Darren New wrote:

> Good lord, man! I edited the videos I took in Africa like 10 years ago. 
> Back when a 1 megapixel still camera was pretty naff.

Hang on... 10 years ago, digital still cameras didn't exist, digital 
video cameras where those things that news crews owned, and "the 
multimedia revolution" was still considered all neat and futuristic. 
Decoding MPEG video in realtime required custom ASICs to do the DCTs 
fast enough. So where the hell did *you* get a time machine from?!

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     O.M.G. That's a sooper-dooper PC right there.

     Did you investigate auctions? You may well have got the very same car 


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> Darren New wrote:
> 
>> Good lord, man! I edited the videos I took in Africa like 10 years 
>> ago. Back when a 1 megapixel still camera was pretty naff.
> 
> Hang on... 10 years ago, digital still cameras didn't exist, digital 
> video cameras where those things that news crews owned, and "the 
> multimedia revolution" was still considered all neat and futuristic. 
> Decoding MPEG video in realtime required custom ASICs to do the DCTs 
> fast enough. So where the hell did *you* get a time machine from?!

Note 10 years ago means 1998.

Wikipedia:

"The first true digital camera that recorded images as a computerized 
file was likely the Fuji DS-1P of 1988, which recorded to a 16 MB 
internal memory card that used a battery to keep the data in memory. 
This camera was never marketed in the United States, and has not been 
confirmed to have shipped even in Japan.

The first commercially available digital camera was the 1990 Dycam Model 
1; it also sold as the Logitech Fotoman. It used a CCD image sensor, 
stored pictures digitally, and connected directly to a PC for download.
[...]
In 1997 the first megapixel cameras for consumers were marketed. The 
first camera that offered the ability to record video clips may have 
been the Ricoh RDC-1 in 1995."

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> 
>      O.M.G. That's a sooper-dooper PC right there.

Yeah, I wish.

I love my PC, but I physically *need* my car in order to remain alive. 
Sad but true...

>      Did you investigate auctions? You may well have got the very same car 


I was kind of in a hurry...?

As it turns out, the car is actually very nice. The fools I bought it 
from weren't, but that doesn't matter now. I have a neat car!

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"Orchid XP v7" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
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>>
>>      O.M.G. That's a sooper-dooper PC right there.
>
> Yeah, I wish.

  Yeah, me too.  :)


>
> I love my PC, but I physically *need* my car in order to remain alive. Sad 
> but true...

    LOL, I got this image in my head then of your car rearing up on its hind 
wheels beating all those bullies upside the head... ;)

>
>>      Did you investigate auctions? You may well have got the very same 

>
> I was kind of in a hurry...?
>
> As it turns out, the car is actually very nice. The fools I bought it from 
> weren't, but that doesn't matter now. I have a neat car!

   Hey, I'm not knocking you. On the contrary, fairplay to you. I think you 
deserve something nice, and especially on your wages. Enjoy it! :)

    ~Steve~



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St. wrote:

>     LOL, I got this image in my head then of your car rearing up on its hind 
> wheels beating all those bullies upside the head... ;)

WTF? LOL!

BTW, what the hell does "upside the head" actually *mean* anyway??

>    Hey, I'm not knocking you. On the contrary, fairplay to you. I think you 
> deserve something nice, and especially on your wages. Enjoy it! :)

Heh. You should have seen it.

"I see you're offering 0% finance?"
"Ah yes. We can give you that. Just give us... A 50% DEPOSIT! >:-D "
"OK then."
"...er...oh, OK then."


thought they'd be able to peddle me their normal 20% APR thing because I 
wouldn't be able to afford a 50% deposit. But I could. In fact, I had 

quite. The look on their faces when they realised that they'd actually 
have to *give* me 0%... :-D

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"Orchid XP v7" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
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> St. wrote:
>
>>     LOL, I got this image in my head then of your car rearing up on its 
>> hind wheels beating all those bullies upside the head... ;)
>
> WTF? LOL!

    Heh, it reminded of one of the recent adverts on telly where the car 
rears up and 'runs!' (or is ice-skating or something), but I imagined it 
protecting you. :)

>
> BTW, what the hell does "upside the head" actually *mean* anyway??

  Song containing:  "Oops, Oops, Upside your Head". Can't remember which 
song, but it was around 10 years ago now I think. Still don't know what it 
means, but I think iirc, it included a little 'slapping' too. (Probably 
wrong on that). Phil's the man to know, I think.  ;)



>
>>    Hey, I'm not knocking you. On the contrary, fairplay to you. I think 
>> you deserve something nice, and especially on your wages. Enjoy it! :)
>
> Heh. You should have seen it.
>
> "I see you're offering 0% finance?"
> "Ah yes. We can give you that. Just give us... A 50% DEPOSIT! >:-D "
> "OK then."
> "...er...oh, OK then."
>

> they'd be able to peddle me their normal 20% APR thing because I wouldn't 

> available, I could *almost* buy the car outright... just not quite. The 
> look on their faces when they realised that they'd actually have to *give* 
> me 0%... :-D

     LOL!! Good one! Cheers mate, best laugh all day! Wish I *was* there... 
:o)

       ~Steve~



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>> BTW, what the hell does "upside the head" actually *mean* anyway??
> 
>   Song containing:  "Oops, Oops, Upside your Head". Can't remember which 
> song, but it was around 10 years ago now I think. Still don't know what it 
> means, but I think iirc, it included a little 'slapping' too. (Probably 
> wrong on that). Phil's the man to know, I think.  ;)

Yeah Phil - what's it mean?

>>>    Hey, I'm not knocking you. On the contrary, fairplay to you. I think 
>>> you deserve something nice, and especially on your wages. Enjoy it! :)
>> Heh. You should have seen it.
>>
>> "I see you're offering 0% finance?"
>> "Ah yes. We can give you that. Just give us... A 50% DEPOSIT! >:-D "
>> "OK then."
>> "...er...oh, OK then."
>>

>> they'd be able to peddle me their normal 20% APR thing because I wouldn't 

>> available, I could *almost* buy the car outright... just not quite. The 
>> look on their faces when they realised that they'd actually have to *give* 
>> me 0%... :-D
> 
>      LOL!! Good one! Cheers mate, best laugh all day! Wish I *was* there... 
> :o)

Muhuhuhuhu! >:-D

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>> POV-Ray, POV-Ray, in the sky,
>> How you make my Athlon cry.
>> Eating lots of gigaFLOPS,
>> Burn each core until it stops.
>> POV-Ray, POV-Ray, in the sky,
>> How you make my PC die...
>>
> :-D

Ah, talent! ;-)

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>.Cars contain *metal*, and metal is very expensive. Cars require extensive 
>safety testing, and that's expensive. And few people make cars, so they can 
>charge the earth for them. Why *wouldn't* they be expensive?

Scrap steel has gone up in the last few years, but

a major factor in new car pricing. High demand, and
low supply are symptoms of all the regulations that
are on cars.

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