Colorado to pass on the right to get past you. Many people here insist on driving in the fast lane 5-10mph below the limit because it's easier for them - they don't have to deal with people entering the highway in the right-most lane.
Even though it may be legal in your state to drive at the speed limit in the left lane, it's not clever. If you are doing it solely to annoy other drivers, then you do not deserve to have a licence. You are a danger and a nuisance.
To correct you, the fast lane is for overtaking, and is an additional lane to use when the others become full. That is all. You have no business being there if the other lanes to the right of you are empty.
You probably saw Motorstorm. I played it at Target a few days ago, and I was very disappointed. It ran at what looked like 20fps and the graphics was very low quality - I would go as far as to compare it to the PS2. Low resolution textures and no anti-aliasing. I also played NBA 07, and was even more disappointed. The players just looked shiny. There were no beads of sweat like on the 360, they were just shiny, like someone had given them a uniform specular component. I am hoping that Motorstorm was disappointing just because it was a demo.
For anyone who didn't get what the parent was talking about, those screenshots are clearly simulated. QVGA will not render images as crisply as that.
Great list, far better than the pointless list in the original article. 386... so what?!
720p looks worse to me than 1080i. 1080i just seems to give a cleaner, brighter image, with no perceivable flickering. I am using a Samsung DVD-HD935 upconverting player. I too notice the dampening wires from a distance on Sony monitors. ;o)
Am I the only one who strongly believes that if they remove all content protection from Blu-Ray and HD-DVD, the drive and software manufacturers will stand to make more money, even after factoring in rampant piracy, than with the current mess they have? So what idiot decided to spend all this money developing content protection that restricts the format to virtual unusability, giving it a dreadful image in the process? Moreso, what idiot thought that this would be a good way to increase profits?
The problem is that most email clients don't offer an "archive" button, and people like to keep their inbox clear. This leads to people using their deleted items as an archive. If you have local mail storage and you know what you are doing (and no one else has the priviledge to empty your trash), then why not?
Like one of these?
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http://www.old-computers.com/MUSEUM/computer.asp?
http://www.tribbeck.com/computers/stork/
http://acorn.chriswhy.co.uk/NC.html#NewsPAD
http://www.hackaday.com/entry/1234000090050610/
Any of these could use solid state storage, and the OS is always in ROM. The last machine in that list was designed with flash storage in mind.
I had the opportunity to hold and use a NewsPad in 1996 at a computer show, and it was well ahead of its time. TFT touchscreen, camera, voice recognition, and all in a small package the size of current day "tablet PCs". Running off an ARM, too!
I'll back up the grandparent on the FM vs Sirius/XM vs 128 mp3 comparisons. XM and Sirius both lack in terms of stereo separation, soundstage, and audio artifacts. I have a Pioneer Premier deck with direct *digital* connection from the XM/Sirius tuner. I have subscribed to both, and am currently a Sirius subscriber due to a preference for the programming.
It is certainly well known on both Sirius and XM forums that the sound quality *on a good receiver* cannot compare with FM *on a good receiver*, although the overall signal quality (and thus quality to the lay person), is better, as there are no drop-outs or interference on any channels.
The problem is that the bitrate of the channels is just too low to match a good FM station. It is typically 48-96kbps using CT-aacPlus (XM) or ePAC (Sirius). I have to say I am one of those people that is particularly sensitive to compression artifacts.
Wow, that looks exactly like the Windows Vista screenshot!