I get 5.1 off my DVD, and 480p works fine for live action movies. Yes, a full CG movie is better in Blu Ray, but everything else has a filter on it. They LOWER the resolution on movies on purpose, so you don't see all of the little defects. 480p and 1080p are not that different when you blur the source.
I agree, but that has nothing to do with my response to:
There is so much of the rural U.S. that doesn't even have high-speed Internet available yet. If we bring those people online that in itself will destroy our capacity.
I agree, rural access IS a big issue that needs fixing, and dark fiber doesn't fix it. My point is that there won't be any issues with capacity on the "backbone" connections as the GP was saying. They might not want to pay for that capacity, but it is there for the buying without using a backhoe.
No, they're the cause of the slight slowness, but not the yo-yo'ing.
If I get behind someone that is doing slower than I'd like in heavy traffic, I give myself a very wide gap and try to maintain the same speed. Yes, everyone behind might end up going 60 MPH in a 65 because of the guy doing 60, but if I tailgate him and everyone tailgates me, we all end up doing 30 mph because of all the brake-checks. I'll take 60 over 30 any day. It is hard to be level-headed when you want to get there faster, but you have to think of what will actually get you there faster, not what feels better.
I have no problem running up on those people and sitting on their bumper until they get a clue.
Just know, by doing that, you're not doing anything "to" them, but you're putting yourself at great risk. If one of those guys is driving a Ford POS from the 70's, you might be his ticket to a new ride. He is doing the speed limit (but being an asshole), you're tailgating. He hits the breaks, you (and your insurance) get to pay for a new car. Good luck.
Bringing this back on-topic, tailgaters are one of the biggest reasons you'll see the yo-yo in the left lane. Someone is going too slow in the hammer lane, someone else tries to push him go to faster by tailgating, the slow guy slows from 65 to 55, the tailgater slams his breaks, taking him to 45, the guy tailgating the tailgater slams HIS breaks, taking him to 35.
Now we have a whole lane going 35 because of the combined dumbassedness of someone going the speed limit in the passing lane and all of the people that tailgated him. Everyone slowly speeds back up to 65 & we do it again.
"Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? Horizon realty thinks it's okay"
I think it is pretty easy to pass those 3 tests you list. Her claim is that Horizon thinks it is okay to sleep in a moldy apartment. Now, her apartment may have mold, but just because Horizon doesn't believe her doesn't mean they think it is okay to sleep in a moldy apartment.
She is claiming to know something she can't know (a lie), and the only reason to say such a thing is to cause harm.
Note, I really don't care what she tweets about and I'm not trying to take sides, but I can see a lawyer getting her for this.
So, how do you reach people that don't want to hear an uncomfortable message? Strap them in a chair and pry their eyelids open? You may not like the fact that there is a large group of people that refuse to watch 1984. The message of 1984 IS important. How do we reach them?
The problem is that the URL is not encrypted in SSL, IIRC. For something like Wikipedia, the URL spills what you're actually looking at.
But, I agree about "encrypt everything", bringing the background noise up.
I agree with your first paragraph. However, many people, including one of the posters in this thread, have turned off 1984 after a short time because they don't want to feel like shit. I have a feeling that some of them, not all, may go and try 1984 again someday if they watch a "lite" version of it in one of the remakes then hear how the underlying theme is based on 1984.
You can't change the way someone looks at the world if they won't listen to you. You need to get their attention first.
I agree, watching 1984 is a painful experience. I think the book is less so, since you're not forced to consume it all at once like a movie.
And your point about "An Inconvenient Truth" is a good one, "The Day After Tomorrow" is the entertaining version of it. I think there are some people that would have never watched "Truth" without first seeing "Tomorrow" and getting a spark of intrest that allows them to sit through the bland power point.
Same could be said about "V for Vendetta" and "Equilibrium". Bah, just go read or watch "1984".
However, watching or reading 1984 just flat drains the soul. The other two movies are more entertaining, have a happier ending, yet still deliver the core of the same message as 1984. Does it soften the message? Somewhat. However, they reach far more people, and those that watch it don't usually kill themselves during the closing credits.
Respect the originals, yet keep refreshing it to new audiences. Often, those that like the new versions end up hungry to read about the original source material.
I couldn't agree more about listening to music in a new way. I *thought* I loved music before as a non-musician, but I have a whole new ear to everything that was old after playing these rhythm games.
Also, drumming and singing in these games DOES translate to reality, at least to some extent. Singing greatly does, and anyone that can get 98-100% on the hardest drum level can at least pound out a steady beat with a symbol, snare, and kick with real drums.
I'm not claiming that they'll be Neil Peart, but they make something that sounds like music.
Someone that picks up a real guitar after being a GH badass will sound like crap, period.
It's not lessened, broken, or worn out in any way.
Many (not myself) would argue that it is lessened. A unique painting that has been copied a million times and sold to many other people is no longer unique. The price someone would pay for a painting that had never been copied is higher, in theory, than one that has been copied.
Now that you mention it, I DO consider 0.100.0 to be greater than 0.99.0. The extra "." relays to my brain that this isn't a decimal, so.100. >.99.
Good points!
That is pretty silly, IMHO. I always thought 0.99 > 0.100. If they didn't want to go to 1.0, sounds like they needed to start going.97001,.097002, etc...
I heard Lucas digitally replaced the American flag with a United Nations flag. In the years since the first fake landing, Lucas had a great deal of remorse over the Imperialistic message that planting a single nation's flag into the moon portrayed.
Oh, so you're not asking, your web browser is asking. Right. And all those zombies that keep pounding away at port 22, 1433, and 5900 on my firewall are not trying to compromise my network, they're "asking" if they can please talk to a lonely, unpatched host.
Semantics can be fun for a strawman, but you know what you are telling your web browser to "ask" for. It is your decision to say that you want to take without giving.
Since I failed at analogy before, let me try again. What you are suggesting is the same as not tipping a waiter, or the same as letting some high-school wash your car for free because the sign said "Free-will donations accepted".
Again, those things are not illegal. I'm sure some people could try to argue why that isn't even immoral. It is being an ass, though.
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I get 5.1 off my DVD, and 480p works fine for live action movies. Yes, a full CG movie is better in Blu Ray, but everything else has a filter on it. They LOWER the resolution on movies on purpose, so you don't see all of the little defects. 480p and 1080p are not that different when you blur the source.
I agree, rural access IS a big issue that needs fixing, and dark fiber doesn't fix it. My point is that there won't be any issues with capacity on the "backbone" connections as the GP was saying. They might not want to pay for that capacity, but it is there for the buying without using a backhoe.
We have tons of dark fiber in the US. We just need large ISPs to pay to light it up. Remember the work done by Qwest (before they bought US West)?
Check out http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/magazine/17-09/ff_goodenough It explains why price has become more important than quality to most people. Even if you don't agree with it, it is a good read.
No, they're the cause of the slight slowness, but not the yo-yo'ing.
If I get behind someone that is doing slower than I'd like in heavy traffic, I give myself a very wide gap and try to maintain the same speed. Yes, everyone behind might end up going 60 MPH in a 65 because of the guy doing 60, but if I tailgate him and everyone tailgates me, we all end up doing 30 mph because of all the brake-checks.
I'll take 60 over 30 any day. It is hard to be level-headed when you want to get there faster, but you have to think of what will actually get you there faster, not what feels better.
Just know, by doing that, you're not doing anything "to" them, but you're putting yourself at great risk. If one of those guys is driving a Ford POS from the 70's, you might be his ticket to a new ride. He is doing the speed limit (but being an asshole), you're tailgating. He hits the breaks, you (and your insurance) get to pay for a new car. Good luck.
Bringing this back on-topic, tailgaters are one of the biggest reasons you'll see the yo-yo in the left lane. Someone is going too slow in the hammer lane, someone else tries to push him go to faster by tailgating, the slow guy slows from 65 to 55, the tailgater slams his breaks, taking him to 45, the guy tailgating the tailgater slams HIS breaks, taking him to 35.
Now we have a whole lane going 35 because of the combined dumbassedness of someone going the speed limit in the passing lane and all of the people that tailgated him. Everyone slowly speeds back up to 65 & we do it again.
And those 100% SBC evils are vast and plenty. Shouldn't take long.
I think it is pretty easy to pass those 3 tests you list. Her claim is that Horizon thinks it is okay to sleep in a moldy apartment. Now, her apartment may have mold, but just because Horizon doesn't believe her doesn't mean they think it is okay to sleep in a moldy apartment.
She is claiming to know something she can't know (a lie), and the only reason to say such a thing is to cause harm.
Note, I really don't care what she tweets about and I'm not trying to take sides, but I can see a lawyer getting her for this.
So, how do you reach people that don't want to hear an uncomfortable message? Strap them in a chair and pry their eyelids open? You may not like the fact that there is a large group of people that refuse to watch 1984. The message of 1984 IS important. How do we reach them?
The problem is that the URL is not encrypted in SSL, IIRC. For something like Wikipedia, the URL spills what you're actually looking at.
But, I agree about "encrypt everything", bringing the background noise up.
Just curious, why did you link to the SSL page for Wikipedia? Isn't everything in there public?
I agree with your first paragraph. However, many people, including one of the posters in this thread, have turned off 1984 after a short time because they don't want to feel like shit. I have a feeling that some of them, not all, may go and try 1984 again someday if they watch a "lite" version of it in one of the remakes then hear how the underlying theme is based on 1984.
You can't change the way someone looks at the world if they won't listen to you. You need to get their attention first.
I agree, watching 1984 is a painful experience. I think the book is less so, since you're not forced to consume it all at once like a movie.
And your point about "An Inconvenient Truth" is a good one, "The Day After Tomorrow" is the entertaining version of it. I think there are some people that would have never watched "Truth" without first seeing "Tomorrow" and getting a spark of intrest that allows them to sit through the bland power point.
Thank you for that, I'll have to look Zamiatine up.
Same could be said about "V for Vendetta" and "Equilibrium". Bah, just go read or watch "1984".
However, watching or reading 1984 just flat drains the soul. The other two movies are more entertaining, have a happier ending, yet still deliver the core of the same message as 1984. Does it soften the message? Somewhat. However, they reach far more people, and those that watch it don't usually kill themselves during the closing credits.
Respect the originals, yet keep refreshing it to new audiences. Often, those that like the new versions end up hungry to read about the original source material.
So, more BSODs when you have crappy video drivers is what you're saying?
Bob Barker, put me down for 90.01 percent.
Also, drumming and singing in these games DOES translate to reality, at least to some extent. Singing greatly does, and anyone that can get 98-100% on the hardest drum level can at least pound out a steady beat with a symbol, snare, and kick with real drums.
I'm not claiming that they'll be Neil Peart, but they make something that sounds like music.
Someone that picks up a real guitar after being a GH badass will sound like crap, period.
Fine. Give me a ticket for calling 911 and arrest this jackhole that is about to kill me. Thanks, bye.
Many (not myself) would argue that it is lessened. A unique painting that has been copied a million times and sold to many other people is no longer unique. The price someone would pay for a painting that had never been copied is higher, in theory, than one that has been copied.
I get it! A JUICY story! *slaps knee* Where are my mod points when I need them?
Now that you mention it, I DO consider 0.100.0 to be greater than 0.99.0. The extra "." relays to my brain that this isn't a decimal, so .100. > .99.
Good points!
That is pretty silly, IMHO. I always thought 0.99 > 0.100. If they didn't want to go to 1.0, sounds like they needed to start going .97001, .097002, etc...
I heard Lucas digitally replaced the American flag with a United Nations flag. In the years since the first fake landing, Lucas had a great deal of remorse over the Imperialistic message that planting a single nation's flag into the moon portrayed.
Oh, so you're not asking, your web browser is asking. Right. And all those zombies that keep pounding away at port 22, 1433, and 5900 on my firewall are not trying to compromise my network, they're "asking" if they can please talk to a lonely, unpatched host.
Semantics can be fun for a strawman, but you know what you are telling your web browser to "ask" for. It is your decision to say that you want to take without giving.
Since I failed at analogy before, let me try again. What you are suggesting is the same as not tipping a waiter, or the same as letting some high-school wash your car for free because the sign said "Free-will donations accepted".
Again, those things are not illegal. I'm sure some people could try to argue why that isn't even immoral. It is being an ass, though.