Does no one remember the previous revelation that Xerox color printers were printing "serial number" coded "not visible to the naked eye" codes on all color prints? This seems to have been secretly installed in the equipment for the convenience of some government agency.. (think Treasury, i.e. copying currency images)
How could a.jpg algorithim only substitute numbers for numbers - vs. random alphanumeric characters? unless the machine was converting the contents via OCR.. possibly to forward to? Most of those machines do now have internet connections..
There are several types of lasers that are used on eyes.
Some reshape the cornea, to improve visual refraction/vision. (aka LASIK, or PRK) Some clear "secondary cataracts", via breaking up "posterior lens capsule, secondary cataracts" (aka Yag laser) Some stimulate the retina to react in ways that cause it to respond in a manner that mitigates damage "in progress" - this is most commonly effective in diabetic retinopathy treatment.
While it is possible, I have never seen any evidence of laser being effective against AMD.. ("Lucentis", and a couple of other drugs have demonstrated some efficacy.. )
Bob
P.S. I have attended a dozen ARVO meetings, and many of the scientific sessions, and this subject has not appeared, with evidence of efficacy.. (wife is a retina surgeon)
Two years ago, I discovered podcasts. My car radio has not been off for two years. I now see more video via the Internet and podcasts than network television or radio..
NBC / M$ Vista are going to make it more difficult to view network television, with the "broadcast flag". This is easily "worked around", but probably not worth the trouble.
Today, CBS/Viacom announced their $1.8B purchase of CNet - one of the most prolific producers of the media that I prefer.
I believe that CBS is beginning to to understand the "new media" market, and NBC should have been put on GE's "auction block", along with GE appliances, this week - they are both "declining markets".
This will probably be a "B School" case study within the next few years.
I had a 1988 TRS-80, "model 1", WITH EXPANSION INTERFACE (and an extra 16k? of memory, that the EA allowed?). I seem to remember that the 5mb (8"!) external "master" HD unit, was $5000, and the additional 5mb "expansion" HD unit was $3500. (max 48k RAM? on EI?)
BTW: you can see a "real/live IBM 305 RAMAC" at "The Computer History Museum" in Mountain View, CA. - I saw one there last month, in the room where they prepare them for display! (viewable - glass viewing walls)
Remember when AOL was the biggist portal - and Viacom thought they could monetize that by refusing to let AOL customers visit MTV.com? Viacom threatened to block all AOL customers, unless AOL paid Viacom an "access fee" to allow AOL customers in.
Viacom just wants all of the money. They want all of thier content to be "pay per view".
They know it would be stupid to keep thier content off YouTube. They're just framing the negotions.
There have been several software related Airbus crashes. The 1998 French airshow case was thought to be software related. Airbus' chief test pilot was in command and no amatuer.
The 1994 A300 crash in Nagoya, Japan was a result of the autopilot fighting the pilot for control of the plane.
Today's "Wall Street Journal" has a front page article about the FAA reviewing the software issue after a number of recent incidents (wsj.com - subscription only).
I would rather fly the A380, even with its "Tupperware Wing Box" than risk dying as a result of "Blue Screen Death".
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Does no one remember the previous revelation that Xerox color printers were printing "serial number" coded "not visible to the naked eye" codes on all color prints? This seems to have been secretly installed in the equipment for the convenience of some government agency.. (think Treasury, i.e. copying currency images)
How could a .jpg algorithim only substitute numbers for numbers - vs. random alphanumeric characters? unless the machine was converting the contents via OCR.. possibly to forward to? Most of those machines do now have internet connections..
There are several types of lasers that are used on eyes.
Some reshape the cornea, to improve visual refraction/vision. (aka LASIK, or PRK)
Some clear "secondary cataracts", via breaking up "posterior lens capsule, secondary cataracts" (aka Yag laser)
Some stimulate the retina to react in ways that cause it to respond in a manner that mitigates damage "in progress" - this is most commonly effective in diabetic retinopathy treatment.
While it is possible, I have never seen any evidence of laser being effective against AMD.. ("Lucentis", and a couple of other drugs have demonstrated some efficacy.. )
Bob
P.S. I have attended a dozen ARVO meetings, and many of the scientific sessions, and this subject has not appeared, with evidence of efficacy.. (wife is a retina surgeon)
Two years ago, I discovered podcasts. My car radio has not been off for two years. I now see more video via the Internet and podcasts than network television or radio.. NBC / M$ Vista are going to make it more difficult to view network television, with the "broadcast flag". This is easily "worked around", but probably not worth the trouble. Today, CBS/Viacom announced their $1.8B purchase of CNet - one of the most prolific producers of the media that I prefer. I believe that CBS is beginning to to understand the "new media" market, and NBC should have been put on GE's "auction block", along with GE appliances, this week - they are both "declining markets". This will probably be a "B School" case study within the next few years.
I had a 1988 TRS-80, "model 1", WITH EXPANSION INTERFACE (and an extra 16k? of memory, that the EA allowed?). I seem to remember that the 5mb (8"!) external "master" HD unit, was $5000, and the additional 5mb "expansion" HD unit was $3500. (max 48k RAM? on EI?)
BTW: you can see a "real/live IBM 305 RAMAC" at "The Computer History Museum" in Mountain View, CA. - I saw one there last month, in the room where they prepare them for display! (viewable - glass viewing walls)
Remember when AOL was the biggist portal - and Viacom thought they could monetize that by refusing to let AOL customers visit MTV.com? Viacom threatened to block all AOL customers, unless AOL paid Viacom an "access fee" to allow AOL customers in. Viacom just wants all of the money. They want all of thier content to be "pay per view". They know it would be stupid to keep thier content off YouTube. They're just framing the negotions.
There have been several software related Airbus crashes. The 1998 French airshow case was thought to be software related. Airbus' chief test pilot was in command and no amatuer. The 1994 A300 crash in Nagoya, Japan was a result of the autopilot fighting the pilot for control of the plane. Today's "Wall Street Journal" has a front page article about the FAA reviewing the software issue after a number of recent incidents (wsj.com - subscription only). I would rather fly the A380, even with its "Tupperware Wing Box" than risk dying as a result of "Blue Screen Death".