Instead of breaking images up into rectangles and compressing each rectangle separately (which produces block artifacts), we should just to a wavelet compression on the entire image at once for best viewing.
The headhunters in the US looking for contractors do that; they advertise generic jobs that don't actually exist. I actually called the contracting company I was currently working for on that, telling them, "Hey, you're advertising this position that sounds better than than one I'm at, can I apply for it?", only to have them come right out and tell me the position didn't actually exist, they were just trolling for resumes.
Did you check, maybe he didn't have the prerequisite number of piercing and tats to be a barista... all that body modification ain't cheap, don't ya know!
Steve Wozniak lost miserably on Dancing with the Stars, but he was still one of the most likable contestants. Turns out most nerds in their 70's suck at dancing, but props to him for trying.
"Remember: you're never alone with a schizophrenic!" Also remember that Americans tend to confuse schizophrenia with multiple personality disorder, when they are in fact two very distinct disorders. Also, schizophrenia can usually be managed with medication, the problem being that bad things happen when people stop taking their meds.
The Seattle residents were complaining that the median price of a house in Seattle is now $800k, to which the San Franciscans replied, "Oh, you poor babies! The median price of a house in San Francisco is $1.6 million!" In other words, it's all relative. Yes, apartments in Redmond cost at least $2K/month, but I'm crashing at a friend's house in Kent for free.
Not all Northern Europeans would do that. If you kill all the people that rebel against slavery, pretty soon all you are left with are the people that do the bare minimum necessary to survive under the oppressive system and the attractive women that decide letting themselves be raped at will is preferable to being beaten. It sounds kind of racist, but in effect that is what was done to the involuntary immigrants to the Americas. The Africans that came here under their own free will are a different stock, they are the ones that had the resources to escape the poverty and bad government in their own home countries.
And what is it that put America in the forefront of the nuclear nations? And what is it that will make it possible to spend twenty billion dollars of your money to put some clown on the moon? Well, it was good old American know how, that's what, as provided by good old Americans like Dr. Wernher von Braun!
Gather 'round while I sing you of Wernher von Braun,
A man whose allegiance
Is ruled by expedience.
Call him a Nazi, he won't even frown,
"Ha, Nazi, Schmazi," says Wernher von Braun.
Don't say that he's hypocritical,
Say rather that he's apolitical.
"Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down?
That's not my department," says Wernher von Braun.
Some have harsh words for this man of renown,
But some think our attitude
Should be one of gratitude,
Like the widows and cripples in old London town,
Who owe their large pensions to Wernher von Braun.
You too may be a big hero,
Once you've learned to count backwards to zero.
"In German oder English I know how to count down,
Und I'm learning Chinese!" says Wernher von Braun.
Corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders to do whatever makes them the most money. As Marx said, the capitalists will sell you the rope with which to hang them!
And methane... but you know, there are huge clouds of methane in the universe, it's not like it's all created by biological processes. "Organic" as in "organic chemistry" doesn't necessary imply "produced by living organisms".
So why are headhunters still calling me up and trying to lowball me on software developer contracts? With H1B Visas getting shut down, they should be especially short on software engineers, shouldn't they?
Dead Pool 2 was hilarious. Superhero movies are like Black Mirror episodes: they are a lot more enjoyable once you realize they are all supposed to be comedies! (My friend used to claim all the Schwarzenegger movies were comedies.)
Entitled "Solo"!
In all seriousness, I saw the movie, and unless you're a dedicated Star Wars nerd looking to learn a little more Star Wars trivia to stump your friends with, it won't hurt to miss it. I just wonder if Enfys Nest becomes an important character later, or even if she might be Rey's mom.
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Instead of breaking images up into rectangles and compressing each rectangle separately (which produces block artifacts), we should just to a wavelet compression on the entire image at once for best viewing.
I already watch all my TV online!
The headhunters in the US looking for contractors do that; they advertise generic jobs that don't actually exist. I actually called the contracting company I was currently working for on that, telling them, "Hey, you're advertising this position that sounds better than than one I'm at, can I apply for it?", only to have them come right out and tell me the position didn't actually exist, they were just trolling for resumes.
Turns out condoms are not as reliable as we've been led to believe... I have a daughter, despite always using a condom.
I'm 57 and making $60/hr on my current contract in Redmond. Maybe things are different in Canada, or maybe you're full of it.
Thanks, Trump!
Did you check, maybe he didn't have the prerequisite number of piercing and tats to be a barista... all that body modification ain't cheap, don't ya know!
NERD!!!
Steve Wozniak lost miserably on Dancing with the Stars, but he was still one of the most likable contestants. Turns out most nerds in their 70's suck at dancing, but props to him for trying.
"Remember: you're never alone with a schizophrenic!" Also remember that Americans tend to confuse schizophrenia with multiple personality disorder, when they are in fact two very distinct disorders. Also, schizophrenia can usually be managed with medication, the problem being that bad things happen when people stop taking their meds.
The Seattle residents were complaining that the median price of a house in Seattle is now $800k, to which the San Franciscans replied, "Oh, you poor babies! The median price of a house in San Francisco is $1.6 million!" In other words, it's all relative. Yes, apartments in Redmond cost at least $2K/month, but I'm crashing at a friend's house in Kent for free.
The strip club you work at is doing well, then?
Not all Northern Europeans would do that. If you kill all the people that rebel against slavery, pretty soon all you are left with are the people that do the bare minimum necessary to survive under the oppressive system and the attractive women that decide letting themselves be raped at will is preferable to being beaten. It sounds kind of racist, but in effect that is what was done to the involuntary immigrants to the Americas. The Africans that came here under their own free will are a different stock, they are the ones that had the resources to escape the poverty and bad government in their own home countries.
And what is it that put America in the forefront of the nuclear nations? And what is it that will make it possible to spend twenty billion dollars of your money to put some clown on the moon? Well, it was good old American know how, that's what, as provided by good old Americans like Dr. Wernher von Braun! Gather 'round while I sing you of Wernher von Braun, A man whose allegiance Is ruled by expedience. Call him a Nazi, he won't even frown, "Ha, Nazi, Schmazi," says Wernher von Braun. Don't say that he's hypocritical, Say rather that he's apolitical. "Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down? That's not my department," says Wernher von Braun. Some have harsh words for this man of renown, But some think our attitude Should be one of gratitude, Like the widows and cripples in old London town, Who owe their large pensions to Wernher von Braun. You too may be a big hero, Once you've learned to count backwards to zero. "In German oder English I know how to count down, Und I'm learning Chinese!" says Wernher von Braun.
Corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders to do whatever makes them the most money. As Marx said, the capitalists will sell you the rope with which to hang them!
That's exactly what he spontaneously self-aware AI that's now secretly running Google would say, isn't it?
And methane... but you know, there are huge clouds of methane in the universe, it's not like it's all created by biological processes. "Organic" as in "organic chemistry" doesn't necessary imply "produced by living organisms".
We all remember NASA's best announcement of findings on Mars: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap0...
So why are headhunters still calling me up and trying to lowball me on software developer contracts? With H1B Visas getting shut down, they should be especially short on software engineers, shouldn't they?
Barely. It wasn't bad, just doesn't belong on anybody's "must see" list.
But, but,. but... explosions! LOTS of explosions!
Woody was the best actor in the movie, sadly.
Dead Pool 2 was hilarious. Superhero movies are like Black Mirror episodes: they are a lot more enjoyable once you realize they are all supposed to be comedies! (My friend used to claim all the Schwarzenegger movies were comedies.)
Entitled "Solo"!
In all seriousness, I saw the movie, and unless you're a dedicated Star Wars nerd looking to learn a little more Star Wars trivia to stump your friends with, it won't hurt to miss it. I just wonder if Enfys Nest becomes an important character later, or even if she might be Rey's mom.
The age of "user hostile" software is upon us! Think Siri, but with an _attitude_!