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Comment: Re:Hi there! This is Zoe replying (Score 1) 665

by drkoemans (#42809911) Attached to: As Music Streaming Grows, Royalties Slow To a Trickle
It is a sad day on /. when the subject of the story posts an eloquent, intelligent response and only gets modded +3 interesting (rather than informative). But never mind this post, please continue to debate this story from a position of ignorance, it has never stopped us before.

Comment: Re:Detail (Score 1) 230

by drkoemans (#42338333) Attached to: Carmack: Next-Gen Console Games Will Still Aim For 30fps

I should of mentioned the reason why.

When you shoot video you capture single pictures. When people are moving in these shots, the have motion blur. How much motion blur depends on how fast they are moving and how many shots per sec you take.

Speed of subject, frames (images) per second, and time of exposure per frame dictate how much blur there will be present. A fast moving subject at 48FPS with an exposure of 1/48 may also have motion blur. The chariot scenes in gladiator come to mind for the opposite effect at 24FPS. Scott set his exposure to 1/2000 or higher which even at a low FPS results in VERY crisp shots with no blur, you just need boatloads of light for an exposure time that short.

Comment: Re:The memory thing... (Score 2) 241

by drkoemans (#42337891) Attached to: Whose Bug Is This Anyway?

Look up "bathtub curve" sometime.

This is exactly why I cringe when I hear people saying "we need to replace that hardware because its been running for a few years now so might fail soon" - the chances of your brand new hardware going pop are often far higher than the tired old hardware. Eventually the old kit will of course die, but in my experience that is far further into the future than most people imagine.

I think that could be taken as generally true, particularly with RAM and CPU but I'm still seeing fallout from the electrolytic fluid/capacitor debacle from the 2000s. Power supplies and main/daughter boards are still failing unpredictably in older hardware. Even newer equipment has suffered as "new old stock" components were integrated in equipment manufactured after 2006. The tolerance of the capacitors was close enough to get them past the initial failure period but off enough to eventually cause problems.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague

Comment: Re:Why Amazon? (Score 1) 174

by drkoemans (#42109017) Attached to: Cyber Monday and Amazon's Online Dominance
You are joking of course. I've been shopping at amazon almost exclusively for the past 4 years and I'm a Washington resident; been paying my sales tax all along. The main reason why I don't shop locally is because I don't want to deal with people/traffic/time wasting looking for something when I can do it from my couch. I never use local shops as try before you buy, I never get that far, amazon's return policy is such I don't feel like there is any risk. I don't even buy my clothes locally anymore. While I may sound like a shill (or shut in) I am in no way affiliated with amazon, I just prefer to shop somewhere that has earned my business and works with my lifestyle. Driving anywhere in seattle sucks.

Comment: there are a few gems... (Score 1) 165

by drkoemans (#42078919) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Math and Science iOS Apps For Young Kids?
I have a boy but in that same age range. I too have been frustrated with the lack of quality apps. Mermaid waters is pretty good with math and matching games, math train is also decent as is superwhy but the best app I've found is Word Wizard. It is the speak and spell you always wanted. Very high quality app. The very best app I've seen is Redshift. Beats all the other star maps hands down. It is pricey but worth every penny. And before anyone gets uptight, no I am not associated with any of the developers in any way.

Comment: Re:Huge increase in total travel time (Score 2) 332

by drkoemans (#41451343) Attached to: Tesla Reveals Charging Station Sites In 3 US States
I grew up in a place where median home price was in that range and for some reason, everyone in town seemed to have a fully loaded/lifted truck, a 5th wheel, dirt bikes, classic car, you name it. These were blue collar working class folk. A fully loaded pickup with mods is a good $50,000 easy these days and I see plenty of people in rural/suburban areas ponying up that kinda cash. I'm not sure how a luxury car (and 60k is barely that) is any different than a pickup. They both suck up gas at the same rate, have about the same horsepower but just appeal to different crowds. Cost of housing in an area is no way to measure this stuff.

Comment: Use a keyboard stand (Score 1) 347

by drkoemans (#41253791) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: What's Your Take On Stand-Up Desks?
I was in the same boat as you. I am a musician and wanted a stand up desk for my audio workstation to make it easier to play guitar and record. I already had an X-type keyboard stand sitting around so I bought a second platform for it to make it a two tier stand. I put my laptop on the second tier using a scrap piece of lumber. Works great and cheap. This is basically exactly what I have.
http://www.amazon.com/On-Stage-Stands-Deluxe-2-Tier-Keyboard/dp/B0002M3OUO/ref=sr_1_9?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1346966758&sr=1-9&keywords=onstage+keyboard+stand

Comment: Re:If I was cynical... (Score 1) 277

by drkoemans (#40937625) Attached to: US Is Finally Cleaning Up Agent Orange In Vietnam
Here here.When I was in Vietnam a few years back documenting a charity bike ride for the treatment of land mine victims and I would ask people there how they felt about the US. The most common answer I heard was that the US was there for such a short time, we barely register in the history books. Same goes for the French. Where they did manage to hold a grudge was for the Chinese who they have been fighting with for thousands of years. Vietnam is a beautiful country with some of the kindest and happiest people I have ever met in my travels. There is a lot to be said for having nothing. Ho Chi Minh City on the other hand was the same sort of major metropolis you'd find in any other country. I had no love for it.

Comment: Oryx and Crake/Year of the Flood (Score 1) 1365

by drkoemans (#40920643) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: What's the Most Depressing Sci-fi You've Ever Read?
Atwood is pretty good at depressing, even if she doesn't consider herself a sci-fi author. If you like Margaret Atwood, I suggest you DO NOT listen to this interview. She apparently isn't familiar with the work of Orson Scott Card.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129324791

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