They should likely include, in the capabilities of the sytem, the ability to moderate moods.
eg. Sad -> Cheer you up
Anxious -> Calm you down etc..
I suppose you could find enormous uses for this in places like waiting rooms where everyone is just a little antsy. Just make sure that they have an adult lock on it -- wouldn't it be horrible to feel eerrr.. Frisky and have it show you something to moderate that mood? More likely then not, as proposed above, it would show you something you can "unsee" -- Milkshake rings a bell.
You are missing Aussie Rules Football and Gaelic Football as well. Heck we could go on for ever.
I always have a problem when they compare things to football fields in documentaries. Then again, it's better then some other examples :
My car gets forty rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it! -- Grandpa Simpson
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Clearly they were so surprised that their plan went off without a hitch, that they were speechless as to what the charges were./sarcasm
But in reality, there must have been some nefarious intentions if they waited so long to announce the reason for his arrest. Hitting the preverbal 2 birds with one stone. Considering that many people will not see this as follow-up to the original news I would think it a safe bet that the FBI freaked out some _hackers_.
I wouldn't trust those. Based on past experiences with devices attached to them, I would expect the packets to bounce here, there and everywhere. You'd be lucky to route the signal to the proper receiver without degrading it to the point where the sender will request the contents of their packet be replaced.
I suppose it is all about marketing an intangible. A studio will likely perform many rewrites after a contract is accepted anyways, so why bother. But still...... No Backups?
If Aurora Media had offered a contract (pending funding) then they must have seen the screenplays. Even if they were hardcopy Boyd would not have lost his material, sure he may have had to retype it though. I don't see how he can claim that because this overzealous technician deleted everything that where were NO backups of it anywhere. Could someone explain this to me, is there a screenwriter's code I don't know about?
Before I ask this question, I must admit I am a HUGE Futurama fan. I can remember going into the home stretch of the series way back when it was originally airing, in 2003, and thinking that each of the last 3-4 episodes would have been a perfect way to end the series. Specifically: (In broadcast order) "Obsoletely Fabulous" where Bender becomes outdated, "Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV" concluding that Bender (read: the show) should not be allowed on TV and of course; "The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings". That episode finally created a relationship that most fans had hoped for.
When I heard that the series was coming back my immediate reaction was positive; however after contemplating the way the series ended I don't believe the same dynamics and tensions in the series would exist. I certainly don't want a "break the relationship, the series is on again" move. Given context, my question is this:
Why bring this series back at this time - and how do you plan on developing it to avoid mediocrity?
All too often you see shows that are aired until they loose their spark. Let this series die a natural death and refuse the urge to bludgeon it for a little more $$. Thanks.
Whether it is "a) fine or b) illegal," one thing is rather certain: "adding short clips from various movies" is probably a rather poor (asinine, and lazy) way to go about "illustrating... points."
I completely agree, I recently saw a presentation in which there was 3-4 clips used and very little of the original message was conveyed do to the heavy reliance on external content. Too much "illustration" can certainly distract from the true message.
"Sharing Wi-Fi with your neighbors" - Sign me up for my Doctorate. I've been doing research into this for years. So far I have determined that it works fairly well.
I RTFA and I don't believe this is anything new; it is essentially a software based SLA with your neighbors. Frankly, I have been doing this with neighbors for a while now, albeit I do know them well.
I am not trying to troll here, but why?
I have found notebook harddisks run hotter, they are slower, more expensive and because they are not meant for use within a tower will require some creative mounting. If you need to mount a large amount of drive space in a MicroATX, use one 600+GB drive instead of 10x60GB.
The only conclusion they came to is that it was quieter and that there were other ways of silencing your desktop. I have a pocket 2.5" in a travel case, and it isn't very quiet. One day in the future we may see this HDD form-factor taking over the desktop market as we move towards miniturization, but IMHO the technology just doesn't seem mature enough.
While that seems to be a good idea, look what happened in the Southern US when this plan was introduced. Since it was non-native and had no natural _predators_ it grew widely. It is now considered a pest itself and is causing damage to the local ecology. Unfortunately, this is another example of why introducing a non-native species to solve a pest just creates a vicious circle. See Wikipedia article on Kudzu.
Well said sir. I think there are two aspects to this. The first is the mining if information which is subvertly obtained. An example of this is the ATT monitoring case - this is not appropriate and assumes everyone guilty. As to your point, most people I talk to don't mind this because "they have nothing to hide". Get real, sure you may have nothing to hide, yet. What guarantees do you have that the powers that be won't dictate "X" as an unsuitable activity. We should absolutely not teach our children that living in a police state is acceptable.
The second aspect that ties more into this specific story is how much information you provide. As another poster has stated, you are GIVING this information away. It's like placing a billboard to the world advertising yourself. If you don't want anyone to know that information, then why display it. This is maybe another attitude that should be examined. On top of the Government, look what happened with the Sidekick - some individual had their privacy invaded (it looks like they were caught red-handed - but where is innocent until proven guilty?). If for nothing other then the risks associated with social engineering, we shouldn't teach our children to post everything about themselves online - it is not a private medium.
While LAMP doesnt increase bandwidth (as another poster correctly pointed out), this is not an apparant bandwidth issue. That being said, while both systems (IIS / Apache) suffer at the wrath of a Slashdotting; this just looks bad.
The bottom line is that they will have to provide some sort of "value add" to the PC consumer. Last time I checked, only a very select number of PC games even came on DVD. With the amount of content available on the Internet, the next-gen DVD formats are going to be video exclusive - which provides very little value add to my 20" monitor. No to sell the new format your audience is not the PC users it's your Couchaplex(TM) Home Theatre owners who have $$ to spare. On top of that, the Couchaplex users won't see the heavy DRM applied to the media like your PC users will. Once the word gets out that your PC locks down while the disc is in the drive, I dont think there will be many takers.
I think the effect would be huge. As I was saying above, the lower you go down the network tiers the worse it will affect the systems. I know from experience in my workplace (a very large enterprise network) even audio streaming is frowned upon as it has detrimental effects on performance.
During the Olympics, I know that there was massive network slow-downs because people were trying to get the latest results. I can't imagine what will happen here when the WC starts - I suppose I should expect to see a lot more blocked sites.
Has it happened?
Yes! - In 1999 - Victoria Secret Provided a live streaming version of their fashion show. There were many individuals who couldn't connect to that site, and there were reports of other non-Related bandwidth issues related to the multicasting.
There are a few things going in the WC's favour. The highlights won't be broadcast live - so that there is time to get content to mirrors. There are also staggered releases across the globe. I suspect we'll see bandwidth slowdowns as you go further down the network tiers. The bigger problem I see with this goes back to the tiered Internet structure. This will be a perfect opportunity for the network providers to complain about bandwidth costs!
ACPI - For battery life (It's getting better, but there are some units which still have problems)
Wifi - Both card and encryption mechanism. (Again, this is getting better and WPA support is becomming well integrated)
Graphics - Mobile Nvidia usually has better support then ATI.
Function Keys - There is fairly good toshiba support for function keys, but it's always nice to have the LCD bright/dim, mouse lock, etc. work correctly.
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Bring a heavy ship! Remember: each pound of weighs over 10,000 pounds.
They should likely include, in the capabilities of the sytem, the ability to moderate moods.
eg. Sad -> Cheer you up
Anxious -> Calm you down etc..
I suppose you could find enormous uses for this in places like waiting rooms where everyone is just a little antsy. Just make sure that they have an adult lock on it -- wouldn't it be horrible to feel eerrr.. Frisky and have it show you something to moderate that mood? More likely then not, as proposed above, it would show you something you can "unsee" -- Milkshake rings a bell.
You are missing Aussie Rules Football and Gaelic Football as well. Heck we could go on for ever.
I always have a problem when they compare things to football fields in documentaries. Then again, it's better then some other examples :
My car gets forty rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it! -- Grandpa Simpson
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Phishy.
Clearly they were so surprised that their plan went off without a hitch, that they were speechless as to what the charges were. /sarcasm
But in reality, there must have been some nefarious intentions if they waited so long to announce the reason for his arrest. Hitting the preverbal 2 birds with one stone. Considering that many people will not see this as follow-up to the original news I would think it a safe bet that the FBI freaked out some _hackers_.
I wouldn't trust those. Based on past experiences with devices attached to them, I would expect the packets to bounce here, there and everywhere. You'd be lucky to route the signal to the proper receiver without degrading it to the point where the sender will request the contents of their packet be replaced.
And Hawking stole it. It's actually a Fry-hole.
Of course! But you are forgetting step 6:
.. .. No Backups?
6. Profit!
I suppose it is all about marketing an intangible. A studio will likely perform many rewrites after a contract is accepted anyways, so why bother. But still..
If Aurora Media had offered a contract (pending funding) then they must have seen the screenplays. Even if they were hardcopy Boyd would not have lost his material, sure he may have had to retype it though. I don't see how he can claim that because this overzealous technician deleted everything that where were NO backups of it anywhere. Could someone explain this to me, is there a screenwriter's code I don't know about?
Before I ask this question, I must admit I am a HUGE Futurama fan. I can remember going into the home stretch of the series way back when it was originally airing, in 2003, and thinking that each of the last 3-4 episodes would have been a perfect way to end the series. Specifically: (In broadcast order) "Obsoletely Fabulous" where Bender becomes outdated, "Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV" concluding that Bender (read: the show) should not be allowed on TV and of course; "The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings". That episode finally created a relationship that most fans had hoped for.
When I heard that the series was coming back my immediate reaction was positive; however after contemplating the way the series ended I don't believe the same dynamics and tensions in the series would exist. I certainly don't want a "break the relationship, the series is on again" move. Given context, my question is this:
Why bring this series back at this time - and how do you plan on developing it to avoid mediocrity?
All too often you see shows that are aired until they loose their spark. Let this series die a natural death and refuse the urge to bludgeon it for a little more $$.
Thanks.
I completely agree, I recently saw a presentation in which there was 3-4 clips used and very little of the original message was conveyed do to the heavy reliance on external content. Too much "illustration" can certainly distract from the true message.
"Sharing Wi-Fi with your neighbors" - Sign me up for my Doctorate. I've been doing research into this for years. So far I have determined that it works fairly well.
I RTFA and I don't believe this is anything new; it is essentially a software based SLA with your neighbors. Frankly, I have been doing this with neighbors for a while now, albeit I do know them well.
I am not trying to troll here, but why?
I have found notebook harddisks run hotter, they are slower, more expensive and because they are not meant for use within a tower will require some creative mounting. If you need to mount a large amount of drive space in a MicroATX, use one 600+GB drive instead of 10x60GB.
The only conclusion they came to is that it was quieter and that there were other ways of silencing your desktop. I have a pocket 2.5" in a travel case, and it isn't very quiet. One day in the future we may see this HDD form-factor taking over the desktop market as we move towards miniturization, but IMHO the technology just doesn't seem mature enough.
Indeed, I had realized that as I pressed submit. My sarcasm detector was on the fritz; apparantly I did too much toad last night.
While that seems to be a good idea, look what happened in the Southern US when this plan was introduced. Since it was non-native and had no natural _predators_ it grew widely. It is now considered a pest itself and is causing damage to the local ecology. Unfortunately, this is another example of why introducing a non-native species to solve a pest just creates a vicious circle. See Wikipedia article on Kudzu.
Gas prices were high, so one of the Smithsonian workers drove it to the corner store. Unfortunately, they wrote the vehicle off on the way there.
No one EVER expects the Inquisition, even Hawking.
Well said sir.
I think there are two aspects to this. The first is the mining if information which is subvertly obtained. An example of this is the ATT monitoring case - this is not appropriate and assumes everyone guilty. As to your point, most people I talk to don't mind this because "they have nothing to hide". Get real, sure you may have nothing to hide, yet. What guarantees do you have that the powers that be won't dictate "X" as an unsuitable activity. We should absolutely not teach our children that living in a police state is acceptable.
The second aspect that ties more into this specific story is how much information you provide. As another poster has stated, you are GIVING this information away. It's like placing a billboard to the world advertising yourself. If you don't want anyone to know that information, then why display it. This is maybe another attitude that should be examined. On top of the Government, look what happened with the Sidekick - some individual had their privacy invaded (it looks like they were caught red-handed - but where is innocent until proven guilty?). If for nothing other then the risks associated with social engineering, we shouldn't teach our children to post everything about themselves online - it is not a private medium.
Apache (Still) Up; IIS Down (Again).
While LAMP doesnt increase bandwidth (as another poster correctly pointed out), this is not an apparant bandwidth issue. That being said, while both systems (IIS / Apache) suffer at the wrath of a Slashdotting; this just looks bad.
I use my +9 Rock of Justice!
The bottom line is that they will have to provide some sort of "value add" to the PC consumer. Last time I checked, only a very select number of PC games even came on DVD. With the amount of content available on the Internet, the next-gen DVD formats are going to be video exclusive - which provides very little value add to my 20" monitor. No to sell the new format your audience is not the PC users it's your Couchaplex(TM) Home Theatre owners who have $$ to spare. On top of that, the Couchaplex users won't see the heavy DRM applied to the media like your PC users will. Once the word gets out that your PC locks down while the disc is in the drive, I dont think there will be many takers.
I think the effect would be huge. As I was saying above, the lower you go down the network tiers the worse it will affect the systems. I know from experience in my workplace (a very large enterprise network) even audio streaming is frowned upon as it has detrimental effects on performance.
During the Olympics, I know that there was massive network slow-downs because people were trying to get the latest results. I can't imagine what will happen here when the WC starts - I suppose I should expect to see a lot more blocked sites.
Has it happened?
Yes! - In 1999 - Victoria Secret Provided a live streaming version of their fashion show. There were many individuals who couldn't connect to that site, and there were reports of other non-Related bandwidth issues related to the multicasting.
There are a few things going in the WC's favour. The highlights won't be broadcast live - so that there is time to get content to mirrors. There are also staggered releases across the globe. I suspect we'll see bandwidth slowdowns as you go further down the network tiers. The bigger problem I see with this goes back to the tiered Internet structure. This will be a perfect opportunity for the network providers to complain about bandwidth costs!
ACPI - For battery life (It's getting better, but there are some units which still have problems)
Wifi - Both card and encryption mechanism. (Again, this is getting better and WPA support is becomming well integrated)
Graphics - Mobile Nvidia usually has better support then ATI.
Function Keys - There is fairly good toshiba support for function keys, but it's always nice to have the LCD bright/dim, mouse lock, etc. work correctly.
Blah!? Don't you worry about Blah, let me worry about blah!