I've always wondered this, and now is as good a time as any to ask. (please pardon the off-topic)
When & where was the that first history-making occasion when feces was introduced to moving fan blades, and what were the circumstances surrounding it?
I've tried to research this, but all I get are articles on world politics, but I did uncover this.
I'm glad to see that someone still remembers things like Iran/Contra and the Shaw (and the CIA engineered coup that brought him to power in the first place).
In the early 1970's Iran was the shining star of capitalism in the Middle East, and was the biggest US interest in the region. The US sold some of it's finest military hardware to the Shaw - some $20 Billion in arms from 1970-78 mostly coming from Oil profits. Meanwhile, the Shaw jailed or tortured some 20,000 political prisoners to keep the country "friendly" to US companies. The Islamic leaders used the resulting unrest among the population to launch their revolution.
To anyone who has studied the history, the foreign policy blunders that led to Iran becoming an enemy of the United States are painfully clear. What we should be asking ourselves now is how to keep it from happening again in places like Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
I didn't hear that remark, but I did hear Fox News report that the woman:
was "armed" with a screwdriver
was in possession of a tub of vaseline and matches
was carrying a note mentioning Al Qaeda (in two languages)
Obviously, little or no effort was made to check these "facts" before they blasted this info around the world, and I heard no apology when it turned out that none of this was true. If this woman was in fact claustrophobic, she should sue the network for defamation of character for broadcasting such sensationalistic drivel
I think Bush is still Republican, and he did give that odd speech about building Moon bases and going to Mars. Until I read this story, I didn't think anyone took him seriously.
Also, the Marathon reference in your sig is priceless.
whether they move the palettes around all willy-nilly in Photoshop.
I forgot about palettes...
At one end of the spectrum, a user will have all their palettes turned on, but scattered around the screen with many over top of each other or partially positioned off the screen.
At the other end of the spectrum, I've seen users work in Photoshop with ALL palettes hidden - completely using key commands for tool selection, layer navigation and whatnot. It's quite a sight to behold.
I used to adminster a number of OS X machines, and I always thought that spending 5 minutes on a user's machine could tell me more about their brain than working with them for years. Email tidyness is just the tip of the iceberg:
How (or if) they organize folders and intelligently name files.
Whether they have their desktop image set to the default, a photo of their family, or blaze orange bright enough to illuminate their work area (I saw this once).
Whether they view their files by column view, list or icons by default
If there are 2,417 files in their trash can or none.
Whether the icons on their desktop are evenly distributed, pushed into little piles... or if their desktop is completely empty (again, I saw this once and it creeped me out)
And email... I've seen users who ran into the max database size limit in OS X mail (I believe it's around 6GB), and I've seen users (like myself) who have so many email rules automatically filing things for them that barely anything ever actually reaches their inbox.
[time machine] It's a "Joe Six Pack" end user feature
I don't know about six-packs, but every graphic designer who has ever accidently thrown out a critical client file just saw the light of creation during that demo. No backup policy or storage system has ever been able to completely keep designers from occasionally trashing a week's worth of work. If this system is as slick as it looks, maybe it will finally solve the problem.
I'm a graphic artist that once worked for a newspaper as a production artist for editorial content. There were strict rules for what I was and wasn't allowed to do to photographs.
I was permitted to use levels, curves and other brightness and contrast controls. I was also permitted to selectively dodge and burn if it helped make the photo more clear. I could use the cloning tool only to correct dust and scratches introduced by the scanning process. If there was a light switch on the wall next to the governor's head, I couldn't "remove" it. If someone in a group photo had their eyes closed, I couldn't drop in their head from another photo. Our editor was a brick wall of journalistic ethics, and sounded just like SpiderMan's boss.
Of course, the camera can be used to cast a person in an unflattering way, and a small change to the image's brightness can be used to make a person look sinister if it better fits the story... Time Magazine was accused of doing just that to a cover photo of O.J. if I recall correctly.
Now I work in advertising where every photo undergoes countless hours of retouching and compositing. Reality is bent and twisted into the lie that will sell product.
Mr. Ballmer recently said that the "four pillars" of Microsoft's business growth were (1)Upgrades to the Windows OS, (2) Upgrades to Office, (3) XBox and consumer electronics, and (4) Internet business. Pillar one is WAY behind schedule, and is delaying pillar two (which is silly). Pillar 3 hasn't turned a profit yet, and likely won't for some time (if ever). Microsoft is still trying to figure out what pillar 4 actually is. So, pillar one keeps getting torn down and re-built because it won't stand up, pillar two can't get into place until pillar one is finished, pillar three is leaning on pillars one and two for support, and pillar four is an sign showing an artist's rendering of a shiny completed pillar.
I know all too well exactly what needs to be done to CSS to get IE5 & 6 to display it right. If you re-read my post, my point was that you would think that Microsoft could figure out a way to patch the old browsers in a way that didn't make them break the hacks everyone is commonly using. I've spent 5 years coding those tired hacks into my CSS, and I'm not looking forward to doing it for another 5 !
Maybe this is an oversimplified solution, but why couldn't Microsoft just "push" CSS fixes to their older browsers?
I realize web developers (like myself) already have a slew of hacks and patches to handle the broken CSS of IE 5&6, but surely a company with as many bright engineers as Microsoft could figure out a way to patch the old browsers without breaking pages that use the hacks.
I recently purchased a package of pears that had a "ripeness indicator" sticker. The pears and the sticker were enclosed in a clear plastic case, which was likely to keep outside gasses from interfering with the sticker's chemistry.
I hope this doesn't mean that we're going to be seeing more fruit encased in plastic. That's an environmental nightmare (although it does protect the fruit from abuse by ham-fisted grocery baggers).
I'm not surprised that Apple's notebook share rose sharply. I knew something big was coming to replace the G4 PowerBooks, and I waited a good long time to replace my Pismo (which was still working perfectly after over 5 years of service). I couldn't be happier with the new machine, and I'm very glad I waited.
MacBook Pros do get warm (especially when working the graphics card hard), but it has never gotten to the point where it was uncomfortable or dangerous to the machine. My CPU is currently at 77 degrees F after about 1 1/2 hours of "normal" use. I don't know what those people are doing to be able to fry eggs on their machines... that's not my experience at all.
Considering that France has recently been rocked by massive protests and riots, I find it curious that the French government is troubling themselves with iPod legislation. Perhaps they already have a law against flag burning.
As someone who has had to completely eliminate caffeine from my diet due to panic attacks, I'm living proof that the human body CAN function normally without caffeine. I've met people who live normally on a very reduced carb diet that is almost completely sugar-free.
I've never heard of a person who could do both and still summon the energy to keep their heart beating.
I will gladly rat out the company I used to work for in exchange for one legit copy of Adobe CS2 ...and a free upgrade to CS3 when it comes out. ...and a case of beer - good beer - in bottles, not cans
I'm also the happy owner of a MacBook Pro (2.16Ghz w 2GB RAM) - an upgrade from a Pismo that just wouldn't die.
I keep reading reports of strange noises, bulges and blemishes, but I haven't experienced anything out of the ordinary.
My processor temp reads 149 degrees F. and I've been using it "normally" for several hours. It's warm to the touch around the keyboard, but not at all uncomfortable. The bottom is warmer, but I can still comfortably keep my hand on it.
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I've always wondered this, and now is as good a time as any to ask. (please pardon the off-topic)
When & where was the that first history-making occasion when feces was introduced to moving fan blades, and what were the circumstances surrounding it?
I've tried to research this, but all I get are articles on world politics, but I did uncover this.
I'm glad to see that someone still remembers things like Iran/Contra and the Shaw (and the CIA engineered coup that brought him to power in the first place).
In the early 1970's Iran was the shining star of capitalism in the Middle East, and was the biggest US interest in the region. The US sold some of it's finest military hardware to the Shaw - some $20 Billion in arms from 1970-78 mostly coming from Oil profits. Meanwhile, the Shaw jailed or tortured some 20,000 political prisoners to keep the country "friendly" to US companies. The Islamic leaders used the resulting unrest among the population to launch their revolution.
To anyone who has studied the history, the foreign policy blunders that led to Iran becoming an enemy of the United States are painfully clear. What we should be asking ourselves now is how to keep it from happening again in places like Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
I didn't hear that remark, but I did hear Fox News report that the woman:
Obviously, little or no effort was made to check these "facts" before they blasted this info around the world, and I heard no apology when it turned out that none of this was true. If this woman was in fact claustrophobic, she should sue the network for defamation of character for broadcasting such sensationalistic drivel
I think Bush is still Republican, and he did give that odd speech about building Moon bases and going to Mars. Until I read this story, I didn't think anyone took him seriously.
Also, the Marathon reference in your sig is priceless.
I forgot about palettes...
At one end of the spectrum, a user will have all their palettes turned on, but scattered around the screen with many over top of each other or partially positioned off the screen.
At the other end of the spectrum, I've seen users work in Photoshop with ALL palettes hidden - completely using key commands for tool selection, layer navigation and whatnot. It's quite a sight to behold.
Again, it's a window into the soul.
I used to adminster a number of OS X machines, and I always thought that spending 5 minutes on a user's machine could tell me more about their brain than working with them for years. Email tidyness is just the tip of the iceberg:
It's all a window straight into their soul.
I don't know about six-packs, but every graphic designer who has ever accidently thrown out a critical client file just saw the light of creation during that demo. No backup policy or storage system has ever been able to completely keep designers from occasionally trashing a week's worth of work. If this system is as slick as it looks, maybe it will finally solve the problem.
I'm a graphic artist that once worked for a newspaper as a production artist for editorial content. There were strict rules for what I was and wasn't allowed to do to photographs.
I was permitted to use levels, curves and other brightness and contrast controls. I was also permitted to selectively dodge and burn if it helped make the photo more clear. I could use the cloning tool only to correct dust and scratches introduced by the scanning process. If there was a light switch on the wall next to the governor's head, I couldn't "remove" it. If someone in a group photo had their eyes closed, I couldn't drop in their head from another photo. Our editor was a brick wall of journalistic ethics, and sounded just like SpiderMan's boss.
Of course, the camera can be used to cast a person in an unflattering way, and a small change to the image's brightness can be used to make a person look sinister if it better fits the story... Time Magazine was accused of doing just that to a cover photo of O.J. if I recall correctly.
Now I work in advertising where every photo undergoes countless hours of retouching and compositing. Reality is bent and twisted into the lie that will sell product.
Mr. Ballmer recently said that the "four pillars" of Microsoft's business growth were (1)Upgrades to the Windows OS, (2) Upgrades to Office, (3) XBox and consumer electronics, and (4) Internet business. Pillar one is WAY behind schedule, and is delaying pillar two (which is silly). Pillar 3 hasn't turned a profit yet, and likely won't for some time (if ever). Microsoft is still trying to figure out what pillar 4 actually is. So, pillar one keeps getting torn down and re-built because it won't stand up, pillar two can't get into place until pillar one is finished, pillar three is leaning on pillars one and two for support, and pillar four is an sign showing an artist's rendering of a shiny completed pillar.
I know all too well exactly what needs to be done to CSS to get IE5 & 6 to display it right. If you re-read my post, my point was that you would think that Microsoft could figure out a way to patch the old browsers in a way that didn't make them break the hacks everyone is commonly using. I've spent 5 years coding those tired hacks into my CSS, and I'm not looking forward to doing it for another 5 !
Maybe this is an oversimplified solution, but why couldn't Microsoft just "push" CSS fixes to their older browsers? I realize web developers (like myself) already have a slew of hacks and patches to handle the broken CSS of IE 5&6, but surely a company with as many bright engineers as Microsoft could figure out a way to patch the old browsers without breaking pages that use the hacks.
I recently purchased a package of pears that had a "ripeness indicator" sticker. The pears and the sticker were enclosed in a clear plastic case, which was likely to keep outside gasses from interfering with the sticker's chemistry. I hope this doesn't mean that we're going to be seeing more fruit encased in plastic. That's an environmental nightmare (although it does protect the fruit from abuse by ham-fisted grocery baggers).
I'm not surprised that Apple's notebook share rose sharply. I knew something big was coming to replace the G4 PowerBooks, and I waited a good long time to replace my Pismo (which was still working perfectly after over 5 years of service). I couldn't be happier with the new machine, and I'm very glad I waited. MacBook Pros do get warm (especially when working the graphics card hard), but it has never gotten to the point where it was uncomfortable or dangerous to the machine. My CPU is currently at 77 degrees F after about 1 1/2 hours of "normal" use. I don't know what those people are doing to be able to fry eggs on their machines... that's not my experience at all.
...the pig now thinks he's a tunafish sandwich.
Microsoft is hoping the halo effect from this new iPod killer will draw in new Windows Vista users.
Considering that France has recently been rocked by massive protests and riots, I find it curious that the French government is troubling themselves with iPod legislation. Perhaps they already have a law against flag burning.
As someone who has had to completely eliminate caffeine from my diet due to panic attacks, I'm living proof that the human body CAN function normally without caffeine. I've met people who live normally on a very reduced carb diet that is almost completely sugar-free.
I've never heard of a person who could do both and still summon the energy to keep their heart beating.
Dear Adobe,
...and a free upgrade to CS3 when it comes out.
...and a case of beer - good beer - in bottles, not cans
I will gladly rat out the company I used to work for in exchange for one legit copy of Adobe CS2
Sincerely,
Disgruntled ex-employee
I'm also the happy owner of a MacBook Pro (2.16Ghz w 2GB RAM) - an upgrade from a Pismo that just wouldn't die. I keep reading reports of strange noises, bulges and blemishes, but I haven't experienced anything out of the ordinary. My processor temp reads 149 degrees F. and I've been using it "normally" for several hours. It's warm to the touch around the keyboard, but not at all uncomfortable. The bottom is warmer, but I can still comfortably keep my hand on it.