zimage - Slashdot User

Comment Re:obligatory... (Score 5, Funny) 382

by zimage on Friday March 16, 2012 @08:34PM (#39385361) Attached to: Mastering Engineer Explains Types of Compression, Effects On Today's Music

What on earth did I just read?

Digital data does not degrade Mr. Audiophile. If it was 256k when you got the MP3 it will still be 256k. Though the CD-R might self-erase (the dye fades) and become completely unplayable. I recommend only store-bought CDs (they are pressed with permanent pits). Or just save money and stream your music off youtube for free. ;-)

Mod parent "Doesn't understand humor".

Comment Algorithm Analysis (Score 1) 396

by zimage on Friday February 19, 2010 @12:28PM (#31200448) Attached to: What Knowledge Gaps Do Self-Taught Programmers Generally Have?

One of the biggest ones I've seen is that self-taught programmers tend to not think about algorithm efficiency. Learn how to determine the big-O of your functions and learn how to code more scalable algorithms.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithm_analysis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_O_notation

Comment from the kid-have-you-rehabilitated-yourself dept. (Score 1) 370

by zimage on Thursday September 03, 2009 @12:01AM (#29295407) Attached to: How To Hire a Hacker

Love the Arlo Guthrie reference here :)

Comment Job Title (Score 1) 586

by zimage on Tuesday April 14, 2009 @12:51PM (#27572571) Attached to: What Do You Call People Who "Do HTML"?

In the early 2000s, my business-card actually said "Webmonkey". :)

Submission + - YouTube Breeding Harmful Scientific Misinformation (eurekalert.org)

Submitted by

Invisible Pink Unicorn

on Thursday December 06, 2007 @12:32PM

Invisible Pink Unicorn writes: "University of Toronto researchers have uncovered widespread misinformation in videos on YouTube, related to vaccination and immunization. In the first-ever study of its kind, they found that over half of the 153 videos analyzed portrayed childhood, HPV, flu and other vaccinations negatively or ambiguously. They also found that videos highly skeptical of vaccinations received more views and better ratings by users than those videos that portray immunizations in a positive light. According to the lead research, 'YouTube is increasingly a resource people consult for health information, including vaccination. Our study shows that a significant amount of immunization content on YouTube contradicts the best scientific evidence at large. From a public health perspective, this is very concerning.' An extract from the Journal of the American Medical Association is available online."

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