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I do feel that widescreens are less useful for most computer applications, but my real hate is for screens whose vertical resolution is less than 1024. This buries the OK button on dialogs, and breaks quite a few apps.

I think they are underestimating the DHS' ability to screw things up. One of the reasons high-speed rail is faster than planes under 1k miles is the faster boarding process. I wouldn't be surprised to see 2 hour security lines before a high-speed train. :(

Still screwing with it. Ideally, I'd love VirtualDub to handle it, but I can't find the right settings/filters. I tried Quicktime Pro 7, and while it has the correct output, it doesn't like my XviD input. I even tried using VDub to output AVI and Quicktime Pro 7 to convert that, but the result...

Awesome. Thanks Chewy.

Damn that is cool. The questions are: 1. How much does it cost per mile of track? 2. How much does each train cost? 3. How many people fit on each train? 4. How many routes are mid/near-term profitable? I suspect the answer to #4 is "none" in the US.

Thanks. I was actually more interested in getting videos into the phone. That would involve downsampling and transcoding I assume.

Actually JTR, my next concern is something we have already talked about. Boredom. Driving at 75mph (10 over - the average speed on the road), is so incredibly boring. When I drive as I like, 100% of my attention is on the road. I know exactly where every car is and what they are likely to do...

That isn't the problem for me, getting the files from my MicroSD card to the PC isn't hard, it's converting to/from whatever video file they are using that is the issue. Any suggestions there?

That was already the plan. They were doubly nice in that they made it a simple infraction as opposed to a Misdemeanor (an option at that speed). Further, since it is my first ticket in 7 years, I am eligible for traffic school! ;)

Samsung is still my LCD manufacturer of choice, since their original 191T. Looks like the current "good" one is the 940T. If you don't need DVI, the 940N is their low end. I don't recommend widescreen for computers, they are less useful for everything but movies.

They claim to have gotten me at 116, but the ticket itself is for 98. Darn nice of them, really. In everything there is a risk, and a benefit. The people who succeed are the ones who do the math, not just avoid every risk regardless.

Well, that apparently went really well. Ended up with a Buick Something, when I started it had 4 miles, when I was done it had 94. E-Brake was off, but the brakes themselves smelled really bad. It's amazing how much some easy things (being tall) are worth compared to some difficult things...

Press the right Ctrl button once. ;)

I'm curious because it was not in the typical X, K, Ka, or Ladar bands (detector was silent). The ticket itself does not indicate the method used beyond "aircraft".

That's what I'm looking for. I picked up a Turtle Beach AudioAdvantage Micro today, but it only does optical (TosLink). On closer inspection, it seems all the products in this space do 1/8" analog and optical digital. Help?

Two questions: 1. Could anyone recommend a good traffic lawyer? Just for a consultation. 2. Does anyone know the accuracy of aircraft-based radar? Good thing I'm giving up this commute soon...

I don't care one way or the other, as long as it is consistent.

I really miss that. I could, I suppose, still do it. Except that my GF gets up at 7AM on M-W-F to work. On T-Th, she doesn't, but I'm not that flexible, so I get up around 8AM and she sleeps until 11AM.

Where I grew up, there were trailer parks a plenty. Lots and lots of poor women looking to get knocked-up so they wouldn't have to be baggers at Safeway or deliver pizzas anymore. Every night they would get dressed-up and try to "bag a good one" at the local pubs. I know. I befriended a couple...

Looks like it does some kind of crazy buffering in it's virtual device emulation. That could explain a lot WRT "snappiness"

Saw this on our walk today.

4+ feet away is plenty to avoid intimidating subjects. When it is <3ft a lens >6" long could be intimidating ;)

Hmm, I wonder how gaming performance is...this could be the trick to get me onto Ubuntu...

When choosing a location with womens such as you have described you will benefit from the following: Large city - more people increases your odds Near a large university that includes a strong graduate program in the sciences - self-explanatory In an area with a strong geek-employment base -...

You are right, of course. But specifically when shooting people, who are all about the same size, shooting with a wide lens means you can be very close.

The size of the body on the 20D is really nice. I have large hands (an octave and 2-3 keys) and my hands wrap around it quite nicely. Mainly it's just the length of the lens that is intimidating.

The only things I'm hearing about the 38xx are at the end of 8800GT reviews, and they all start with "ATI called us, and says their next card is going to be great".

Um...I'm pretty sure it does. Or both the laptops I have include their own software for doing so. Actually, I'm pretty sure one of them has Notebook Hardware Control installed, and the other I'm not so sure about.

I typed in the information, but I don't think I was connected to the internet at the time (it was on a VM inside VMWare Workstation)

Linux 2.6

How would this be difficult?

Spend more time with women. Any women, any time, just more. And read this book, it's awesome.

Vista seems to me to do a "better" job of hiding system files and folders. Does changing the folder options make any difference?

I agree with Merc that the synthetic numbers in the blog are bogus, unless he was running them on a massive server. But I did just install it and a Ubuntu 7.10 guest, and it seems quite snappy. It also looks like it didn't make as much of a mess of my network cards as VMWare Workstation or...

Pizza, a bowl of Frosted Mini Wheats, and a can of Coke.

I'm with timwhit on this one. The natural state of things will sort itself out.

Pizza for breakfast? Oh yeah, thanks for the reminder. (Walks to the table and grabs a leftover slice from last night). No Vodka this morning, though, I'm on-call.

When I think telephoto, large is expected. Focal lengths over 100mm usually mean you subject is some distance away. Focal lengths of 10mm typically mean your subject is really close, so a small lens is more important.

This can be on the honor system...post it if you got it.

For the record, here is the old page. But most of the pictures are broken.

mubs, I'm told that if you post one of you and your girlfriend, I can share one of me and her. ;)

Olga insists that her pictures remain private. I'll see if I can get to to allow one out.

Oops..fixed ;) Sorry if the glare from my balding forehead blinds you...

Thanks for the links, Handy. The lens isn't intimidating to me, but it is a largish lens to be pointing at people so close. Come to think of it, the 10-22 isn't small, either.

I had some social situations the other day where it would have been nice to have a wider lens. Unfortunately, there isn't a sample shot of the EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, so I'm not sure how wide it really is. I have the 18-55, but the lens is a bit intimidating in social settings.

Me on the left.

Because Merc was abused by Western Digital as a child.

Me neither.

...or you could come out to sunny CA, where women are in short supply, but high caliber ;)

The lowest I've been while 6'2" was 140lbs. I was very, very sick; couldn't even walk. 175-185 is a nice, safe range for me. I thought I was still there until this thread had me check the scale. What an unpleasant surprise :(