3D is a generally awful experience for most people.
Considering how many people do see movies in 3D, I'd say it isn't an awful experience for most people.
In my case, I'll only go see 3D movies that are actually filmed (or created) in 3D. I find "post-produced" 3D just ends up looking like cardboard cut-outs of the characters placed at different depths.
I rent an "Executive Suite" to work in (it sounds fancier than it is--it's basically on office). So no noise in the office.
That said, they have music on in the hallways which, when it's really quiet (like today), I can slightly hear it. But it's pretty easy to ignore.
The biggest chuckle I had is that the radio station they have it set to (Coast 103.5) started doing wall-to-wall Christmas music in early November. Pretty much every tenant said, "Oh, Hell no!" and the station was changed to something else (A HREF="http://1043myfm.iheart.com">MyFM 104.3) until some time in early December.
My roommate actually went with shooting ear-protectors--they look like big headphones. Works great and provides a definite sign to others that you are not able to hear them. When they see her wearing them, they come over and wave to get her attention.
Well, I know this is a crazy idea, but the sensor could note when it can't "see" clearly and notify the driver. So you come out to your frozen car and turn it on and, damn it, have to drive it yourself. Or you could, you know, clean off the sensors. They put these things on my car to clean the windshield--maybe they could do something similar with the sensors.
As someone below noted, I'm sure these things are being considered. It'll be interesting to see what solution they come up with.
Most people arrested for DUI are significantly over the limit.
Citation, please?
And beside that there is no real magic number for THC.
Maybe we should consider coming up with one?
borderline cases for THC intoxication don't seem to be particularly dangerous, and it tends to induce behaviors that counteract the intoxication.
I could make the same argument for alcohol. I used to go out to the bars and drink and drive home when I lived in Florida. Never had a problem because I recognized that I was a bit drunk and concentrated on my driving.
It works great, unless there's something else to distract you. Like another person in the car.
Right. Because of the use of the metric system. If they'd used real (i.e., US) measurements, it would have been fine. You start sticking in weird furrin' measurements and you have problems.
The problem with the metric system is that it makes the math easy. And anytime the math is easy, you're going to make mistakes. When the math is hard, you double and triple check it to make sure you haven't made some silly mistake.
About the only issue, as I understand it, is size. From what I understand of the experiments done here on Earth, the "wheel" has to be fairly large in order to fool the brain into thinking it has gravity. Otherwise, you end up with people getting motion sickness. So the idea of, saying, putting in a spinning bed where an astronaut would sleep for eight hours and get a nice dose of gravity would probably just make them sick.
So, as I understand it, the theory is sound. But it would be a "feat of engineering" to build something that big. On the other hand, the President-Elect like yuge construction projects, so...:^D
[...] maybe there's a biological or chemical solution rather than a physics solution.
I dunno. I'm beginning to think that it might be worthwhile to start doing more investigation into the physics solutions.
Currently, astronauts spend a couple of hours a day exercising. They also take various supplements to help mitigate bone loss and things like that. As we discover more things in zero-G that mess up our bodies, I'm beginning to feel like rather than trying to figure out how to solve all these "little" problems, maybe we should devote resources to solving the bigger problem (how to get gravity) which will fix all of the "little" problems.
People like to bash Sculley (and Cook along with him). But, honestly, Sculley did a good job of running Apple. While it's not entirely a fair comparison, I'd point out that up until around 2008 or so, Apple's largest market-share was during Sculley's tenure. Products like QuickTime and Hypercard were released during his tenure. Apple machines weren't as distinctive, I'll admit, but the designs weren't horrible.
That said, one of the smart things that Sculley did was bring Jean-Louis Gassée over from Europe. Sculley, like Cook, was not a product guy as much as he might try to be (Remember the "Knowledge Navigator?") At the moment, I don't really see anybody at Apple in a similar capacity. Jony Ive is too heavily into style over substance, IMHO, and he's the closest Apple has to a "product person."
As I understand it, hail storms also damage more conventional roofs. And if the materials are cheaper, it would cost less to fix your roof with these than it would to fix it with more conventional materials.
Furthermore, if it's just the glass that's broken but what's underneath it survives, then it's possibly repairable.
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3D is a generally awful experience for most people.
Considering how many people do see movies in 3D, I'd say it isn't an awful experience for most people.
In my case, I'll only go see 3D movies that are actually filmed (or created) in 3D. I find "post-produced" 3D just ends up looking like cardboard cut-outs of the characters placed at different depths.
I'll tell you later.
You can do war-walking or war-driving if you want to discover things.
But that requires getting off the couch!
If he can do that - all by himself as he states - in order to run a company and develop an advanced AI, he must be doing some kind of super-meth [...]
How does he do it? He takes speed.
As a DTS person once said,
"Do you really think Apple wants people developing iOS apps on Windows?!"
I don't know if he has a cat. That would be the real topper. A fluffy white cat...
I rent an "Executive Suite" to work in (it sounds fancier than it is--it's basically on office). So no noise in the office.
That said, they have music on in the hallways which, when it's really quiet (like today), I can slightly hear it. But it's pretty easy to ignore.
The biggest chuckle I had is that the radio station they have it set to (Coast 103.5) started doing wall-to-wall Christmas music in early November. Pretty much every tenant said, "Oh, Hell no!" and the station was changed to something else (A HREF="http://1043myfm.iheart.com">MyFM 104.3) until some time in early December.
My roommate actually went with shooting ear-protectors--they look like big headphones. Works great and provides a definite sign to others that you are not able to hear them. When they see her wearing them, they come over and wave to get her attention.
We're going to war!
Well, I know this is a crazy idea, but the sensor could note when it can't "see" clearly and notify the driver. So you come out to your frozen car and turn it on and, damn it, have to drive it yourself. Or you could, you know, clean off the sensors. They put these things on my car to clean the windshield--maybe they could do something similar with the sensors.
As someone below noted, I'm sure these things are being considered. It'll be interesting to see what solution they come up with.
That's what I'd do, at least until summer.
[...] how the news is spreading to establish a "credibility" rating for the news item in question.
I wonder if it takes into account the old saw about how "A lie can travel around the world while the truth is lacing up it's boots."
First Florence Henderson and now this?
Most people arrested for DUI are significantly over the limit.
Citation, please?
And beside that there is no real magic number for THC.
Maybe we should consider coming up with one?
borderline cases for THC intoxication don't seem to be particularly dangerous, and it tends to induce behaviors that counteract the intoxication.
I could make the same argument for alcohol. I used to go out to the bars and drink and drive home when I lived in Florida. Never had a problem because I recognized that I was a bit drunk and concentrated on my driving.
It works great, unless there's something else to distract you. Like another person in the car.
Of course, that blood flow brings things like oxygen and such...
I dunno. These people are white...
Right. Because of the use of the metric system. If they'd used real (i.e., US) measurements, it would have been fine. You start sticking in weird furrin' measurements and you have problems.
The problem with the metric system is that it makes the math easy. And anytime the math is easy, you're going to make mistakes. When the math is hard, you double and triple check it to make sure you haven't made some silly mistake.
(Yes, I'm being facetious.)
About the only issue, as I understand it, is size. From what I understand of the experiments done here on Earth, the "wheel" has to be fairly large in order to fool the brain into thinking it has gravity. Otherwise, you end up with people getting motion sickness. So the idea of, saying, putting in a spinning bed where an astronaut would sleep for eight hours and get a nice dose of gravity would probably just make them sick.
So, as I understand it, the theory is sound. But it would be a "feat of engineering" to build something that big. On the other hand, the President-Elect like yuge construction projects, so... :^D
[...] maybe there's a biological or chemical solution rather than a physics solution.
I dunno. I'm beginning to think that it might be worthwhile to start doing more investigation into the physics solutions.
Currently, astronauts spend a couple of hours a day exercising. They also take various supplements to help mitigate bone loss and things like that. As we discover more things in zero-G that mess up our bodies, I'm beginning to feel like rather than trying to figure out how to solve all these "little" problems, maybe we should devote resources to solving the bigger problem (how to get gravity) which will fix all of the "little" problems.
People like to bash Sculley (and Cook along with him). But, honestly, Sculley did a good job of running Apple. While it's not entirely a fair comparison, I'd point out that up until around 2008 or so, Apple's largest market-share was during Sculley's tenure. Products like QuickTime and Hypercard were released during his tenure. Apple machines weren't as distinctive, I'll admit, but the designs weren't horrible.
That said, one of the smart things that Sculley did was bring Jean-Louis Gassée over from Europe. Sculley, like Cook, was not a product guy as much as he might try to be (Remember the "Knowledge Navigator?") At the moment, I don't really see anybody at Apple in a similar capacity. Jony Ive is too heavily into style over substance, IMHO, and he's the closest Apple has to a "product person."
One new in 10.12 is they borked Qt's tooltips and menus, which have worked since 10.6.8 through 10.11
Dunno. Tooltips work fine for me.
But, then, I don't use Qt. And one reason I don't is that something like this will happen.
Keep in mind, also, that you need a harbor that can support a 20,000 DWT tanker.
Actually, back in my more bachelor days, I just left them in the dryer. Why bother folding them and putting them in the closet?
But what would base that flat tax on?
Profit? Heck, that's easy--just don't make one. Spend your money on stuff and pay no taxes.
As I understand it, hail storms also damage more conventional roofs. And if the materials are cheaper, it would cost less to fix your roof with these than it would to fix it with more conventional materials.
Furthermore, if it's just the glass that's broken but what's underneath it survives, then it's possibly repairable.