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More information on NVIDIA's chipset business
Subject: Chipsets | October 8, 2009 - 07:00 PM | Ryan Shrout
It would appear I stirred up quite the dust cloud when I wrote that NVIDIA was essentially exiting the chipset business in my recent "State of NVIDIA" editorial. Everyone from the Wall Street Journal, to MarketWatch, to PC Magazine and even CNet have put in their two cents about the ordeal. As you might imagine this got NVIDIA's attention and while they were at first NOT going to put out a statement on the issue, they obviously changed their minds this afternoon. I'll break up their statement a bit at a time with commentary in between:
This is completely correct - NVIDIA is not closing their doors on selling or producing existing chipsets, either for AMD or Intel platforms. The GeForce 9400M and the ION names are, as of right now, essentially referring to the same product - the one used in all current Apple MacBook Pro machines (as well as several of the Apple iMac configurations) and numerous netbooks and nettops like the HP Mini 311.
The HP Mini 311 powered by NVIDIA ION
It is also true that there are as-of-yet unannounced systems coming out this fall and winter based around the ION platform that will continue to drive revenue for NVIDIA into 2010.
This statement is basically telling us "hey, we still are selling those chipsets we released in 2006 for the AMD platform." While that is true, the product is not being updated or innovated at all. But as long as NVIDIA can sell it to partners and make a profit, I am sure they will continue to do so.
There are two key points in this statement. First, NVIDIA claims they are continuing to innovate for Intel's platforms where there is a front-side bus involved as that is the one area that without a doubt NVIDIA knows they are permitted to develop for. I do know that NVIDIA has just one more chipset planned for this segment, what we essentially know as the ION 2 platform, that is being built pretty much exclusively for a single major OEM - of the fruit variety. Surely you didn't think Apple would base almost its entire line of products on a technology without an upgrade path? Might we see ION 2 in other platforms like netbooks and component-level products? Probably, but ION 2 definitely only has a single target in mind.
If we consider the fact that ION 2 is basically a completed product at this time, with only very minor changes and tweaks being done to suit the OEM in question, then we can rest assured that chipset development at NVIDIA is essentially over - just to reiterate my original point.
The original ION reference board
The second point made by NVIDIA here is that they are no longer developing for the current generation desktop Intel platforms because they have essentially be locked out of the platform by Intel's legal department. The debate will rage on for months if not years about who is legally correct here, but it will not matter - NVIDIA has decided it is not worth the cost to do business with Intel in this area. Intel has a nasty reputation for pushing out competition like this and it seems obvious that it has happened once again.
A cheery conclusion, but one that simply tries to hide the fact that NVIDIA is leaving the once-profitable chipset business behind. The term "well into the future" is purposely ambiguous after all - ION and the ION 2 product could in fact last into 2011 if NVIDIA plays its cards right or it could fizzle out in mid-2010 depending on how aggressive Intel becomes on pricing, etc. After ION 2 sees the door we can assume that parts of the chipset team at NVIDIA will survive to do marketing and support of the product but engineers will be reassigned or looking for new work outside the company.
If you want to read up on the current status of NVIDIA as a whole, including graphics, GPU computing, gaming and chipset markets, I recommend you read over my recent State of NVIDIA: For better or for worse editorial posted earlier in the week.
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"True love can last an eternity . . . but immortality comes at a price. . . .
On the midnight shift at a hospital in rural Maine, Dr. Luke Findley is expecting another quiet evening of frostbite and the occasional domestic dispute. But the minute Lanore McIlvrae—Lanny—walks into his ER, she changes his life forever. A mysterious woman with a past and plenty of dark secrets, Lanny is unlike anyone Luke has ever met. He is inexplicably drawn to her . . . despite the fact that she is a murder suspect with a police escort. And as she begins to tell her story, a story of enduring love and consummate betrayal that transcends time and mortality, Luke finds himself utterly captivated.
Her impassioned account begins at the turn of the nineteenth century in the same small town of St. Andrew, Maine, back when it was a Puritan settlement. Consumed as a child by her love for the son of the town's founder, Lanny will do anything to be with him forever. But the price she pays is steep—an immortal bond that chains her to a terrible fate for all eternity. And now, two centuries later, the key to her healing and her salvation lies with Dr. Luke Findley.
Part historical novel, part supernatural page-turner, The Taker is an unforgettable tale about the power of unrequited love not only to elevate and sustain, but also to blind and ultimately destroy, and how each of us is responsible for finding our own path to redemption."
We all have them. The titles may be different but the existence of the books are all the same for each of us. There are those books that you mean to read. Often times they are books that have received a large amount of attention or even praise and as a reader you truly mean to read them, you make the mental note again and again but somehow never seem to get around to it. It's almost as if you are saving those titles for a reader's rainy day perhaps? Confession time..The Taker has long been one of mine. Saved for who knows what reason and then eventually devoured in almost one single sitting. I honestly did not put it down for two solid days. Leaving me wondering: why on earth did I wait to read this?
What can I say? This book really hit all the right notes for so many reasons. There is almost nothing about it that I didn't truly, deeply enjoy. Dipping between modern day and a time long ago, the telling is pitch perfect for both which I think is a tricky thing within itself for a writer to accomplish but Alma Katsu proves it can be done and done well.
The core of the novel is the love that Lanny feels for Luke. It's that kind of love that is so powerful that you know it will either redeem or destroy. Love is the driving force in this novel and I think the author did a great job of making it feel both believable and real. It was essential that the reader understand and in some ways be able to relate to how a person that deeply in love would actually feel. The author did a splendid job of building and establishing that intoxication. As she describes it at one point…
"It was like being in love with the sun: brilliant and intoxicating to be near, but impossible to keep to oneself. It was hopeless to love him and yet it was hopeless to not to."
In the end the only positive thing I can glean from waiting so long to indulge in this book is that now I have a shorter wait time than everyone else for the next book to continue this addictive series. The Reckoning releases June 19, 2012 and I can promise I will not be waiting one day to dive deep within it's pages.
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A post by Guest Blogger, Sarah Martin, College Relations and Social Media Recruiter, Garmin International
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#NACE13. My first NACE conference! I've been looking forward to this event for months and am so honored to participate as a guest blogger. My background? I've been recruiting for 9 years, the last 3 of which have been exclusively college recruitment at Garmin International. A year ago we started incorporating social media into our company recruitment efforts, which has been an extremely interesting and educational adventure. I'm so thankful to have a mentor who has paved the way for social media within Garmin! Our current recruitment efforts, with regards to social media, are primarily focused on Twitter (@workatgarmin). There are so many avenues to reach potential candidates, we are continually evaluating the most strategic and effective ways to connect with our target audience.
It's amazing to think about how much my role as a recruiter has changed over the last (almost) decade. When I started recruiting, the company I worked for (a progressive healthcare system) had paper applications. We filled our openings by attending career fairs and other recruitment events. Today at Garmin (an innovative technology company), we accept online applications, attend virtual career fairs, host a variety of recruitment events, and are inserting ourselves into the ever changing world of social media as it relates to recruitment. One thing that hasn't changed? The value of networking. I look forward to meeting a variety of individuals at #NACE13: Career Services Representatives, College Recruiters, and other industry experts.
There are so many great workshops to attend, I'm not sure if I will be able to fit everything in. I'm lucky that a co-worker of mine is also attending, so we can tag team. Now comes the time to get strategic and prioritize! One workshop at the top of my list is "Social Media and College Recruits: Bring an "A Game." The title alone speaks my language, and a bonus is that the presenter is an expert on this topic. Sign me up!
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Have you ever noticed the inordinate number of African-American males who aspire to be ordained ministers? Perhaps the influence and power which African-American preachers have in the Black community, and the acceptance they seem to gain in "White" society, has something to do with this. Also, although African-Americans have historically voted with liberal Democrats, their churches tend to be very conservative, socially, similar to fundamentalist Christians, (Tea Party) Republicans, and the Christian Right.
A secular friend posed this excellent question. Why so few African-American atheists?
We're hoping that a African-American atheist can provide an insightful reply. But, thoughtful analysis and comments from all are welcome. This is a phenomenon which warrants a lot of thought. Might the African-American church be the last bastion of Christianity in the U.S.?
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One, I think it's a way to get ahead in the world. Not only do people make social connections in church, xians are also seen as morally superior and more likable.
Two, during the slave period church was one place blacks could meet and discuss whatever they liked without white interference. This seems to have remained true for a century after slavery ended. MLK was a minister. Civil rights activities often took place in churches - the one place a southern white man would not go - a black church. This does not appear to currently be true. There seems to be no reason why blacks can't meet and discuss ideas wherever they like today.
Three, this is true for all would be atheists. It is very hard to break away from the traditions of your family and face possible rejection.
Four, xtainity helped blacks cope with enslavement. However, it may have also prevented them from revolting as they did in Haiti where they were not nearly so xian. There are a number of bible passages that actually support slavery and weigh heavily on the side of the slave owner and say the slave should be obedient. I can't help but think xtainity has been a double edged sword for blacks. On the one hand, it seems to offer some personal solace. On the other, it is a tool of repression, mistreatment, and enslavement.
Five, and this is pure speculation on my part, because during the enslavement years black families were often ripped apart, I think they turned to the church as a surrogate family. I have been in both black and white churches and black churches are much tighter knit. Whites come and go and change churches to what suits their needs or wants. There's not a whole lot of church loyalty. A white person may stay one denomination all their lives, but they will probably change churches many times - even within the same city. Black people seem to be born in one church and unless they move to another city, they seem to stay at their birth church all their lives. They often refer to their church mates as brother/sister/aunt/uncle. Calling non related friends by familial titles is common throughout the black community, however, it appears to be especially true in the churches. So not only do they loose their natural family, they also loose their extended church family as well. It would be very difficult to loose all your family and all our friends over your religion choices. The easy thing and probably a defensive thing to do, would be to keep your mouth shut and give lip service to faith even if you were an atheist, because you want friends, family, companionship and love. Sure, it would be a lie, but you wouldn't be alone. As a white person, I have been able to remain on friendly terms with my old churchmates. They haven't rejected my hand of friendship. This could be because although I have rejected their religion, I maintain and hold the same values that I did before. I don't know if this is possible for a black person from a black church.
These are just my observations. Others can weigh in on how accurate they are.
I'm not African American, but I did become an Atheist when I was living in Africa and this question has been on my mind a lot. I think a lot of it has to do with socioeconomic status and education. People often resort to religion for hope and it's a sad fact that there is a disproportionate number of African Americans in poverty in America. Additionally you combine that with some of the rich traditions of music in the Southern Black tradition and you can see it used as a cohesive force. Obviously there are much better things than religion to unify a people, but it makes a lot of sense.
It is slowly getting better though. I saw a YouTube video with several scientists talking about evolution and they made it clear that they were all atheists. It was a really great video, and something was gnawing at my attention but I wasn't sure what. Suddenly I realized that they were all Black. That was the first time I had consciously noticed any Black atheists outside (the incredible!) Neil deGrasse Tyson and my new heroine Ayaan Hirshi Ali.
"I think a lot of it has to do with socioeconomic status and education. People often resort to religion for hope and it's a sad fact that there is a disproportionate number of African Americans in poverty in America."
You stole the words right out of my mouth. I think this is the single greatest reason why there are so few black atheists. Although I think it has got more to do with education and less to do with hope. Poor people are poorly educated, and the poorly educated cannot expand their minds past the dogma of their in-groups as well as the well-off. The entire black culture is an appeal to their baser instincts. Poetry is fine, although I sometimes think it is a poor-man's philosophy, and rap is a poor-man's poetry. It is a lot to expect that many people born into a ghetto, or an authoritarian Muslim country, or a place like Haiti, would work their way past their circumstances to enlightenment.
ha. who wants to get fired from their jobs right? LOL ... well..
you have Ayanna Watson from BAAM
Greydon Square to performing at the next American Atheists convention...
so... on top of that there's many on youtube
on top of that... well... guess you'd have to ask around. . .
there's been so much media hype and influence of corruption through corporate/music crap
mainstream crap that it's ok to steal rape and kill before your 18... imho.. whites blacks indian whatever
so. when kids of any color learn that their so-called leader is a cheater and all they see is rambo or big boody gals all the time... who's gonna care about the future? well.. i digress. there comes a point where reality hits like a slap in the face is all i'm sayin'.
I might not be the most knowledgeable person of this subject as far as experience goes (I'm biracial, and have been to both black and white churches in the past, but only a handful of times), but I can understand it on a cognitive level. I agree that it's probably more to do with socioeconomic standings than anything else.
It's a kind of comfort. The black community has been (and still is, just not nearly to the same extent) oppressed, and the camaraderie and importance that religion offers is a major factor; they have a sense of community, a sense of being part of something bigger, and having a god who loves them when the world seems like it doesn't provides a lot of incentive for them to be religious. Of course, majority races go through the same thought process as well, but it seems to be more prevalent in those who have been oppressed and who need something that allows them to be equal with everyone else, including their oppressors- All are equal in the eyes of God and all that.
ey wuz up guys. Well a Latino Atheist over here but i feel what you saying Garaidh. The link is a video on youtube, its made by RationalWarrior wich he explains how he handles this situation. He is really good, let me know what you think.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jox38cR7L0
Thanks for sharing this YouTube video. It provided some of the insight we've been seeking.
The Unbelievers, By EMILY BRENNAN
"…88 percent of African-Americans believe in God with absolute certainty, compared with 71 percent of the total population, with more than half attending religious services at least once a week."
That stat is why. The majority of blacks are holy rollers. I have been at non-church functions, around my people, where the first question is what is your name? The second question is what church do you belong to? When I respond that I don't belong to a church, then they want me to join their curch stat! When I respond that I am not a church goer, I usually get the "it's ok as long as you believe in god" response. Or, why don't you go to church? Sadly, if you're black then you believe/go to church, it goes hand in hand. If you're a really good christian you'll go at least twice a week AND participate in choir.
For me, it's difficult enough finding acceptance in the "regular" world, due to my non-belief. In the "black" world it is pretty much a death sentence. For those I have shared my views with, I have been told that I am a disgrace to my race. It makes me feel as though I have to choose between being black - which means accepting god. Or, being an outcast but sticking to my views.
For now, I am mostly in the closet. However, I refuse to act like I am a believer. I just keep quiet or dodge around it when the topic comes up, unless I am in a situation where I can't. And Grace nailed it with the slavery reference.
At least, what church do you belong to is your second question? That is the first question people ask and I have to remind that their question is so rude and none of their business. I also remind that that their mentality is totally unacceptable, if they cannot show me any form of respect of introducing themselves to me. That's when they look stupid and I walk away.
Last nite, I was taking out the garbage and as I was walking to my apartment, this woman walked up to me and said, "hey, I never see you in bible study." I said, I am not into religion, and she asked, 'well, why not?' I said, I did not realize that I was violating a mandate to have some form of religion. I also said, that this is a personal issue for me and not for you to try to convert me. She said, oh, I have plenty of time to convert you and I said, update your will and get your affairs in orders. She asked why would I say something so terrible and I said, people like you who try to convert me to xtianity, end up dying trying.
Yeah, I notice the lack of ethnic minority members whenever I attend atheist groups. It makes us seem as if we're in the dark ages.
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The pope, who has tried to set an example of austerity by renouncing the spacious papal apartments for a small residence in a Vatican guest house, held talks with Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, head of the German bishops' conference.
Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst of Limburg in western Germany has stirred anger and calls for his resignation among German Catholics and media over huge cost overruns on his residence at a time when Pope Francis is stressing humility and serving the poor.
"All sides are interested in finding a good and rapid solution so that the situation in the diocese of Limburg can be settled and we can find a way out of this difficult situation," Zollitsch told reporters after his meeting with the pope.
Tebartz-van Elst, who has apologised for any "carelessness or misjudgment on my part" but denies wrongdoing, is in Rome waiting to be called to meet the pope and is believed to have met in Rome with Zollitsch, one of the highest ranking figures in the Roman Catholic Church in Germany.
Zollitsch, speaking to reporters outside a residence near the Vatican, said an audit commission would begin work on Friday to investigate what has become a major embarrassment for the Roman Catholic Church in Germany.
The German media has dubbed Tebartz-van Elst "the luxury bishop" after an initial audit of his spending, ordered after a Vatican monitor visited Limburg last month, revealed the project cost at least 31 million euros, six times more than planned.
Tebartz-van Elst, whose baroque style was more in line with the conservative model of Roman Catholicism projected by retired German-born Pope Benedict, has also been accused by German magistrates of lying under oath about a first-class flight to visit poverty programmes in India.
German media, citing official documents, said the residence had been fitted with a free-standing bath that cost 15,000 euros, a conference table that cost 25,000 euros and a private chapel that cost 2.9 million euros. ($1 = 0.7373 euros).
Zollitsch said earlier this week that Tebartz-van Elst should examine his conscience over the crisis he has caused in the German Church and the image problem he has presented for the pope, who has told bishops not to live like "princes".
Reporting By Philip Pullella and James Mackenzie; editing by Tom Pfeiffer


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How To Shoot Wakeskate Photos
These days it seems like everyone had a digital SLR. And if you know what a digital SLR is, then this story is for you. But just owning a nice camera isn?t going to make you good at shooting photos of wakeskating. As action sports go, it?s actually one of the hardest. Between the speed, its penchant towards tech vs. air and of course, all that splashing, capturing a good image of wakeskating, is well, hard. Truly great photos are a combination of having a good eye, being in the right place at the right time, being able to compose the shot, focus, and of course know what settings to have your camera on. Of course this takes practice and reading this will not really give you any of those things, but hopefully these tips will point you in the right direction. And if you get really good, all I ask is you send Alliance Wakeskate the photos first!
1. FOCUS. Getting the focus right is probably the single more important thing in digital photography. If your exposure is off, composition needs work, or colors don?t pop you can fix it in photoshop, but if the rider is soft, you are S.O.L. And don?t try and claim it?s artsy either. Trust me, magazine editors throw around the word ?soft? more than Randy Jackson says ?pitchy.? One thing that can help your focus are using focus points, especially when shooting on auto focus (those little red squares that show in your viewfinder.) Select the one where you want the rider to be in your shot and keep it on them. When you hit the shutter, the rider should be focused. If you are shooting from the tow boat, or can set your focus before hand, because you know where the rider will be hitting (such as winching) it?s often easier to get a sharp shot if you focus manually.
2. COMPOSITION. You don?t want to center your action, since that is the focus of your shot. Putting it slightly off center or towards the top will help move your eye around the shot and it will be much more effective. Also, pay attention to your background. If possible get the rider in the sky. And make sure there are no trees or flagpoles sticking out of their heads!
3. TIMING. No one wants to see the rider taking off or landing. Train yourself to shoot right at the peak of the trick. This is much harder than it sounds, and takes a lot of practice.
4. SHUTTER SPEED. Since wakeskating is fast, you?ll need a fast shutter speed. As a rule I try to never shoot below 500th of a second (unless you are using flash.) Use the shutter priority function on your camera if you don?t feel comfortable doing everything manually.
5. SHOOT RAW. The files are bigger and can be a pain to deal with, but you can change just about anything that?s wrong with the photo in Camera Raw. That said:
6. LEARN TO USE PHOTOSHOP. It?s almost as important being able to hit the shutter these days. At least get down the basics such as levels, shadow/highlight and brightness/contrast and you can do a lot with a little when it comes to photos.
7. THINK OF YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY. As I type this I have rope burn on my legs, so just be aware of your surroundings. Don?t stand where the rider will land on you (sometimes in the event of rider error it happens, but you should never be where they are trying to land, if you are not sure, ask.) Watch out for the rope, especially winching. That thing has a mind of it?s own, so if you are trying to shoot wide angle, stay back until the rope tightens and the rider is controlling it. Then you can move in and get the shot.
8. WORK WITH THE RIDER. If you have a good rapport with your subject you can get much better photos. Then you will be able to tell them which direction a trick looks better, or ask them to try something if you know if will make a great shot. Don?t force them into anything they are not comfortable with, and feel out the scene before you jump in and start shooting. If people aren?t into it, don?t be the guy who keeps shooting anyway. And even if you are not feeling a shot, if someone wants to try something, you might as well try it to. Maybe it will turn out cool. And after you take photos, but before you send them out, if possible, make sure the rider is ok with their body position, etc. You will learn what looks good and what doesn?t, but when starting out it?s ok to ask.
Well, I think that should get you started. Remember photography takes practice and even the super pros throw away most of their shots. But digital is awesome, you can make instant adjustments and do a lot after the fact. And it?s fun, so please don?t take my job.


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Diesel Challenge Build-Off - Part 4Posted in Project Vehicles on April 8, 2014
As you already know, the whole idea behind our diesel challenge build-off is to give a comparison between building a bog truck and a race truck. We're here to show you exactly how much work is required to make rigs like these and how each preforms in a variety of terrains. Massive mega trucks such as these don't get thrown together overnight, and there is major amount of custom engineering involved. Parts are expensive and problems will always pop up, especially when time is a factor. Weeks seem to go by like days when deadline are involved, especially when your competitor is constantly taunting you on Facebook and the builders are trying to keep up with day-to-day business. That's exactly what the Plan B Fab guys and the Pela Motorsports crews are dealing with, and we're lovin' every minute of it.
Rob Pigue and Jason Devorac at Plan B Fab had been cutting, bending, and welding 1¾-inch DOM steel tubing around the clock to build a high-strength frame cradle under their '01 Ford F-350 Power Stroke. This big-bellied cradle design will give it extra strength when the guys are jumping the soon-to-be 5-ton truck at Redneck Yacht Club. After the cradle was fabricated, Jason focused on mounting the 19-inch drop SCS transfer case. He added a splined section to the cradle so the gearbox can be easily removed and serviced. A double triangulated four-link suspension will give the truck the stability it needs for racing tight tracks and jumping. This Ford will also be the first bog truck running dual nitrogen shocks at each corner and a reverse sway bar setup that we will get into detail with in another issue.
Rob Pigue seems to think this truck will be on the track by the time this issue hits the newsstands, and that's got Adam Pela more than a little nervous. If you are not aware, the Pela Motorsports team is building a completely different race truck. The full-tube chassis, twin turbo Duramax Chevy is designed for speed and hardcore off-road performance. Pela is going all out with this build, including a custom fabricated chassis from Dennis Rueger's shop, All Out Performance. The current progress on this one-of-a-kind rig is an assembled chassis, and performance parts are being added to it daily. The guys test-fitted the trick Fiberwerx Off Road Fiberglass body before final welds were laid down. Once the completed rolling chassis leaves All Out Performance it is headed straight to Pela Motorsports for the drivetrain installation and tuning.
Time is catching up with both builders as they race to be the first one completed and practice for the upcoming competition. In the next issue we hope to have two completed mud rigs ready for powdercoat and paint. The two racers and shop owners have been diehard competitors since almost birth and functional gearheads nearly just as long.


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I grew up a huge Anthrax fan and I can tell you this. The albums today are not not selling because of piracy. They are not selling because they are not that good. Plain and simple. Recently Megadeth, Overkill and Iron Maiden came out with great albums. You know what I did? I bought them. For about 10 years though all their albums sucked too.
Scooters wrote - "... I'm siding with Netflix on this one (even if I don't agree with the split). This change is not of their doing.
With all the years TD has been writing about the ills of Hollywood, how in the world could anyone sit and blame Netflix for these issues?"
I completely understand that the greedy media companies are responsible for this, but Netflix is at fault too. I understand that they are trying to get more streaming content, but raising the prices on the customers is the wrong way to do it. If you have a business idea you propose it to investors. If they think it is worth while they will invest in it and help you get going. You DO NOT charge the customers in the hopes you can provide a potential product in the future. That is what Netflix streaming service is right now. Potential. It is the way to go, and I prefer it over physical media, but until they can provide decent content it is merely just a bonus to an existing service, the DVD rental and not a separate service.
How much does it cost to add DRM to your product? That is not a free service. If open products can lead to more sales aren't you hurting yourself twice by paying for DRM and losing sales?
And what happens if the gov't does seize the trademark. Do they honestly believe that a group involved in murder, robbery, racketeering, extortion, money laundering, gun trafficking and drug dealing would give a crap about trademark infringement? "We'll do all that, but trademark infringement? There are some lines you just do not cross."
Did I read that right? The book is not available in the US so people are ordering it from overseas? Not stealing, not pirating, but ordering it. Which to me means paying for it. Yet the publishers are still bitching? Does this make any sense? They're giving you money. STFU.
I do, and I always get my new releases the day they come out. Trick is to be sure to put a DVD in your mailbox on Saturday, they receive it Monday and then send out the new release for you. They are allowed to ship it a day earlier because you don't receive it until the release date.
I always thought it would be smart for them to make a commercial in a very slow framerate so that way when people fast forwarded passed it it would play at normal speed. They could make it like a silent movie.
Sales of games like Rock Band or Guitar Hero aren't always driven by the songs. Sure, sometimes they are, but in the case of my kids they don't know 90% of the music in the games. They just want the game. They have, however come to love alot of the music in the game that they would not normally have known. We have even purchased several albums because of these games. Also, from what I understand, artists get more money from these games then they do from selling their albums. I don't have a link to confirm that, but I read it somewhere on the internet so it must be true.
As a motorcyclist who constantly has to hear that bikes are too loud, I find this very funny. Can nobody be happy?
Well now we know that if you want to run around killing people just be sure to keep yelling "Die you Covenant scum!!!!"
...from Florida. I move away from that back-asswards state 20 years ago when I found out that my girl and I can get arrested for oral sex...in my own home.
So wait a minute...you can copyright ratings????
The funniest censoring I have seen came in a show from Japan where instead of a censor bar covering the girls exposed boobies, they used pink hands.


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keymap v. consolefont
Using the consolefont hook seems to work as advertised in /lib/initcpio/hooks/consolefont and
mkinitcpio -H consolefont i.e. I get my font in the early stages of the boot process, while using keymap only sets the font a bit later and mangles Polish accented characters if I'm using
DAEMON_LOCALE="yes". I think we need to add consolefont to the HOOKS list and fix keymap hook description. -- Karol 11:10, 21 January 2012 (EST)
udev hook
I feel like there should be an indicator somewhere that removing the udev hook will render UUID references useless. For people like me, except I've had that problem before and knew how to recover quickly. T1nk3r3r (talk) 07:12, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
- Hrmm? UUID= and LABEL= references are designed to still "just work". Look at resolve_device() in /usr/lib/initcpio/init_functions. blkid is used to try and immediately resolve the UUID to a block device. If and only if udev is involved, the UUID is translated to a /dev/disk path which can be waited on by poll_device (since the symlink may eventually show up). What you don't get without udev is automatic module insertion, which may cause all block device references to be useless ;) Falconindy (talk) 21:59, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
- I may need some time to wrap my head around this, will have to re-read 'early userspace' articles. I remember having this issue in Mandriva between upgrades, but probably unrelated. Ultimate goal is shooting for <12 second boot times on SATA or USB drive. Custom kernel with all required modules built-in. T1nk3r3r (talk) 18:33, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
block hook
For those using testing, a note clarifying which hooks are deprecated might be helpful. I take it from http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.arch.projects/2921 that
block replaces
pata,sata,sci as well as
usb and
virtio. The post install message is too vague Jasonwryan (talk) 03:25, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
- I spent a lot of time working on this to make sure it was obvious. I didn't really want to write some long drawn out message in the post_install, but 'mkinitcpio -L' clearly shows what's deprecated. Falconindy (talk) 13:54, 2 December 2012 (UTC)


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Working Animals, Conservation & Microfinance
27 July 2011 at 09:36 letimyoung 9 comments
By Tim Young, KF15, Senegal
Life as a water buffalo in the Sapa region of North West Vietnam is not easy. Buffalo provide an essential source of power needed to till the mountainous rice paddies, but for much of the year they are left to roam and forage unfettered. Winters can be hard and with food scarce, many die of cold or starvation. When they can their owners feed them, but often starvation is a real threat for the people here as well. One bad rice harvest and life in these rain-sodden hills becomes perilous.
Here in Senegal working animals are also a very visible part of everyday life. Horses and donkeys provide essential transportation services, pulling their elegant carts and chariots through the sandy streets. In Mbour, where I am currently based, I have visited a number of Kiva Borrowers whose loans and livelihoods are linked to the welfare of their animals. Last week I sat drinking fresh milk with a cattle herder, while she told me about the problems posed by the lack of veterinary services and the absence of a vaccination park. The loss of even one animal through disease or injury can be catastrophic for the lives of the people here.
In general I have been very impressed by the physical condition of most of the animals here. But the link between animal welfare and poverty is self-evident. When resources are scarce, people have less to give to their animals in terms of food, time and care. In remote, agricultural communities veterinary services are most probably non-existent and education on animal welfare is a long way down the list of priorities.
So what has all this got to do with microfinance? The most obvious answer is that by increasing the wealth of families and communities, pressure on land and resources is reduced. The trickle down effect is that this water buffalo might be given a meal! And a family that can afford kerosene does not need to chop down woodland. More and more, however, conservation and animal welfare groups focus on education and sustainable interaction between humans and animals (both domestic and wild) as the only long-term solution for succesful co-existence.
Here Microfinance could play an important role in improving the lives of working animals. Loan Officers are not just money collectors (*1); for MFIs with a social mission they are also often counsellors, consultants and teachers. Known by all, they are highly visible and often influential members of their community. Providing support and advice to clients in operating their businesses is an important part of their role, and simple animal welfare techniques can go a long way. If treating a horse better will improve the longevity of the horse and so the profitability of a business, then let them eat oats!
The following two organisations are charities that I think are doing great, innovative work in the fields of education and conservation; work which could potentially sit easily alongside microfinance.
The Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad ("SPANA")
SPANA is a UK-based charity working for the benefit of animals in the world's poorest countries. Their approach is to educate and to help poor families look after their animals, creating hard-working happier animals and wealthier more secure families. In their own words:
"If an animal falls sick or is injured, then the family it supports may go hungry and fall deeper into poverty. We believe that by ensuring a working animal is well and healthy, it can make even more of a contribution to the lives of those who depend on it. "
While domestic animals will presumably always be with us, the fate of the world's shrinking wild habitats and species is less certain.
The Cheetah Conservation Fund ("CCF")
Amongst other excellent projects, CCF has come up with an innovative solution to allow herding communities and their domestic livestock to live alongside wildlife. Herders are provided with an Anatolian Shepherd, a sheep dog of ancient lineage from the steppes of Asia Minor. Bred to guard flocks, an Anatolian Shepherd will challenge any predator (even lions) that threatens its charges, fighting to the death if necessary. For most predators, however, a couple of barks is enough to persuade them that this meal is not as easy as it first appeared, and they move onto more traditional prey.
How much is that doggy in the window?
Both of these organisations do great work as charities, but these concepts would be relatively easy to monetarise and would sit easily alongside microfinance or social enterprise. A micro-loan to buy an Anatolian Shepherd? Loan approved! The short-term economic benefits are quantifiable and immediate, the longer term environmental consequences are potentially invaluable.
Train loan officers to teach basic animal welfare? Healthier businesses, wealthier clients, more opportunities! Done and done!
(*1) For more on the many roles of loan officers see Kiva Fellow Nila's excellent post: http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2011/05/26/nathans-office/
Tim Young is currently a Kiva Fellow working with one of Kiva's field partners, UIMCEC, in Mbour in Senegal. If you're interested in microfinance and how it can be used to promote development in all its aspects, why not get some experience first-hand with the Kiva Fellow's Programme. Find out how here: http://www.kiva.org/fellows
Entry filed under: Africa, blogsherpa, KF15 (Kiva Fellows 15th Class), Kiva Staff, Kiva Team, Senegal, South Africa, UIMCEC, a partner of Christian Children's Fund. Tags: Africa, blogsherpa, conservation, KF15, Kiva, Kiva Fellow, Kiva Fellows, kiva microloans, kiva.org, microcredit, microfinance, Travel, Wildlife.
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Great post! Thanks for sharing being very informative regarding the working animals.
Ecky thump our kid…you can write proper well innit!
[…] their living farming the fertile soil alongside the Gambia river. However, as I mentioned in a recent blog post, families living in poverty often do not have the training or education to provide proper care for […]
[…] Working Animals, Conservation & Microfinance Country: Senegal / Fellow: Tim Young (KF15) Tim considers two successful examples of organizations working with local communities to improve the livelihoods of working animals and their wild cousins. […]
I am liking your narrative style Tim! Sounds like a very eye-opening experience. Keep up the good work and keep updating us on your travels
Take care,
PS: I think that donkey is giving you the come-on!
Carry on the good work Tim. Photos v impressive , particularly the rhinos
Glad you are making people aware of brilliant organisations like SPANA which do so much to help animals and people. Well done!
Glad you're keeping an eye out for me.
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I like the dog talk more than the booty talk
In case you missed it, Ryan Gosling brought the moists by talking about The Booty the other day. Then on the weekend he dialed up the quiver even more by taking his dog out for a hike and a ball chase. This is like porn to a dog owner.
First of all, his dog is ADORABLE. Look at that goofy, dumbass of a face. And the lolling tongue. The dopier the dog, the more I love it. And he's totally fixated on playing catch. Like there is nothing else in the world that exists. NOTHING. Then…as we dog lovers know…it's the conversation. Ryan is talking to him. It's communication. They might not be able to answer in our language, but they certainly answer. They KNOW.
Marcus has an average vocabulary, probably about 300 words, which puts him mid level on canine intelligence. His favourite words are hungry, eat, cookie, yoghurt, Fiona, grandma, beach, forest, and Kona. Kona is his best friend, my best friend Fiona's dog, who comes over every day when Fi goes to work. They are constantly together. Fi has today off. So M was bummed out in bed when 8am came and went and Kona didn't ring up.
But Fi came to take them for a run on the trails around 9 this morning. So we asked him when she was 5 minutes away – Marcus, do you want to go with Kona to the forest? He bolted out from under the covers, stretched, yawned, and then went to wait by the door. We talk to our dog. And Ryan Gosling talks to his.
Here are Kona and Marcus last weekend. Kona, as you can see, is half asleep basking in the sun. Marcus is giving Fiona (taking the photo) some major prickface because she's telling him to sit still when he'd rather be f-cking around with someone's picnic.
As for Ryan, said it before, will say again: I don't love his arms. It's too much beef. Perhaps it's different in person. Not so beefy. There's some buzz that Ryan will be in Cannes for Blue Valentine as they try to find international distribution. If he's there, I will be looking.
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Breast augmentation is a procedure to change the size or shape of the breasts.
Alternative Names
Breast augmentation; Breast implants; Implants – breast; Mammaplasty
Cosmetic breast surgery is done at an outpatient surgery clinic or in a hospital.
- Most women receive general anesthesia for this surgery. You will be asleep and pain-free.
- You may also be given medicine to relax you and local anesthesia. You will be awake and will receive medicine to numb your breast area to block pain.
There are many different ways to place breast implants:
- In the most common technique, the surgeon makes a cut (incision) on the underside of your breast, in the natural skin fold. The surgeon places the implant through this opening. Your scar may be a little more visible if you are younger, thin, and have not yet had children.
- The implant may be placed through a cut under your arm. The surgeon may perform this surgery using an endoscope. This is a tool with a camera and surgical instruments at the end. The endoscope is inserted through the cut. There will be no scar around your breast. But you may have a visible scar on the underside of your arm.
- The surgeon may make a cut around the edge of your areola. This is the darkened area around your nipple. The implant is placed through this opening. You may have more problems with breastfeeding and loss of sensation around the nipple with this method.
- A saline implant may be placed through a cut near your belly button. An endoscope is used to move the implant up to the breast area. Once in place, the implant is filled with saline.
Breast implants may be placed either directly behind the breast tissue (subglandular) or behind the outer layer of chest wall muscles (submuscular). The type of implant and implant surgery can affect:
- How much pain you have after the procedure
- The appearance of your breast
- The risk of the implant breaking or leaking in the future
- Your future mammograms
Your surgeon can help you decide which procedure is best for you.
Why the Procedure Is Performed
Breast augmentation is done to increase the size of your breasts.
A breast lift, or mastopexy, is usually done to lift sagging, loose breasts. The size of the areola can also be reduced.
Talk with a plastic surgeon if you are considering cosmetic breast surgery. Discuss how you expect to look and feel better. Keep in mind the desired result is improvement, not perfection.
Risks of any surgery are:
- Infection
Risks of anesthesia are:
- Reactions to medicines
Breathing problems, pneumonia
- Heart problems
Risks of breast surgery are:
- Difficulty breastfeeding
- Loss of feeling in the nipple area
- Small scars, usually in an area where they do not show much
- Thickened, raised scars
- Uneven position of nipples
- Different sizes or shapes of the two breasts
- Breaking or leakage of the implant
- Visible rippling of the implant
- Need for more breast surgery
It is normal for your body to create a "capsule" made up of scar tissue around your new breast implant. This helps keep the implant in place. Sometimes, this capsule becomes thickened and larger and may cause a change in the shape of your breast, hardening of breast tissue, or some pain.
Emotional risks of this surgery may include feeling that your breasts do not look perfect. Or you may be disappointed with people's reactions to your "new" breasts.
Before the Procedure
Tell your doctor or nurse:
- If you are or could be pregnant
- What medicines you are taking, including medicines, supplements, or herbs you bought without a prescription
During the days before your surgery:
- You may need
mammogramsor breast x-rays before surgery. The plastic surgeon will do a routine breast exam.
- Several days before surgery, you may be asked to stop taking aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), warfarin (Coumadin), and any other medicines that make it hard for your blood to clot.
- Ask your doctor which medicines you should still take on the day of surgery.
- You may need to fill prescriptions for pain medicine before surgery.
- Arrange for someone to drive you home after surgery and help you around the house for 1 or 2 a days.
- If you smoke, try to stop. Smoking can cause problems with healing. Ask your doctor or nurse for help.
On the day of the surgery:
- You will usually be asked not to drink or eat anything after the midnight before surgery.
- Take the medicines your doctor told you to take with a small sip of water.
- Wear or bring loose clothing that buttons or zips in front. And bring a soft, loose-fitting bra with no underwire.
- Arrive on time at the outpatient clinic or hospital.
After the Procedure
You will likely go home when the anesthesia wears off and you can walk, drink water, get to the bathroom safely.
After breast augmentation surgery, a bulky gauze dressing will be wrapped around your breasts and chest. Or you might wear a surgical bra. Drainage tubes may be attached to your breasts. These will be removed within 3 days.
The surgeon may also recommend massaging the breasts starting 5 days after surgery. Massaging helps reduce hardening of the capsule that surrounds the implant. Ask your doctor first before massaging over your implants.
Outlook (Prognosis)
You are likely to have a very good outcome from breast surgery. You may feel better about your appearance and yourself. Also, any pain or skin symptoms due to the surgery will likely disappear. You may need to wear a special supportive bra for a few months to reshape your breasts.
Scars are permanent and are often more visible in the year after surgery. They may fade after this. Your surgeon will try to place the incisions so that your scars are as hidden as possible.
Related:Surgical wound care – open, Cosmetic breast surgery – discharge, Breast infection, Neck pain, Shoulder pain, Headache, Breast pain, Numbness and tingling, Breast cancer, Cellulitis, Breast lift, Breast reconstruction – implants , Breast reconstruction – natural tissue, Breast reduction


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Marcus Miller V7 Vintage Swamp Ash-4 FL BMR
Fretless Bass
- Body: Swamp ash
- One-piece maple neck
- Neck shape: C
- Fingerboard: Maple
- Scale: 34" (long scale)
- Nut width: 38 mm
- Fingerboard radius: 18.42 cm (7.25 ")
- Bone nut
- Pickups: 2 Marcus Vintage Jazz pickups
- Marcus Heritage-3 electronics with frequency control
- Volume / tone control (Dual pot)
- Pickup blender
- Treble control
- Middle / Middle frequency control (Dual pot)
- Active / passive bass mini toggle
- Equipped with 2x 9V batteries
- Marcus Vintage-S bridge
- Hardware: Chrome
- Ex-factory strings: D'Addario EXL170 .045 - .100
- Colour: Bright Metallic Red
- Made by Sire
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|Swamp Ash
|Long Scale
|Pickup System
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Beefy Legs
So, after I glued up the leg boards for my workbench, I had to flatten one edge of each with handplanes before running them through my power planer. I had already flattened the faces by hand.
Next I needed to square up one end of each leg with a handsaw in order to start laying out the through-dovetails and tenons.
I followed Chris Schwarz' model for handsawing big timber to length.
Scribe a cut line on all four sides of the legs. Start sawing the far corner of one face, keeping an eye on your line both on the top surface and adjacent face of the board. When your saw reaches the corner nearest you, flip the board forward.
You now have a starting point for your next cut. Continue to saw this way, flipping the board forward after each cut, until you've connected the kerfs on all four sides. You'll still need to saw out the middle, but your blade will follow the paths of the kerfs.
I was shocked at how well this method worked. If you lay out your lines carefully and saw straight, you can't miss.
The two 12/4 cherry boards that will become the benchtop sat in my shop for several weeks after I had flattened them by hand. This gave them time to get bent out of shape.
I'm not concerned at this point with the top of the bench, but the undersides must be flat so that they will rest evenly on the legs. This meant more quality time with my planes, winding sticks, and straight edge.
13 comments:
- Tom Stephenson said...
Kari, I'm in awe of your hand saw prowess. I need to book an appointment for a lesson! I muscled my legs through the chop saw and cleaned them up with my block plane. I hope your top is through moving too! How are you going to attach it to the bench? It's coming together nicely.
- January 11, 2012 at 8:00 PM
- Jonathan P. Szczepanski said...
Looking good Kari.
- January 11, 2012 at 8:12 PM
- mokusakusensei--woods teacher said...
Nice work Kari. I just finished the second bench tonight that I have been working on. I have constructed two benches for my two sons. I am pretty bored with the work and I am glad that they are finished so that I can move onto something else.
- January 11, 2012 at 8:24 PM
- Frontier Carpenter said...
I will have to try the method you described for cutting large timber. My bench has ended up with a slight propeller twist. I should have been using winding sticks more. Cant wait to see the finished project.
- January 11, 2012 at 8:54 PM
- Chris Adkins said...
It is very interesting to read your progress Kari. With so many of us working on benches at the same time we all seem to be realizing the same things. The importance of our hand tools in dealing with such large timbers and that starting it really is the bottom of the bench that must be flat in order to accept the base.
I look forward to continuing to follow your build.
- January 11, 2012 at 9:11 PM
- Vic Hubbard said...
I'm looking forward to you doing the sliding dovetail and tenon that will fit your legs to the bench top. I didn't realize, at first, that was what you were going to do. It makes sense knowing you as I do. Mine, of course, are just sitting on top in mortises.
- January 12, 2012 at 12:12 AM
- Rob said...
Nice cuts. What saw are you using? One with history in its teeth, by the looks.
- January 12, 2012 at 4:12 AM
- Kari Hultman said...
Tom, I'm planning to use the through-dovetail and tenon design of the original Roubo to attach the top to the legs. I'm expecting it to be the most challenging part of this build. Wish me luck!
Thanks, Jonathan. :o)
McKay, your benches are awesome. I'm still considering using horizontally driven wedges in the stretchers, like yours. How are they holding up?
F.C., I only started using winding sticks for the first time this past year and they make a huge difference in flattening boards. Much easier.
Chris, your bench is really looking good. Love that end cap. You're right about having to use hand tools. If someone wanted to cut these thick legs with power, I think it would be very difficult and maybe not as accurate.
Vic, I'll start cutting the dovetails and tenons tonight. Looking forward to the challenge, but anticipating lots of curse words!
Rob, that's an antique I bought from Tom Law who sharpened it expertly. It's a Disston, 11 ppi.
- January 12, 2012 at 6:06 AM
Kari, great progress! Thanks for pointing out the technique for cutting the legs -- I must have missed that when reading my pile of Schwarz books.
I'm new to hand tool work, and was really pleased with how well winding sticks work to get a board trued up. Between that and a long straightedge it becomes a manageable process rather than black magic.
I glued up my bench top recently, next step is to rip it to width, cross cut the ends square and start planing it flat. I suspect that all of the hand sawing is going to be something of an adventure as my top is 5.5" thick.
- January 12, 2012 at 9:01 AM
- Marilyn in Seattle said...
Thanks for continuing to post your progress. What a giant group build we've got going. With so many people building, especially by folks who are blogging about, there is a ton of information out there about how to get her done. I think a workbench is really important and there are some really intimidating aspects to building a good one. With all the information out there someone who wants to build is bound to find a method and/or a bench type that works. Can't wait to see how they all turn out.
- January 12, 2012 at 10:05 AM
I have to admit I chuckled at your the use of "peak" in the caption. You do have to peak to saw like that!
- January 13, 2012 at 2:22 PM
- Kari Hultman said...
Joe, that technique is in Chris' second workbench book. Good luck with your bench--handsawing 5.5" thick top is not for the faint of heart!
Marilyn, you are so right about all the useful information out there. I'm glad I waited to build my bench rather than building one before the world wide web was in full swing.
Anon, agh! Nice catch. I'll have to correct that typo. Thanks. ; )
- January 13, 2012 at 4:41 PM
Typos are what makes us human. Hand sawing boards that thick are what make you super human. ;^)
- January 13, 2012 at 4:52 PM


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