Most black guys have difficulty shaving with a razor. Mostly because out beards grow curly from the root. This causes razor bumps unless we either save some stubble (my solution) or uproot the hair with wax.
Or you could try shaving with a straight razor. Once you get over the fear of it and get to the point where you don't draw blood every time it touches your face (about 3-4 weeks), you'll find that it works really well. You get a nice clean shave (cuts down on bumps), it goes just as quickly as regular shaving, and you don't have to buy blades anymore (though the outlay for the main razor is a bit high). Oh, and lathering up every day with a brush and mug soap feels really nice. Just a suggestion.
Nice chip. Now what OS and applications run on it?
I'd guess anything that runs on the Power archicture. Here's a list of the various OSs that have been supported on various iterations of the Power architecture at one time or another.
That reminds me of something that happened once in junior high. Someone was borrowing a copy of Rad Racer from someone else, and they brought the red/blue 3D glasses along. One kid put on the glasses and started waving his hand around in front of his face going "Oh wow. Cool!" Sad thing is he was actually being serious... : p
I recently was taken to see U2-3D (not like I was going to pay to go to it), and I have to say I was pretty impressed with how well it was done. Naturally, the depth effect was overdone a bit (is the drumset really ~30 feet deep?), but by and large, it looked really good. Polarized glasses are definitely the way to go for pretty good stereoscopic imagery (well, for the time being).
Or you just get a projectionist in one of the non-3D theaters to film it. Just because they're releasing movies in 3D doesn't mean that they'll exclusively be in 3D. In fact, TFA even says so: "...Pixar movies will be released in 3-D and the traditional two-dimensional format..." Not that I'd expect anyone to bother trying to understand what they're commenting on.
gEvil (beta): Yes, but by and large we are talking about movies
Doctor Faustus: Are we?
Going back up to the head of the thread we find this: pablo_max: especially when you are talking about older movies that sure as heck were not recorded in HD
So I'd say, yes, we are talking primarily about movies.
Yes, but by and large we are talking about movies, which were almost always shot on 35mm or 70mm film. You are correct that television shows or low-budget movies that weren't shot on film won't particularly benefit from a hi-def release.
I love these discussions, because it's ridiculously easy to pick out the people who have no idea what they're talking about. The "but it wasn't shot in HD" argument is one of my favorites.
I'm pretty sure there are plenty of USB HD receivers available here in the States. Maybe not that exact same model, but I've definitely seen some listed online. It seems like the biggest issue with them would be the size of the antenna, though.
I think the point is that vista doesent even ask for previous media, it just installs no questions asked
That's nice of them, because I do have a fully licensed version of XP MCE that came with a machine I bought a few years ago. However, it was an HP, so I only have the crappy "Restore" discs that it let me make, which includes all the crapware they were paid to include. I'm fairly certain a Windows upgrade disc wouldn't accept these as "genuine" media that's eligible for upgrade, even though they should be. It's nice to know that I can install Vista onto a fresh HD without having to deal with first installing XP and all the extra crap, only to blow it away with the upgrade.
That's exactly what I did when I administered a school's computer lab--I ran the standard image on my desktop machine. If we pushed out an update that caused some problems in a particular program, I was likely to run into it myself. Also, it made troubleshooting the more widespread issues a whole lot easier.
I have a 6-bit LG monitor that I picked up on clearance a few years ago and I have to say that it does an excellent job of dithering. The viewing angles aren't that great, but as far as color goes, it's really not too bad. It's hard to tell even with some of the gradient tests that are out there. OTOH, I've put those same tests up on some of the LCD monitors at work and they look horrible. Point being that there are some 6-bit panels out there that manage to display colors pretty well.
If you had a 28.8 modem in 1994 you were from the future, man. IIRC, 28.8 modems didn't hit the streets until sometime in mid-1995, although the spec was ratified in mid/late-1994.
Some things are just good ideas that work well. That's all there is to it. Sure, something more refined may come along one day, but it will need to be significantly better and offer a lot more. Otherwise, tried and true technology will hang around. Pretty simple, really.
It does add up. The problem is that unless OEMs start including these drives in computers, they probably won't sell very well. Or more likely, the geek who does buy one will end up offsetting the savings by throwing it in his machine with a 750W power supply and monster graphics card(s).
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Most black guys have difficulty shaving with a razor. Mostly because out beards grow curly from the root. This causes razor bumps unless we either save some stubble (my solution) or uproot the hair with wax.
Or you could try shaving with a straight razor. Once you get over the fear of it and get to the point where you don't draw blood every time it touches your face (about 3-4 weeks), you'll find that it works really well. You get a nice clean shave (cuts down on bumps), it goes just as quickly as regular shaving, and you don't have to buy blades anymore (though the outlay for the main razor is a bit high). Oh, and lathering up every day with a brush and mug soap feels really nice. Just a suggestion.
oh who am I kidding, even an overload joke can't make that analogy less bad!
Can you give us an example of an overload joke? I don't think I'm familiar with any of those.
Nice chip. Now what OS and applications run on it?
I'd guess anything that runs on the Power archicture. Here's a list of the various OSs that have been supported on various iterations of the Power architecture at one time or another.
And the Son of Sam was David Berkowitz, which anagrams to "Ad Biz Kid Rev Two"
I think it's pretty clear where Microsoft is intending to take this...
3-D makes me think the 80's...
It's okay. When you were growing up in the 80s, the 3D stuff that was coming out was reminding your parents and grandparents of the 50s and 60s.
That reminds me of something that happened once in junior high. Someone was borrowing a copy of Rad Racer from someone else, and they brought the red/blue 3D glasses along. One kid put on the glasses and started waving his hand around in front of his face going "Oh wow. Cool!" Sad thing is he was actually being serious... : p
I recently was taken to see U2-3D (not like I was going to pay to go to it), and I have to say I was pretty impressed with how well it was done. Naturally, the depth effect was overdone a bit (is the drumset really ~30 feet deep?), but by and large, it looked really good. Polarized glasses are definitely the way to go for pretty good stereoscopic imagery (well, for the time being).
Or you just get a projectionist in one of the non-3D theaters to film it. Just because they're releasing movies in 3D doesn't mean that they'll exclusively be in 3D. In fact, TFA even says so: "...Pixar movies will be released in 3-D and the traditional two-dimensional format..." Not that I'd expect anyone to bother trying to understand what they're commenting on.
gEvil (beta): Yes, but by and large we are talking about movies
Doctor Faustus: Are we?
Going back up to the head of the thread we find this:
pablo_max: especially when you are talking about older movies that sure as heck were not recorded in HD
So I'd say, yes, we are talking primarily about movies.
Yes, but by and large we are talking about movies, which were almost always shot on 35mm or 70mm film. You are correct that television shows or low-budget movies that weren't shot on film won't particularly benefit from a hi-def release.
I love these discussions, because it's ridiculously easy to pick out the people who have no idea what they're talking about. The "but it wasn't shot in HD" argument is one of my favorites.
They also offer services to help companies deal with exactly this sort of problem. Convenient, no?
I'm pretty sure there are plenty of USB HD receivers available here in the States. Maybe not that exact same model, but I've definitely seen some listed online. It seems like the biggest issue with them would be the size of the antenna, though.
As for a real audio interface, point me out to one. Just talking doesn't answer my question.
Digidesign, M-Audio, Mark of the Unicorn, Tascam, etc. There's a huge range depending on your specific needs. Look them up on your own.
Didn't Apple say nearly 10 years ago that Carbon was a stopgap solution and that you shouldn't particularly rely on it anyways?
Because Flash and Photoshop are so interrelated?
I think the point is that vista doesent even ask for previous media, it just installs no questions asked
That's nice of them, because I do have a fully licensed version of XP MCE that came with a machine I bought a few years ago. However, it was an HP, so I only have the crappy "Restore" discs that it let me make, which includes all the crapware they were paid to include. I'm fairly certain a Windows upgrade disc wouldn't accept these as "genuine" media that's eligible for upgrade, even though they should be. It's nice to know that I can install Vista onto a fresh HD without having to deal with first installing XP and all the extra crap, only to blow it away with the upgrade.
That's exactly what I did when I administered a school's computer lab--I ran the standard image on my desktop machine. If we pushed out an update that caused some problems in a particular program, I was likely to run into it myself. Also, it made troubleshooting the more widespread issues a whole lot easier.
I have a 6-bit LG monitor that I picked up on clearance a few years ago and I have to say that it does an excellent job of dithering. The viewing angles aren't that great, but as far as color goes, it's really not too bad. It's hard to tell even with some of the gradient tests that are out there. OTOH, I've put those same tests up on some of the LCD monitors at work and they look horrible. Point being that there are some 6-bit panels out there that manage to display colors pretty well.
Problem is that a whole lot of PCs are using the same 6-bit screens, too.
If you had a 28.8 modem in 1994 you were from the future, man. IIRC, 28.8 modems didn't hit the streets until sometime in mid-1995, although the spec was ratified in mid/late-1994.
Microsoft is the faster patcher, but only if it happens to be the second Tuesday of the month.
Some things are just good ideas that work well. That's all there is to it. Sure, something more refined may come along one day, but it will need to be significantly better and offer a lot more. Otherwise, tried and true technology will hang around. Pretty simple, really.
Maybe "not-as-vane-as-driving-a-1963-chrysler-turbine-car" would make more sense.
Yeah, the tails on those Chryslers from the 60s were pretty insane. Oh, did you guys mean vain?
It does add up. The problem is that unless OEMs start including these drives in computers, they probably won't sell very well. Or more likely, the geek who does buy one will end up offsetting the savings by throwing it in his machine with a 750W power supply and monster graphics card(s).