If my mod points hadn't run out yesterday, this would be +1 Insightful. The CSS hacks (primarily transparent overlays which aren't handled too gracefully by Opera) and overloaded flash content puts a strain on my CPU (2.6Ghz). It's incredible to see a browser struggle with these things.
I find that quite incredible. Of course, it depends on the complexity and markup of the site and so forth, but even when we introduce IE6-only markup, it tends to be often 1% or less than the size of the primary stylesheet.
I have noticed that this amount varies with developers though; I guess there are indeed many ways to skin a cat:)
As long as you're using a DOCTYPE, you really shouldn't have any major problems.
One of the big issues if IE's 'Quirksmode' that rears its head when trying to guess the DOCTYPE. It makes a terrible mess of CSS standards.
Using a DOCTYPE alongside semantic (X)HTML structure should provide a very level playing ground to add CSS to.
Trust me, CGI effects are absolutely up to scratch for explosions. I think it's more likely that those with plumes of black smoke are done on effects machines because that's what people expect, rather than using gasoline.
Explosions are actually rather easy, and the software somewhat cheap (see Particle Illusion for one such solution). One of the best showreels I have seen is Autodesk's. It goes to show that almost every work whose post-production goes further than clip rearranging and editing has effects of some sort; most of which you won't even notice.
I pulled one down via a torrent, but only because I couldn't find an official link.
When I finally found my product key, I pulled another copy down from Microsoft and they're idential filesizes. Haven't checked the hash; I just installed the MS one.
Yup, I have RC1 running in VMware 5.5 with VMTools installed (Aero seems to be disabled by default).
Only problem seems to be a dodgy USB driver, causing bluescreens on shutdown.
I did have a couple of problems installing initially (yes, more bluescreens) but it went through on the 2nd or 3rd attempt.
I have the 'address bar' as part of my taskbar. In there, you can type './' and Windows will open C:\Documents and Settings\[user]. It's a shame it doesn't work from Start Run or from a Windows Explorer address bar, but the address bar on my taskbar is usually where I start when I want to browse the web or the local filesystem.
Well, not really. As long as falsifiable test subjects are available (such as other scientists or volunteers) you can fine-tune the algorithms involved to get an accurate output.
So long as the adjustments are done without bias (to replicate test subjects' voices) the only things you'd have to give up on are regional accents (as mentioned earlier) and outside influences that may have effects on voice (throat/lung disease, smoking or injuries spring to mind).
Though I agree with you, I personally feel that the birth of theism is based on an innate human trait of Anthropomorphism.
I'd suggest that this goes hand-in-hand with the development of the Human brain (and ego). Trying to understand the world based on understanding ourselves (we do this because we have that in mind as a goal).
A lot of people do this without thinking - talking to things as if they were human ("Come on, car, please start!") or inferring human traits ("This computer hates me!"), although amusing, seems a very natural thing to do.
Do monkeys with brain pattern X always choose apple juice? But monkeys with brain pattern Y always choose grape juice? And monkeys with brain pattern Z always choose orange juice?
Eh, not quite. Perhaps in a theoretical situation where the entire environment is identical, then yes, I (personally) would think that the same choice would be made. But consider what the brain computes upon - results of past 'choices' surely must be a huge key to future decisions.
I'd think indirectly-linked past experiences have a strong bearing on future decisions if outcomes are more random (which may explain picking ponies over blackjack). If somebody grew up around horses, they may feel more comfortable in computing odds or recognising key traits that help them to pick a likely winner (and tweak future decisions based on the results).
I'm far from an expert, but cognitive science appeals to me because a great deal of it makes perfect sense, especially in this context.
I wouldn't have thought it would even be that complicated. Just run a series of projectiles being fired from the same location, along the same trajectory, targeted at the same point on the vehicle.
The front 4 or 5 projectiles (depending on the rate of recognition and firing rate from the tank) would be decoys, and the last in the series would be a nice, heavy shell (or whatever). Each decoy would get closer and closer because the system wouldn't see the next projectile until after it had destroyed the preceeding one.
Finally, the defense system doesn't have enough time to respond to the real attack.
Mind you, an (unskilled) opponent with a tool or weapon tends to rely on it - giving them a mindset of having only one attack, whereas a skilled, 'unarmed' opponent has 9 or more...:)
It's not supposed to have a scrollbar at all. The parent div (or html or body - I haven't checked the source for a while) is given a property of overflow: hidden.
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If my mod points hadn't run out yesterday, this would be +1 Insightful. The CSS hacks (primarily transparent overlays which aren't handled too gracefully by Opera) and overloaded flash content puts a strain on my CPU (2.6Ghz). It's incredible to see a browser struggle with these things.
I find that quite incredible. Of course, it depends on the complexity and markup of the site and so forth, but even when we introduce IE6-only markup, it tends to be often 1% or less than the size of the primary stylesheet.
:)
I have noticed that this amount varies with developers though; I guess there are indeed many ways to skin a cat
As long as you're using a DOCTYPE, you really shouldn't have any major problems. One of the big issues if IE's 'Quirksmode' that rears its head when trying to guess the DOCTYPE. It makes a terrible mess of CSS standards. Using a DOCTYPE alongside semantic (X)HTML structure should provide a very level playing ground to add CSS to.
True, but they're more portable. Also, the speed concern isn't really a concern if you're tranferring files over USB.
Well, you could just CTRL+L or change your keyboard shortcuts.
Trust me, CGI effects are absolutely up to scratch for explosions. I think it's more likely that those with plumes of black smoke are done on effects machines because that's what people expect, rather than using gasoline.
Explosions are actually rather easy, and the software somewhat cheap (see Particle Illusion for one such solution). One of the best showreels I have seen is Autodesk's. It goes to show that almost every work whose post-production goes further than clip rearranging and editing has effects of some sort; most of which you won't even notice.
Watching BBC News at lunchtime today, the figure was more like 31p in every pound. Though I could have mis-parsed that. It's been a bad day.
I pulled one down via a torrent, but only because I couldn't find an official link. When I finally found my product key, I pulled another copy down from Microsoft and they're idential filesizes. Haven't checked the hash; I just installed the MS one.
Yup, I have RC1 running in VMware 5.5 with VMTools installed (Aero seems to be disabled by default). Only problem seems to be a dodgy USB driver, causing bluescreens on shutdown. I did have a couple of problems installing initially (yes, more bluescreens) but it went through on the 2nd or 3rd attempt.
It often is.
I have the 'address bar' as part of my taskbar. In there, you can type './' and Windows will open C:\Documents and Settings\[user]. It's a shame it doesn't work from Start Run or from a Windows Explorer address bar, but the address bar on my taskbar is usually where I start when I want to browse the web or the local filesystem.
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Well, not really. As long as falsifiable test subjects are available (such as other scientists or volunteers) you can fine-tune the algorithms involved to get an accurate output.
So long as the adjustments are done without bias (to replicate test subjects' voices) the only things you'd have to give up on are regional accents (as mentioned earlier) and outside influences that may have effects on voice (throat/lung disease, smoking or injuries spring to mind).
Though I agree with you, I personally feel that the birth of theism is based on an innate human trait of Anthropomorphism.
I'd suggest that this goes hand-in-hand with the development of the Human brain (and ego). Trying to understand the world based on understanding ourselves (we do this because we have that in mind as a goal).
A lot of people do this without thinking - talking to things as if they were human ("Come on, car, please start!") or inferring human traits ("This computer hates me!"), although amusing, seems a very natural thing to do.
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onedotzero
thedigitalfeed.co.uk
Actually, no. I was wondering what on earth Google and Novell had to do with Aids growth...
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onedotzero
thedigitalfeed.co.uk
It's a track from his Scary Monsters album, not a line of DVD's promising 'barely legal' actresses!
Shame...
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onedotzero
thedigitalfeed.co.uk
Because all of the above would require the freedom to choose? :)
Do monkeys with brain pattern X always choose apple juice? But monkeys with brain pattern Y always choose grape juice? And monkeys with brain pattern Z always choose orange juice?
Eh, not quite. Perhaps in a theoretical situation where the entire environment is identical, then yes, I (personally) would think that the same choice would be made. But consider what the brain computes upon - results of past 'choices' surely must be a huge key to future decisions.
I'd think indirectly-linked past experiences have a strong bearing on future decisions if outcomes are more random (which may explain picking ponies over blackjack). If somebody grew up around horses, they may feel more comfortable in computing odds or recognising key traits that help them to pick a likely winner (and tweak future decisions based on the results).
I'm far from an expert, but cognitive science appeals to me because a great deal of it makes perfect sense, especially in this context.
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onedotzero
thedigitalfeed.co.uk
No, you're right. Only Opera scales images and CSS as standard. I prefer using the CTRL+Mousewheel shortcut to do the same thing.
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onedotzero
thedigitalfeed.co.uk
As usual, the specs are misleading (but everybody should expect that anyway - it's nothing new, certainly not for hard drive manufacturers).
From the Spec Sheet:
"One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity."
That said, I'm a Seagate fan when it comes to hard drives. Lovely and quiet, and I've never had one fail yet (touch wood).
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onedotzero
thedigitalfeed.co.uk
I wouldn't have thought it would even be that complicated. Just run a series of projectiles being fired from the same location, along the same trajectory, targeted at the same point on the vehicle.
The front 4 or 5 projectiles (depending on the rate of recognition and firing rate from the tank) would be decoys, and the last in the series would be a nice, heavy shell (or whatever). Each decoy would get closer and closer because the system wouldn't see the next projectile until after it had destroyed the preceeding one.
Finally, the defense system doesn't have enough time to respond to the real attack.
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onedotzero
thedigitalfeed.co.uk
Mind you, an (unskilled) opponent with a tool or weapon tends to rely on it - giving them a mindset of having only one attack, whereas a skilled, 'unarmed' opponent has 9 or more... :)
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onedotzero
thedigitalfeed.co.uk
Perhaps. But with regards to Usenet, that's exactly what X-No-Archive is for.
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onedotzero
thedigitalfeed.co.uk
Ah, you forgot Sperm Donor! Quite possibly the easiest (and cheapest) way to pad out the gene pool :)
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onedotzero
thedigitalfeed.co.uk
It's not supposed to have a scrollbar at all. The parent div (or html or body - I haven't checked the source for a while) is given a property of overflow: hidden.
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onedotzero
thedigitalfeed.co.uk
Yep, and it's much nicer to use. Live.com seems to flicker a bit with all those CSS :hover styles.
:) Now, if only they'd fix Gmail...
Oh, and http://www.google.com/ig works in Opera
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onedotzero
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