The thing is, Nikon and Canon don't really need that bed of expertise the way sony does - they already have the best cameras out there (imho). Sony, on the other hand, gains a huge boost in its R&D.
For a while now the digital SLR market has all been about nikon and canon - the pentax *ist and olympus 4/3 cameras, for example have been nice, but never truly competed (with olympus having to overcome that hurdle of a new mount, of course), and companies like Kodak never really pushing past the compacts in any major way.
Sony now has the technical basis to go with the a huge financial warchest to push a themselves as a third player into that battle for DSLR supremacy, and that can only be good for the market.
I know sony has a habit of screwing up with proprietary formats (i.e. memory stick, umd) but they have done well in other areas - the playstation an example of an awesome entry into a new market. Lets hope they do it properly this time, and not balls up;)
How does people being clueless as to how to use a DSLR reduce your quality of life in any way? On the contrary, surely the more people that buy DSLRs, the cheaper they get for those who can use them properly.
Moreso, it makes your photography look better, if other people with the same gear take photos of a lower standard.
Or perhaps you just feel like your elite little clique that used to allow rich hobbyists and professionals to enter is being invaded by the common folk?
Yeah, that sounds safe - lets enclose a lift (brit!) in a vacuum. Sound genious. So not only are you hugely increasing the health risk, but you're also introducing vacuum pumps and seals to the system that need to be maintained? Plus, what, you remove the air from the shaft after each time the lift stops at a floor? Or you use an airlock to keep it constantly depressurised?
I really can't see that working so well:P
People seem really keen to get the.xxx out there - but it's not like you can force all porn sites to use.xxx and nothing else - you'll still have stuff scattered across.com,.net and.co.uk and whatnot...
I guess I don't see what all the fuss is about:P
IIRC, aren't human eyes much less effective than they could be due to a minor flaw in their makeup that everyone experiences? Could this be used to help solve that problem, and inprove eyesight for all?
For most bands, this is wholly impractical - I don't see how Open Source music will work:P
All the same, there is one way this could be possible - give away your CD or downloads (or sell them at cost) and treat it as publicity for touring - and make all your money from selling tickets to gigs.
Any idea how practical that is? i.e. how much a band gets for a tour as compared to an album?
Am I the only person who finds it shocking that people still can't construct a proper sentence, despite the plethora of grammar and spelling complaints flying around the Internet? http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/07/07
I had forgotten too, but it's just come to me - LiteStep! (http://dev.litestep.net/)
I don't use it myself, but I know people who do.
I thought it totally replaced explorer... no?
I know that I for one would love to be able to make sure I wasn't "digging up rubbish" and could "see the object" in certain scenarios. I can see it being quite cost-effective in the long-run. Less money spent on dates with those whose... er... treasures are... OK. I'll stop now.
Well, not 'officially' - but then, official doesn't really mean a whole lot with linux.
It's really quite easy to replace the GUI in windows. Shame there's only one good offering out there:/
Have none of you watched Saving Private Ryan?
Opening battle, one of the Americans takes a hit on the helmet.
"You lucky bastard!"
American takes helmet off to look at damage... And then gets shot in the head.
But no broken necks!;)
If we're sticking with the "youth of today" being done over - get a private pension if you have so little faith in the government and state pensions. you've got a good 40-50 years of gainful employment ahead of you to invent in one:)
"Things they all used to get where they are I can no longe ruse because they've taken them away.."
This is a matter of relative viewpoint. I'm a university student, unfortunately in England not Scotland, so I don't get a grant, and next year there's the joys of Top Up Fees to pay, too. Of course, you're ignoring several important things here
1) There are systems in place to help you pay for university - no, they don't give you the money for free, but if you get a part-time job, work during holidays, etc. etc., you *can* pay your own way through University. In that respect, why should the rest of the country pay for you to spend 3-8 years supplying nothing of use to society? I actually think it's pretty fair - the government lends you the money so that at the end of it you can get a better job and earn more than enough money to pay that investment back.
2) At least the economy is strong enough that, after university, *you can get a job*.
If the government has taken so much away from 'the youth like myself', please - give me examples of what it is they've taken away.
I'm sorry, but i have to reply to this "Brown is evil and ruining our economy" flavoured post.
The economy has been more stable (indeed, kept growing) over the last 5 years (*cough* 9/11 ecenomic downturn *cough*) than the vast majority of Europe.
The Pensions crisis you talk of has been on the cards for a long, long time - and it's largely because of the mess the previous Conservative government left that Brown is having to deal with it now. And, the simple fact is, people live longer now. Deal with it.
I admit he's done some things wrong (student top-up fees, NHS targets, blah blah), but this kind of "our chancellor doesn't know what he's doing" post is totally unfair.
I can appreciate that there are things wrong with the UN - but I can't see how you can say that the good it does is outweighed by this supposed 'great evil' that it represents.
If the UN was shut down tomorrow, the result would *not* be pretty...
Yes, google collect information on you, but when you get down to it, it's so you get useful adverts and better search results. They do this to improve the service they supply to you. How is this an issue?
Yes, it's all to make money. How awful for them! How dare a company use that damned accursed capitalism - hasn't anyone told them that the USSR and Communism won the cold war?
Yes, they might give it to the government, but that's because that is the law - and if you have an issue with that, then the government is at fault, not Google! If the government demanded google hand over information that could help arrest paedophiles, would you cry foul then?
This is like the argument about supermarket reward cards that we had a while ago.
Reward cards monitor your buying habits, and with that information tries to improve the store inventory and layout, to encourage more people to shop there. So, in return for helping them get more money, you not only get a better stock and store design, but money off vouchers for things you buy! OK, so they've got information on how many condoms you buy - quite frankly, i'm happy to take that hit if it makes my shopping experience better and cheaper. Maybe I'm stupid, but I don't see the problem with that.
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The thing is, Nikon and Canon don't really need that bed of expertise the way sony does - they already have the best cameras out there (imho). Sony, on the other hand, gains a huge boost in its R&D.
;)
For a while now the digital SLR market has all been about nikon and canon - the pentax *ist and olympus 4/3 cameras, for example have been nice, but never truly competed (with olympus having to overcome that hurdle of a new mount, of course), and companies like Kodak never really pushing past the compacts in any major way.
Sony now has the technical basis to go with the a huge financial warchest to push a themselves as a third player into that battle for DSLR supremacy, and that can only be good for the market.
I know sony has a habit of screwing up with proprietary formats (i.e. memory stick, umd) but they have done well in other areas - the playstation an example of an awesome entry into a new market. Lets hope they do it properly this time, and not balls up
How does people being clueless as to how to use a DSLR reduce your quality of life in any way? On the contrary, surely the more people that buy DSLRs, the cheaper they get for those who can use them properly. Moreso, it makes your photography look better, if other people with the same gear take photos of a lower standard.
Or perhaps you just feel like your elite little clique that used to allow rich hobbyists and professionals to enter is being invaded by the common folk?
Yeah, that sounds safe - lets enclose a lift (brit!) in a vacuum. Sound genious. So not only are you hugely increasing the health risk, but you're also introducing vacuum pumps and seals to the system that need to be maintained? Plus, what, you remove the air from the shaft after each time the lift stops at a floor? Or you use an airlock to keep it constantly depressurised? I really can't see that working so well :P
People seem really keen to get the .xxx out there - but it's not like you can force all porn sites to use .xxx and nothing else - you'll still have stuff scattered across .com, .net and .co.uk and whatnot... :P
I guess I don't see what all the fuss is about
IIRC, aren't human eyes much less effective than they could be due to a minor flaw in their makeup that everyone experiences? Could this be used to help solve that problem, and inprove eyesight for all?
But of course the US couldn't spend the $500million of each shuttle launch a tad more wisely?
Is it just me, or are Tachikomas just baby Bolos? ;)
For most bands, this is wholly impractical - I don't see how Open Source music will work :P
All the same, there is one way this could be possible - give away your CD or downloads (or sell them at cost) and treat it as publicity for touring - and make all your money from selling tickets to gigs.
Any idea how practical that is? i.e. how much a band gets for a tour as compared to an album?
Am I the only person who finds it shocking that people still can't construct a proper sentence, despite the plethora of grammar and spelling complaints flying around the Internet?
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/07/07
Disclaimer: I have not spell-checked this post.
When you're making your own system? No. When you're buying units in the thousands to make a whole set of them? Yup :)
You bastard. Two hours ago my good friend, Susan Me was arrested and sent to some camp in cuba for suspected terrorists. I hope you're happy now.
I had forgotten too, but it's just come to me - LiteStep! (http://dev.litestep.net/)
I don't use it myself, but I know people who do.
I thought it totally replaced explorer... no?
I know that I for one would love to be able to make sure I wasn't "digging up rubbish" and could "see the object" in certain scenarios.
I can see it being quite cost-effective in the long-run. Less money spent on dates with those whose... er... treasures are... OK. I'll stop now.
Welcome to 1978...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redundant_array_of_i
Well, not 'officially' - but then, official doesn't really mean a whole lot with linux. It's really quite easy to replace the GUI in windows. Shame there's only one good offering out there :/
Have none of you watched Saving Private Ryan? ;)
Opening battle, one of the Americans takes a hit on the helmet.
"You lucky bastard!"
American takes helmet off to look at damage... And then gets shot in the head.
But no broken necks!
If we're sticking with the "youth of today" being done over - get a private pension if you have so little faith in the government and state pensions. you've got a good 40-50 years of gainful employment ahead of you to invent in one :)
"Things they all used to get where they are I can no longe ruse because they've taken them away.."
This is a matter of relative viewpoint. I'm a university student, unfortunately in England not Scotland, so I don't get a grant, and next year there's the joys of Top Up Fees to pay, too. Of course, you're ignoring several important things here
1) There are systems in place to help you pay for university - no, they don't give you the money for free, but if you get a part-time job, work during holidays, etc. etc., you *can* pay your own way through University. In that respect, why should the rest of the country pay for you to spend 3-8 years supplying nothing of use to society? I actually think it's pretty fair - the government lends you the money so that at the end of it you can get a better job and earn more than enough money to pay that investment back.
2) At least the economy is strong enough that, after university, *you can get a job*.
If the government has taken so much away from 'the youth like myself', please - give me examples of what it is they've taken away.
I'm sorry, but i have to reply to this "Brown is evil and ruining our economy" flavoured post.
The economy has been more stable (indeed, kept growing) over the last 5 years (*cough* 9/11 ecenomic downturn *cough*) than the vast majority of Europe.
The Pensions crisis you talk of has been on the cards for a long, long time - and it's largely because of the mess the previous Conservative government left that Brown is having to deal with it now. And, the simple fact is, people live longer now. Deal with it.
I admit he's done some things wrong (student top-up fees, NHS targets, blah blah), but this kind of "our chancellor doesn't know what he's doing" post is totally unfair.
I can appreciate that there are things wrong with the UN - but I can't see how you can say that the good it does is outweighed by this supposed 'great evil' that it represents. If the UN was shut down tomorrow, the result would *not* be pretty...
So you're telling me that you honestly feel that the world would be a better place without the UN?
riiiiiight...
Ah, but there ARE success stories out there. Think of Dyson, for instance! And... er.... OK, so maybe there aren't _many_ examples...
Yes, google collect information on you, but when you get down to it, it's so you get useful adverts and better search results. They do this to improve the service they supply to you. How is this an issue?
Yes, it's all to make money. How awful for them! How dare a company use that damned accursed capitalism - hasn't anyone told them that the USSR and Communism won the cold war?
Yes, they might give it to the government, but that's because that is the law - and if you have an issue with that, then the government is at fault, not Google! If the government demanded google hand over information that could help arrest paedophiles, would you cry foul then?
This is like the argument about supermarket reward cards that we had a while ago.
Reward cards monitor your buying habits, and with that information tries to improve the store inventory and layout, to encourage more people to shop there. So, in return for helping them get more money, you not only get a better stock and store design, but money off vouchers for things you buy! OK, so they've got information on how many condoms you buy - quite frankly, i'm happy to take that hit if it makes my shopping experience better and cheaper. Maybe I'm stupid, but I don't see the problem with that.