One, is that it looks like this could serve as clear precedent to help stem the flow of the obvious scam that is the US traffic court system. Everyone knows about the money-making scam that it is. How many here have gotten pulled over for speeding, then ticketed for a fancy license plate frame, or something that didn't result in "points", but still made revenue for the township? It's one of humanity's lesser but very prominent failures. The second thing is that, if you're ever around Cincinnati, learn where Elmwood Place is, and avoid it! Google Map of Elmwood Place: http://goo.gl/maps/rnbN0

Thanks! I didn't realize how involved colorists were with picture quality, but it makes sense. I see they have to choose a balance between brightness and noise, demonstrated here: http://aaronwilliams.tv/2010/12/colorist-tip-9/

Also, the HV30's 1/2.7 inch sensor size seems considerably better than my HF200's 1/4 inch sensor size, which probably also helps a lot. Just as a side note, a lot of people here might have DSLR's, and those.. especially Canon 5D Mark 2 and 3's, are very good for low light video, as long as you don't let the thing overheat and... I think you need special equipment for the focusing too.

Yes, ultra low budget/student contracts with SAG (now SAG-AFTRA) are exactly what I'm talking about. It really is that bad.

I'd like to just get my two-cents in about SAG-AFTRA, the main actors' union filmmakers have to deal with these days. I make films too, and while I submit them to film festivals, just like this film I prefer to release it free online when it's out of the film festival circuit. While SAG-AFTRA does have accommodations for no budget films, where you don't have to pay the actors professional rates (actors, both union and non-union, often will work for free or very low compensation, mainly for the experience), they have a seemingly arbitrary limitation on how you can distribute the film afterward. A SAG-AFTRA rep told me that I could show my films in film festivals, or online (new media), but not both. If I distributed the film on both, they require me to adhere to the laundry list of standards enforced on big budget productions, including compensating each actor at $100/day. So basically, if you recruit a SAG-AFTRA actor for a no budget production, your film will get swept under the carpet after it's out of the festivals. My advice to indie filmmakers... do not consider union actors. Hold longer auditions if necessary.

It might be because I'm watching on Youtube, but the blacks seem very clean (non-grainy) for a consumer-level camera (Canon Vixia HV30) ... how did you achieve that?

Yep, did the sleep study. Was diagnosed with "mild sleep apnea".. was told I didn't have to worry because my oxygen levels didn't dip under 90%. But it felt miserable to me. I went to an ENT and a couple of other specialists/PCPs. Eventually I figured I was getting nowhere and I just thought about it logically and got to the bottom of it. I'd rather not write further details on /. :)

Well, if you want to know explicitly, mucus is more viscous when less hydrated, and can clog up airways.

The patient has one huge advantage over the doctor. That patient lives his/her life every day as, the patient. A doctor's 30 second assessment of seemingly minor symptoms in no way compares to a systematic evaluation of daily experience over weeks, months, or even years of the patient's life. I diagnosed and fixed my own sleep problems after consulting many doctors over a long span of time. Ultimately, I found that I was suffering sleep apnea because I wasn't drinking enough water. In hindsight, there were obvious signs pointing at under-hydration, but none of the doctors investigated this.

I think a computer programmer is well-suited to logically "debugging" themselves. I do agree that it's easy to "jump the gun" in today's WebMD world, but as long as you're not taking potentially harmful medications or performing a self-biopsy, putting the error logs in a smart patient's hands is only a good thing.

Not worth trying to keep them out. There are many laws that allow some people to walk up to your door. I tend to believe this explanation, explaining how it varies by local ordinances:

http://www.newlifelc.com/view.php?id=20130223123856AAHAyYH

But even if it is with purely commercial interests, don't expect to change the world, let alone Google:

http://www.itworld.com/legal/129524/google-admits-trespassing-street-view-hit-crushing-1-fine

Most don't give their ass away for free, as shown here: http://www.littlefriendsranch.com/Donkeys%20for%20Sale.htm

I'd demand top dollar for your ass if I were you! Unless there's something wrong with your ass. Then god bless the kind soul who gives your ass a nice home. Just remember to treat your ass well. Insurance doesn't cover most things that can go wrong with it.

The key, I think, to working at home productively (when you have kids/pets/toys/etc) is to have a completely separated part of your home designated for work.. could even have a separate front door if possible. This is pretty much what the government is expecting of self-employed folks who write off part of their rent/mortgage as a home office anyway. The colocation is a huge time saver and convenience, and is great for the environment. While especially in our line of work, the price of repeated context switches are huge, I'd argue that many workplaces don't do a very good job shielding us from these either. In a perfect world, employers should use half the money saved on monthly office space rent to pay for one-time home office accommodations, and for employee compensation/perks.

I'm sure the military will be a customer, but $125k for any major corporation is negligible. I was going to reply saying the cost of building a concept car, for instance, is peanuts compared with $125k. However, the industry standard, upon further looking into it, is to build a large scale non-working prototype. If they want it functional, they might take the drive train out of an existing car. This is pretty close to the functionality you get out of prototyping with VR, and the majority of the cost is the CAD. The big savings comes with the modifications. The "let's see what it looks like if you did this". The time savings would be immense, to produce a new model for every change. Also, the remote transmission of prototypes. A movie studio in California, and a machine shop in Colorado might want to see what the latest Dalek costume looks like in a new Dr. Who movie, produced by designers in Japan. If this is the best thing out there, $125k seems to be the right price.

I would not underrate the importance of music. Movies depend on music. Much of the advertising industry depends on music. When the iPod was introduced, it was an absolute game changer for the lives of many. Music has the power to define generations. And more importantly, it takes a lot of raw talent to make good music. There's incredible demand for it, and it has a big impact, directly and indirectly, on the economy, so don't undersell it, even if it isn't something that is a basic human need.

Those "western style names" are often very long and extremely hard to type correctly. Take "Volodymyr Krynytskyy" for a typical Russian example. Go with the username.

If you're innocent, in a "perfect" world, with the world a moniker for the US justice system, you'll win the trial, for free, without any undue hardship to appear in court when required.