>A number of countries have detonated two or more nuclear weapons since then.
But not on other people.. A small distinction I know...
>disqualify people who are insufficiently religious. The US does not.
I don't have a problem with that. If that's how they want to run their (democratic) country then that's their business. The end game is the same anyway as you rightly note - the chances of a non-Christian US president is about nil right now.
>What we don't know is whether Iran will start a nuclear war on purpose or by accident
You can say that of any country - US or UK included.
>So not only has Israel behaved well
I can only suppose you work with different values of 'well'
>when the CIA deposed democratically elected Mossadegh.
Partly because he was all for nationalising an oil company largely owned by overseas interests which simply wouldn't do, not with all that profit to be made.
Crikey, someone on/. who actually has their head screwed on. Good post. A couple of points to add. 1. The border is in dispute so whether or not the Brit sailors were in the wrong place is open to dispute. 2. In the UK it's being fairly widely reported that the whole thing was a major Navy cockup with the sailors being left effectively unguarded and that an enquiry needs tobe kicked off to find out whose fault it was - certainly a systemic failure of protocols was involved.
The Iranians say they just want to go nuclear for power use. The US say no, you are making bombs (with the tacit assumption to wipe out Israel). And then Iran steals nuclear power station training software. Doesn't that sort give some kind of indicator on some level?
Pretty much right - it's a straight dump of the sensor but it also has details on various camera settings for the shot to act as hints to the decoding of the data - white balance etc.
I know what RAW is and how it works. The point I was trying (and clearly failing) to make is that the OPs comment that Canon's RAW format is undocumented anc clearly from the number of third party programs that work with Canon RAW, it isn't.
A developer will either have the RAW format documented in which case they will be doing the decoding you describe or they'll be using some sort of Canon supplied toolkit where they'll be calling a function that returns the data from the RAW file for further processing.
Canon is a company whose RAW format is proprietary and undocumented, and offering a third-party way to open it may be treading into dangerous legal waters.
Do you mean the way Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, DXO, Bibble Pro, Breeze Browser, ThumbsPlus, Capture One, RawShooter, Silverfast, Silkypix etc do? No idea if they've just used an off the shelf Canon API or written their own based on specs supplied but given how all the RAW convertors each have their own unique look with finished results, I doubt they're all using a standard Canon supplied package under the bonnet.
>There is a very real limit on how much you can eat in one sitting
You haven't met my friends C & D. I suspect they digest at the same rate they eat. I've certainly seen them eat 3-4 large pizzas each at an all-you-can-eat place and at a Chinese one of them had 24 crispy duck rolls.
>Yup - I had a CT scan a couple of years ago - the bill was ISTR about £800.
Sorry, I was talking rubbish, it was an MRI scan. Great fun though. Loved the noises it makes - would be a great industrial style CD release. The operator told me it reminded her of Einstürzende Neubauten which sounded a fair comparison.
>epidural or subdural
Have to admit ignorence and not know the difference but if it helps, they drilled 3 holes, took out a triangular section of bone and flushed the area with a clear solution (saline?).
The problem is - you'll still need to find an available OR with the corresponding OR team and a neurosurgeon
No, your missing the point - stop thinking US medicine practicies and facilities. I watched the BBC news item about this. A guy came in after a bike crash. At the side of the bed they scanned him, found a clot gave him a local, drilled a hole in his head and drained it - jobe done.
They interviewed the poor sap just hours later 'How do you feel?' (shellshocked and quiet voice) 'Better'.
Well, India, rather than England but if it does the job... Heck in the UK they still use leeches c/o the NHS and it's not uncommon to use maggots on badly infected wounds because they eat the bad stuff and leave the good stuff far better than any other treatments. Just because something sounds medieval, don't write it off.
I suspect if your brain is filling up with blood and the nearest CT scanner is either next town or at the end of a 2 hour waiting list then you'll be pretty damned glad to have a hand held diagnostic that can be used in seconds, even if there was a small risk either from it's method of operation or success rates.
Everyone here seems to be looking at the products value in terms of the US medical industry which is a very different thing to the rest of the world. The US model is incredibly expensive but also has equipment available to it that no-one else does. It's all very well slagging this device off because it's no CT scanner - in most hospitals out there, a CT scanner is simply not an option so this is a huge step forward.
No idea - if they are toxic I guess that means the fish will be annoyed on several levels.
Goldfish 1: I'm dazzled! Oh, the water tastes funny. Hi Goldfish 2
Goldfish 2: Hi - hey, what's that bright thing?
Goldfish 1: I'm dazzled! Oh, the water tastes funny. Hi Goldfish 2
Goldfish 2: Hi - hey, what's that bright thing?
Goldfish 1: I'm dazzled! Oh, the water tastes funny. Hi Goldfish 2
Goldfish 2: Hi - hey, what's that bright thing?
Goldfish 1: I'm dazzled! Oh, the water tastes funny. Hi Goldfish 2
Goldfish 2: Hi - hey, what's that bright thing?
etc.
1. You can make mobiles for a baby - nice interesting colours one side, shiny reflections the other. Get half a dozen hanging up on a coathanger arrangement and you have one happy baby.
2. Cover your walls in them. Either side will do. Good for students but abit sad for anyone else. Great for the 1960's Sci-Fi retro look though.
3. Put them at the bottom of a fish pond. Nice reflections in the sun. Probably annoys the hell out the fish though.
(Somewhat more 'out there' ones)
4. Put them on your hub caps for extra bling.
5. Dazzle muggers
6. That trick with microwave ovens.
7. balance furniture on uneven floors.
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>A number of countries have detonated two or more nuclear weapons since then.
But not on other people.. A small distinction I know...
>disqualify people who are insufficiently religious. The US does not.
I don't have a problem with that. If that's how they want to run their (democratic) country then that's their business. The end game is the same anyway as you rightly note - the chances of a non-Christian US president is about nil right now.
>What we don't know is whether Iran will start a nuclear war on purpose or by accident
You can say that of any country - US or UK included.
>So not only has Israel behaved well
I can only suppose you work with different values of 'well'
>a woman by the name of Kim Philby of the Cambridge Five
Kim Philby was a man. Let's hope the rest of your post was better researched.
>Everyone needs to look at biased information from all sides
Agree with that line at least.
>when the CIA deposed democratically elected Mossadegh.
Partly because he was all for nationalising an oil company largely owned by overseas interests which simply wouldn't do, not with all that profit to be made.
Crikey, someone on /. who actually has their head screwed on. Good post. A couple of points to add. 1. The border is in dispute so whether or not the Brit sailors were in the wrong place is open to dispute. 2. In the UK it's being fairly widely reported that the whole thing was a major Navy cockup with the sailors being left effectively unguarded and that an enquiry needs tobe kicked off to find out whose fault it was - certainly a systemic failure of protocols was involved.
The Iranians say they just want to go nuclear for power use. The US say no, you are making bombs (with the tacit assumption to wipe out Israel). And then Iran steals nuclear power station training software. Doesn't that sort give some kind of indicator on some level?
Pretty much right - it's a straight dump of the sensor but it also has details on various camera settings for the shot to act as hints to the decoding of the data - white balance etc.
I know what RAW is and how it works. The point I was trying (and clearly failing) to make is that the OPs comment that Canon's RAW format is undocumented anc clearly from the number of third party programs that work with Canon RAW, it isn't.
A developer will either have the RAW format documented in which case they will be doing the decoding you describe or they'll be using some sort of Canon supplied toolkit where they'll be calling a function that returns the data from the RAW file for further processing.
Actually, there is turntable with a laser pickup. Last time I checked they were about $10k but very, very nice.
Pizza Hut Large - designed to feed 2-4 people according to their website. 14inch maybe?
>There is a very real limit on how much you can eat in one sitting
You haven't met my friends C & D. I suspect they digest at the same rate they eat. I've certainly seen them eat 3-4 large pizzas each at an all-you-can-eat place and at a Chinese one of them had 24 crispy duck rolls.
For my laserdisc player. Those DVD's will never catch on you know.
>Yup - I had a CT scan a couple of years ago - the bill was ISTR about £800.
Sorry, I was talking rubbish, it was an MRI scan. Great fun though. Loved the noises it makes - would be a great industrial style CD release. The operator told me it reminded her of Einstürzende Neubauten which sounded a fair comparison.
And with that, the case for the new device rests.
>epidural or subdural
Have to admit ignorence and not know the difference but if it helps, they drilled 3 holes, took out a triangular section of bone and flushed the area with a clear solution (saline?).
They interviewed the poor sap just hours later 'How do you feel?' (shellshocked and quiet voice) 'Better'.
Yup - I had a CT scan a couple of years ago - the bill was ISTR about £800.
Well, India, rather than England but if it does the job... Heck in the UK they still use leeches c/o the NHS and it's not uncommon to use maggots on badly infected wounds because they eat the bad stuff and leave the good stuff far better than any other treatments. Just because something sounds medieval, don't write it off.
I suspect if your brain is filling up with blood and the nearest CT scanner is either next town or at the end of a 2 hour waiting list then you'll be pretty damned glad to have a hand held diagnostic that can be used in seconds, even if there was a small risk either from it's method of operation or success rates.
Everyone here seems to be looking at the products value in terms of the US medical industry which is a very different thing to the rest of the world. The US model is incredibly expensive but also has equipment available to it that no-one else does. It's all very well slagging this device off because it's no CT scanner - in most hospitals out there, a CT scanner is simply not an option so this is a huge step forward.
It's Lego, not Legos you insensitive clod!
Because it really doesn't make sense on any realistic level if AMD expect to have any kind of medium to long term future.
No idea - if they are toxic I guess that means the fish will be annoyed on several levels.
Goldfish 1: I'm dazzled! Oh, the water tastes funny. Hi Goldfish 2
Goldfish 2: Hi - hey, what's that bright thing?
Goldfish 1: I'm dazzled! Oh, the water tastes funny. Hi Goldfish 2
Goldfish 2: Hi - hey, what's that bright thing?
Goldfish 1: I'm dazzled! Oh, the water tastes funny. Hi Goldfish 2
Goldfish 2: Hi - hey, what's that bright thing?
Goldfish 1: I'm dazzled! Oh, the water tastes funny. Hi Goldfish 2
Goldfish 2: Hi - hey, what's that bright thing?
etc.
1. You can make mobiles for a baby - nice interesting colours one side, shiny reflections the other. Get half a dozen hanging up on a coathanger arrangement and you have one happy baby.
2. Cover your walls in them. Either side will do. Good for students but abit sad for anyone else. Great for the 1960's Sci-Fi retro look though.
3. Put them at the bottom of a fish pond. Nice reflections in the sun. Probably annoys the hell out the fish though.
(Somewhat more 'out there' ones)
4. Put them on your hub caps for extra bling.
5. Dazzle muggers
6. That trick with microwave ovens.
7. balance furniture on uneven floors.
If I had any +funny mod points this week, you'd have got them. :-)
>the music companies spend more on the video than actually paying the band
Most contracts require the band to pay for the videos. Good huh?