"I am probably the laziest programmer on the planet, a fact with which anyone who has ever seen my code will agree." - esbo, 11/15/2008
"the internet is a scary place to be thats why i dont use it much." - billet, 03/17/2010
Probably, since there's no way they are doing that here because it's required by law or something. People in NYC tend to believe "recycling" means putting something in a garbage can instead of just dropping it where they stand.
Leave it next to a clothing donation bin.But I'd rather have someone re-use something before recycling it. The TV still worked fine, if you don't mind the small green or purple patches on white scenes...
C programming resources:
GNU C Function and Macro Index -- glibc reference manual
The C Book -- nice online learner guide
Current ISO draft standard
CCAN -- new CPAN like open source library repository
3 (different) GNU debugger tutorials: #1 -- #2 -- #3
cpwiki -- our wiki on sourceforge
Ok, your mileage may vary. I've been collecting movies for a long time. Video tapes - regular VHS and S-VHS, laser disks, and now Blu-ray. I've appreciated going to a theatre when they showed a 70mm print, or even a really good 35mm transfer, or Imax... I guess I've developed an eye for the picture quality and I can still enjoy the underlying movie either way. Some people may not care so much. I don't have much of what anyone would call a "home theatre" by any means. Just a 46". I sit fairly close - perhaps 6-7 feet to get a 30 to 35 degree viewing angle as recommended. Just close enough to not resolve the pixels.
Last edited by nonoob; 04-14-2010 at 06:53 PM.
OS: Linux Mint 13(Maya) LTS 64 bit.
If it's rubbish, don't leave it there. I did not say "drop your garbage off", that's cpjust's call.
Many/most of those aren't really charities anyway -- they resell. When I was homeless, an overflowing clothing bin was good news, because it meant you could take the stuff that didn't fit in the locked bin if you were alone, late at night, cold, on the street.* Otherwise, you had to go to a "charity" thrift store and pay for it. Wherever and whenever that is supposed to be.
So I am sure they can afford to dispose of some garbage at the same time, since they insist on keeping those bins locked, with one way doors like a post drop box, so no one in real need of charity can possibly get anything out of it. That is part of the operating expense of the business they are running by taking what otherwise might have been real charity for the destitute and instead institutionalizing a system whereby they and their "charity" get to keep all the proceeds from re-selling it to the slightly less destitute poor who frequent their business premises. Which no doubt much of that goes to "charitable" causes like exporting the New Testament to the Third World.
In short, I encourage you to leave it ALL outside the stupid locked drop box, and whatever those in need of charity don't want, "charity" can clean it up.
* of course I did not consider a TV useful
Last edited by MK27; 04-14-2010 at 07:37 PM.
C programming resources:
GNU C Function and Macro Index -- glibc reference manual
The C Book -- nice online learner guide
Current ISO draft standard
CCAN -- new CPAN like open source library repository
3 (different) GNU debugger tutorials: #1 -- #2 -- #3
cpwiki -- our wiki on sourceforge
"I am probably the laziest programmer on the planet, a fact with which anyone who has ever seen my code will agree." - esbo, 11/15/2008
"the internet is a scary place to be thats why i dont use it much." - billet, 03/17/2010
For some movies that are really beautiful I like Bluray but it is not a magic bullet to make all movies look good. I have several PS3s kicking around here from when I worked at Sony and use them as Bluray players. On some flicks like the latest James Bond movie (forget the title) I could not see any difference between that and the standard def version. On Ponyo on the other hand, the colors were richer and the details were much sharper and was well-worth the additional cost (although admittedly while it did cost most, I got both versions with it so...)
Ponyo??
"I am probably the laziest programmer on the planet, a fact with which anyone who has ever seen my code will agree." - esbo, 11/15/2008
"the internet is a scary place to be thats why i dont use it much." - billet, 03/17/2010
Yeah Ponyo..what of it?
Agreed on that. Even when you buy cds its much more convinient copying the info into a hard drive. My guess would also be that cds/dvds will be replaced by ...paper at some point. You will download anything you want. You can use barcode scanners or sth similar to get the address to download with a press of button. New album will be a piece of paper. Scan and download