Hey, I have a news flash for you, shitty HD or 3D movie is shitty in 2D as well. I swear half these responses sound like "i went to see a movie i probably wouldn't have liked anyway but i saw it in 3d and also got a headache so 3d is the worst thing ever since hitler". I'm sorry you didn't enjoy it, but 3d probably wasn't the real problem.
How to Train your Dragon, Coraline, Alice in Wonderland are movies that I saw in 3D then in 2D. I enjoyed all of them but felt the 3D was totally unnecessary and even served to break my immersion in the films at times.
Except that the perceived downfall of Red Dwarf ties in with the omission of the studio audience.
It has long been touted by comedy writers such as Richard Curtis (Blackadder) that a studio audience gives them a very solid gauge of what is working and gives them feedback on how things could be done better.
Plus, news that "there will be a new series of Red Dwarf" is one for the TV websites. A story on a technology site about concerns about social media accessibility and it's effect on TV series production is totally appropriate in my view.
The point they're making is that there is a vast difference between 'Some" and "Most". It is possible to send footage, commentary almost instantly to hundreds of thousands of people in this modern world. This wasn't the case 10-15 years ago.
Maybe this is the reason modern TV series filmed in front of audiences are so bland, is because if there were any twists some dickhead will always feel the need to shout it to the world through the many social media options available to them.
Personally I've never understood (and never cared enough, really) why TV magazines insist on telling the reader what is due to take place in their soap of choice over the coming week.
Are people really unable to WAIT for anything any more? What is the achievement to be made from demonstrating that you know what happens in a TV programme, film or game?
They asked just over a 1000 people through a telephone survey... hardly an in depth poll.
Most people probably responded with the only names they could think of at the time. I'd like to think most Americans are more educated and would put more thought into their vote given the opportunity.
The manoeuvre to "leave the train" - take control and change lane - would be difficult. Just imagine taking control of a vehicle travelling at speed with a gap of a few feet at most in front and behind, and moving into another lane without a chance to adjust your speed first.
I guess you would have an 'excape' mode which would increase the distance between the rear and front car to a safe one before relinquishing control to the driver...Of course then you are relying on that driver not to mess up the train by doing something silly like crash....
My only concern is that they are so long.
If there was a passing lane that ended in one kilometer and you tried to pass the road train and ran out of passing lane, you'd be pretty screwed.
This was the first thought I had as well. and why this would be unlikely to work in the UK. The road network would have to be substantially altered to make it safe for road trains. In addition, it's easy to frame this round a 'perfect' journey but...
1. what if a car in the middle of the train breaks down? All the cars behind it get stuck? 2. what if a car is stopped in the road train lane, the train has to pass it and intersperse with other non-controlled traffic? 3. what about differences in the quality of brakes on the cars, wear and tear, general engine performance... if the lead car performs an emergency stop how can they be sure the cars behind can respond and brake within the small distance?
I've met a fair share of women who are very aware of their 'beauty' and all too often they've been absolutely appalling creatures. On the flip side, I've also met some trolls with chips on their shoulder who, if they shed their personal issues, wouldn't be that bad at all really.
I guess it's best to stick on the average and meet the happy people who really aren't too fussed about being seen without makeup, but aren't too lazy to walk down the road to the shop:)
Well said. It's important for my kids to be able to experience the fun and freedom of the internet without "extra-curricular" interference. There's no difference between that and my deploying a spam filter to remove the 'unwanted annoyances'!
I use k9 as well so I can agree with your "testimonial";)
Of course, if the component had been manufactured properly in the first place it wouldn't need replacing. Which then brings into question all this quality assurance and 'approved supplier' malarky...
At least embedding in a word document can decease the file size a little...! When you have clients sending 30Mb emails containing high resolution scans of their utility bill anything is welcome. Why on earth do they insist on scanning an electricity bill at 1200dpi or sometimes more??!
I'll add to this... yes operationally an aircraft is easier. but navigating and, more importantly, awareness in three dimensions is a LOT harder (as I discovered in my first flying lesson). some drivers can't even reverse into a parking space properly - can you imagine that with a third dimension coming into play!!
They're even inventing cars which automatically stop if you're about to hit an obstacle right in front of you - that really doesn't bode well for flying cars any time soon!
>Now feel free to actually comment about the topic at hand: Windows 7, worth it or not?
Absolutely right.
Two thirds down the page of fanboy rantings from each side of the yard before someone points out that Dvorak wrote pretty much NOTHING about the OS in the original article for discussion.
Nice to see all those people pay attention before donning their cliche hats:)
Yeah I get that - like the blood stains all over the front of my car *suggest* I was the one who ran over my neighbours dog... Hey it could have been anybody's dog!
You know as much as I agree that the Australian government is just plain silly, I wouldn't say that the game becomes less entertaining. I don't know if it's just me but I'm from the generation where blood is completely irrelevant. It could be gushing and it could be sipping, I would be indifferent because it wouldn't affect me. I grew up watching so many movies with so much blood in them that blood doesn't entertain me anymore.
Have you played L4D on the low violence setting?
While I agree with you that removing blood splatters doesn't affect it much but seeing the bodies disappear on death does impact on the game quite a lot. It removes a lot of the urgency and hecticness (is that a word?!) from the game and it just wasn't the same.
The only thing with the service tag is the possibility of error when being told it over the phone (or most likely shouted across the office). I prefer just simple numbering PC001, PC002 etc... it applies also to printers (PRN001, PRN002) the description denotes where it is but the asset doesn't change.
You can remotely gather the Service Tag with any audit tool or even a shell script anyway (although it's already registered in the asset management system).
My thoughts entirely. This seems an entirely meaningless boast to make, I'm almost angered by the title 'Safer Software' as this is almost implying that a fully functional OS is totally flawless. Not only that but they state it's "free of a large class of errors". What does that mean? What type of errors were not tested for (i.e. useability, functionality?).
Out of interest: 7,500 lines of C++ code? Is that really all that a kernel contains? If so they really are testing on far too small a scale. That's like saying 'the "ECU in this car is flawless therefore you'll never have an engine failure". Of course, that doesn't take into account that an oxygen sensor may fail, or a sensor reports incorrect data causing another piece of hardware to react wrongly.
In fact the more I think about this the more angry I become. Essentially this 'test' is completely meaningless. If they could mathematically prove that the millions of lines of code required to provide a fully functional system are flawless (i.e. would cause no undesired conditions during normal production use) then I'll be genuinely impressed.
Likening some fifteen year old spotty kid who wants the latest Linkin' Park album to people who faught and died protecting their freedom is, to be honest, a bit insulting. There is no deep meaningful argument supporting illegal free downloading. Basically it comes down to a rather primal 'I want it free and I can get it free so I will'. Services cost, and if people don't want to pay anything at all then they don't need the service.
Please note - this is not in support of the music publishers, which I totally disagree with. The idea of them making so much money off the backs of others is wrong, but that needs a resolution in isolation to the problem of free downloaders.
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Hey, I have a news flash for you, shitty HD or 3D movie is shitty in 2D as well. I swear half these responses sound like "i went to see a movie i probably wouldn't have liked anyway but i saw it in 3d and also got a headache so 3d is the worst thing ever since hitler". I'm sorry you didn't enjoy it, but 3d probably wasn't the real problem.
How to Train your Dragon, Coraline, Alice in Wonderland are movies that I saw in 3D then in 2D. I enjoyed all of them but felt the 3D was totally unnecessary and even served to break my immersion in the films at times.
So no, you're talking rubbish.
Except that the perceived downfall of Red Dwarf ties in with the omission of the studio audience.
It has long been touted by comedy writers such as Richard Curtis (Blackadder) that a studio audience gives them a very solid gauge of what is working and gives them feedback on how things could be done better.
Plus, news that "there will be a new series of Red Dwarf" is one for the TV websites. A story on a technology site about concerns about social media accessibility and it's effect on TV series production is totally appropriate in my view.
"Some-Of-Your-Audience-Sees-It-Before-The-Rest"
The point they're making is that there is a vast difference between 'Some" and "Most". It is possible to send footage, commentary almost instantly to hundreds of thousands of people in this modern world. This wasn't the case 10-15 years ago.
Maybe this is the reason modern TV series filmed in front of audiences are so bland, is because if there were any twists some dickhead will always feel the need to shout it to the world through the many social media options available to them.
Personally I've never understood (and never cared enough, really) why TV magazines insist on telling the reader what is due to take place in their soap of choice over the coming week.
Are people really unable to WAIT for anything any more? What is the achievement to be made from demonstrating that you know what happens in a TV programme, film or game?
They asked just over a 1000 people through a telephone survey... hardly an in depth poll.
Most people probably responded with the only names they could think of at the time. I'd like to think most Americans are more educated and would put more thought into their vote given the opportunity.
The manoeuvre to "leave the train" - take control and change lane - would be difficult. Just imagine taking control of a vehicle travelling at speed with a gap of a few feet at most in front and behind, and moving into another lane without a chance to adjust your speed first.
I guess you would have an 'excape' mode which would increase the distance between the rear and front car to a safe one before relinquishing control to the driver...Of course then you are relying on that driver not to mess up the train by doing something silly like crash....
My only concern is that they are so long.
If there was a passing lane that ended in one kilometer and you tried to pass the road train and ran out of passing lane, you'd be pretty screwed.
This was the first thought I had as well. and why this would be unlikely to work in the UK. The road network would have to be substantially altered to make it safe for road trains. In addition, it's easy to frame this round a 'perfect' journey but...
1. what if a car in the middle of the train breaks down? All the cars behind it get stuck?
2. what if a car is stopped in the road train lane, the train has to pass it and intersperse with other non-controlled traffic?
3. what about differences in the quality of brakes on the cars, wear and tear, general engine performance... if the lead car performs an emergency stop how can they be sure the cars behind can respond and brake within the small distance?
I've met a fair share of women who are very aware of their 'beauty' and all too often they've been absolutely appalling creatures. On the flip side, I've also met some trolls with chips on their shoulder who, if they shed their personal issues, wouldn't be that bad at all really.
I guess it's best to stick on the average and meet the happy people who really aren't too fussed about being seen without makeup, but aren't too lazy to walk down the road to the shop :)
Well said. It's important for my kids to be able to experience the fun and freedom of the internet without "extra-curricular" interference. There's no difference between that and my deploying a spam filter to remove the 'unwanted annoyances'!
I use k9 as well so I can agree with your "testimonial" ;)
It's quite obviously a spam bot, which someone with privileges needs to report.
Now calm down and drink some hot milk...
It appears in the US you need the VIN to track car details, in the UK you can use the number plate: https://www.mycarcheck.com/
Well, that and the first €5m leave them needing only another €6.7m to supply a full truecolour selection.
Because a police officer can't acrue vast amounts of information on irrelevant activities just in case it becomes "useful" later on? /cynic
Of course, if the component had been manufactured properly in the first place it wouldn't need replacing. Which then brings into question all this quality assurance and 'approved supplier' malarky...
That's far too short. "yourmomdrinksassmilk" would take longer brute force.
I would imagine that would take brute force, yes. I can't imagine my mom agreeing to it.
At least embedding in a word document can decease the file size a little...! When you have clients sending 30Mb emails containing high resolution scans of their utility bill anything is welcome. Why on earth do they insist on scanning an electricity bill at 1200dpi or sometimes more??!
Spain?
Nah, that's just the English expats.. don't talk to them and they generally won't bother you...
I'll add to this... yes operationally an aircraft is easier. but navigating and, more importantly, awareness in three dimensions is a LOT harder (as I discovered in my first flying lesson). some drivers can't even reverse into a parking space properly - can you imagine that with a third dimension coming into play!!
They're even inventing cars which automatically stop if you're about to hit an obstacle right in front of you - that really doesn't bode well for flying cars any time soon!
>Now feel free to actually comment about the topic at hand: Windows 7, worth it or not?
Absolutely right.
Two thirds down the page of fanboy rantings from each side of the yard before someone points out that Dvorak wrote pretty much NOTHING about the OS in the original article for discussion.
Nice to see all those people pay attention before donning their cliche hats :)
that depends on your...perspectival...? ... oh so close...
Yeah I get that - like the blood stains all over the front of my car *suggest* I was the one who ran over my neighbours dog... Hey it could have been anybody's dog!
You know as much as I agree that the Australian government is just plain silly, I wouldn't say that the game becomes less entertaining. I don't know if it's just me but I'm from the generation where blood is completely irrelevant. It could be gushing and it could be sipping, I would be indifferent because it wouldn't affect me. I grew up watching so many movies with so much blood in them that blood doesn't entertain me anymore.
Have you played L4D on the low violence setting?
While I agree with you that removing blood splatters doesn't affect it much but seeing the bodies disappear on death does impact on the game quite a lot. It removes a lot of the urgency and hecticness (is that a word?!) from the game and it just wasn't the same.
It's ok, by the sound of the review the book is unfunny enough for you to read safely..
The only thing with the service tag is the possibility of error when being told it over the phone (or most likely shouted across the office). I prefer just simple numbering PC001, PC002 etc... it applies also to printers (PRN001, PRN002) the description denotes where it is but the asset doesn't change.
You can remotely gather the Service Tag with any audit tool or even a shell script anyway (although it's already registered in the asset management system).
My thoughts entirely. This seems an entirely meaningless boast to make, I'm almost angered by the title 'Safer Software' as this is almost implying that a fully functional OS is totally flawless. Not only that but they state it's "free of a large class of errors". What does that mean? What type of errors were not tested for (i.e. useability, functionality?).
Out of interest: 7,500 lines of C++ code? Is that really all that a kernel contains? If so they really are testing on far too small a scale. That's like saying 'the "ECU in this car is flawless therefore you'll never have an engine failure". Of course, that doesn't take into account that an oxygen sensor may fail, or a sensor reports incorrect data causing another piece of hardware to react wrongly.
In fact the more I think about this the more angry I become. Essentially this 'test' is completely meaningless. If they could mathematically prove that the millions of lines of code required to provide a fully functional system are flawless (i.e. would cause no undesired conditions during normal production use) then I'll be genuinely impressed.
I think it was meant to be whoosh (spelt wrongly?!) with a doppler effect... so in actual fact it should have been
wwwwwwwwwwwwwwooooooooooooooooooosshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Likening some fifteen year old spotty kid who wants the latest Linkin' Park album to people who faught and died protecting their freedom is, to be honest, a bit insulting. There is no deep meaningful argument supporting illegal free downloading. Basically it comes down to a rather primal 'I want it free and I can get it free so I will'. Services cost, and if people don't want to pay anything at all then they don't need the service.
Please note - this is not in support of the music publishers, which I totally disagree with. The idea of them making so much money off the backs of others is wrong, but that needs a resolution in isolation to the problem of free downloaders.