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• My engine accomplishes both anti-grav force, orbit without having to reach any "escape velocity", and outside of the planet's gravitational field it should go VERY FAST.

• From where I sit the Future is anything but bleak.

• If U.S. companies are too constipated to see this then China, Japan, U.S.S.R., European countries, France, England. It is OPEN SEASON/OPEN MARKET.

• This intellectual property is not a bench warmer.

• My engine accomplishes both anti-grav force, orbit without having to reach any "escape velocity", and outside of the planet's gravitational field it should go VERY FAST.

• From where I sit the Future is anything but bleak.

• If U.S. companies are too constipated to see this then China, Japan, U.S.S.R., European countries, France, England. It is OPEN SEASON/OPEN MARKET.

• This intellectual property is not a bench warmer.

That sucks. You've had very bad luck. According to NHTSA statistics, on average bicycles are 10 times safer per mile traveled than cars. The problem with statistics is that while averages are dependable, the individual data points include extreme outliers. At 3 collisions in one year, you're probably out around 3 or 4 sigma. :-(

Yeah, just as the statistics say bike riding may be safer, but it's the pits when you're one of the small number at the other end. My injury makes it even more so, I'm a survivor of a TBI.

Background:

"Neuropsychological impairments caused by brain injury may be characterized in terms of three functional systems (1) intellect which is the information-handling aspect of behavior; (2) emotionality, which concerns feelings and motivations; and (3) control, which has to do with how behavior is expressed."

"Brain damage rarely affects just one of these systems. Rather, the disruptive effects of most brain injuries, regardless of their size or location, usually involve all three systems."

-- Source: Neuropsychological Assessment, 2nd Ed., 1983,
by Muriel D. Lezak
Brain Injury Checklist
Or Brain Injury Checklist
And the homepage:
Brain Injury Resource Center
Or Brain Injury Resource Center
Falcon

Yes, there are times when a cheap, disposable product can make sense to both the producer and consumer. ... But in general I don't think electronics are in that category.

I think "real world" evidence in the market shows that among consumers and manufacturers you appear to be in the minority here. JMO. --M

I wonder what the "real world evidence" would be if consumers knew their purchase, especially of cell phones, was financing fighting and death in the Congo.

Militias Create Crisis in Congo Fighting Over Minerals, UN Says Or Militias Create Crisis in Congo Fighting Over Minerals, UN Says

Not to mention that:

A) "Ajax" is some lame marketing name assigned to something everyone had been doing for years in the first place.

B) GMail/Suggest/Etc don't do their stuff with/over XML.

Stop perpetuating crap, people.

Adaptive Path Did Not Invent This Technology!

The battle has already been lost, however. del.icio.us has already gained a prominent "ajax" tag. Shows how easy it is to brainwash the masses.

Just wait a bit: Apple is working on it (http://tinyurl.com/5ehh4). Can you imagine an iTunes-like application where streaming downloads of DVD Movies, and TV shows are available in H.264? DRM similar to iTunes? Apple will take the mess that exists out there now, and integrate it into one simple set-top box with Firewire interface to your Mac mini.

http://tinyurl.com/3qs7j

So, is that enough? Maybe we won't have to buy them on eBay for $600 like the PS2. I guess time will tell.

Me, I'll just get a free PSP instead. You can too!

Torrent information like this is good and keeps the downloads coming. FYI, those on the torrent please keep at least a 1:1 ratio going. I personally upload at a 2:1 just to be nice (aka, i dont play games)

thanks kalak for the post

http://tinyurl.com/6vq2z/

This would definitely set an interesting precident. HOW could you prove that they were marketing M-rated games to kids? Is there a marketing standard as to what is appealing only to kids, kids+adults (which may or may not be coincidental) or just adults which could have a side effect of being influential to kids. We all know how kids want to be grown up without being grown up... we were all there and some still are (ie: personal responsibility)

Just a question.

http://tinyurl.com/6vq2z/

How many "all on one" devices do consumers really need?

On another note... haven't there been phones like this before? What's their claim to being the first?

http://tinyurl.com/6vq2z/

scuicide is never the answer trooper!

http://tinyurl.com/6vq2z

not only that, but why not put a legal section on slashdot while we're at it? I mean that way people can filter out this stuff when they don't want to see it.

iPods free!

This will be interesting, but I'm a little nervous about *where* the Supreme Court will take this one. Applying constitutionality to modern technology is a little tricky; Roe v Wade, for instance, gave us a ruling based on the combined interpretation of several amendments resulting in a "right to privacy."

Are p2p networks covered by our right to gather? Our right to associate? Our right to privacy? Which amendments will apply to the laws being challenged?

I certainly hope for a ruling favorable towards p2p. But not just for p2p--also because whatever ruling gets handed down will likely set a lot of precedent for other cases where corporate interests weigh in against developing technology.

Free Sony PlayStation Portables from Gratis.

"America Online is endeavoring to revitalize the service by opening up its community and presence to third parties."

You want to revitalize the service? Don't install a bunch of extra crap (like "get AOL Broadband NOW!" icons) on my computer when I grab your messenger. Ad-generated revenue is acceptable in a "free" service, but keep it in the buddy list window, please, instead of popping up a bunch of other windows. Don't make me go buy DeadAIM or whatever just to use your messenger without the kind of problems that make me think of spyware and adware.

That would go a long way to "revitalizing."

Free Sony PSPs from Gratis

The coolest solution I've seen is the Bithead portable headphone amplifier and USB audio device: http://tinyurl.com/5293w/ It's got hi end D/A converters, audiophile parts thoughout, and goes for about $270. I want one, but I'm going the cheaper route: a $5 sound card with SPDIF output and an outboard D/A decoder that I have lying around. Grab a D/A on ebay: http://tinyurl.com/4nsws/ The Audio Alchemy units are great for the price! The airport express solution from apple is also worth looking into: http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/

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The coolest solution I've seen is the Bithead portable headphone amplifier and USB audio device: http://tinyurl.com/5293w/ It's got hi end D/A converters, audiophile parts thoughout, and goes for about $270. I want one, but I'm going the cheaper route: a $5 sound card with SPDIF output and an outboard D/A decoder that I have lying around. Grab a D/A on ebay: http://tinyurl.com/4nsws/ The Audio Alchemy units are great for the price! The airport express solution from apple is also worth looking into: http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/

q a z

"Programs should be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute."
- Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

If you really want to read it, but don't want to generate hits, here's a link to Google's cache (via tinyurl, to make it nicer looking. :) )

http://tinyurl.com/4kwgr

Basically, I'm just looking for an easy way to get a +Something Informative. :)

Yeah, whatever these things are ultimately called, "floaters" seems appropriate for a number of reasons, most of them scatalogical.

But that's why you use a web browser (pretty much any browser that isn't IE) with a button that disables/enables Flash animations at a single click. Just one more reason to migrate to FireFox or whatever, I guess... (And if you must have IE compatibility for some reason, just overlay it with Avant.)

Free Sony PSPs from Gratis.

you think a dupped story is bad? some idiots have dupped this article's first post like 50 times!! what is this world coming to?!

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Enterprise downlaoded more than SG-1?!

I actually just purchased a socket 939 board for this exact reason. I'm extremely pleased with AMD for not forcing yet another motherboard upgrade on us based on chip advancement. I got a cheap Athlon 64 3000+, but two or three years from now I can go dual-core without getting a new motherboard, memory, etc. and I like that.

I understand that sometimes it's necessary to upgrade motherboards instead of just chips (FSB adn so forth), but for those of us who can't afford top-of-the-line, bleeding-edge stuff, it's nice to see upgradability for more than just a few months into the future.

Free Sony PSP from Gratis

Wow. Pop-up blocking, rootkit detection, basic network security... isn't it amazing how an enormous patent library and billions of dollars encourages so much innovation? It's like they're ten years ahead of everyone else.

Wait... no, the other way around...

Free Sony PSPs. It's real. It's here.

They do have pending patents on things like that all over the world, but of course that doesn't really mean anything (anyone can have a patent pending on pretty much everything, and even if granted that doesn't really mean all that much...)

HERE IS A MIRROR

Yes, much like that. Even TinyURL is a good start, much like my proposal. But not distributed enough a resolver network to offer full benefit.

Mirror Here

Well, the PSP is kind of next generation... Get one free!

This is a good victory for ending frivolous use of laws to benefit corporations. Now, what we need to do is put the individual before the corporation and end direct lobbying by corporations. More info is available here: AntiLobbying Commission

Microsoft's desktop security issues stem from its continued reliance on the Antivirus industries "Infect-Scan-Remove" approach. Even Garner analyst Neil MacDonald has finally realized "Microsoft's overriding goal should be to eliminate the need for (antivirus) and (anti-spyware) products, not simply to enter the market with look-alike products at lower prices,". In comparison, right from the outset, open source desktop platforms and applications have relied almost wholly on closing the infectable vectors, the exploited vulnerabilities used by malware, as quickly as possible. The result is that both the KDE and GNOME desktop environments are a lot more secure and even more secureABLE.

In the past couple of years, there has been a huge wave of resellers competing with our UltraCade and Arcade Legends products. They build a similar style cabinet, install a PC in the machine, load M.A.M.E., and sell it for a very low price. Lower than we could ever offer our machines for sale

mmm. Sounds like a concoction of very spurious reasons and intent and really that you just want more money and think you are owed money. I don't believe the piracy stuff at all. It's just a very convenient pious cover for what you are really doing. After all who elected you for this crusade ?

p.s check this out:

http://tinyurl.com/5su4x

> I have a feeling this guy is in for some stick

http://tinyurl.com/5su4x

Huh ? What do you mean ?

http://tinyurl.com/5su4x

very interesting

http://tinyurl.com/5su4x

Numbers are here
These numbers are from 94/98 and are the latest from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics. Rate is reflected in the number of divorces per thousand.
Here is a recent article in the Boston globe comparing Mass. to the red states.
And here is an article focusing on the reasons for the high divorce rate in the Bible belt. Spoiler: Red States are under-educated.

For some reason these people equate "No Late Fees" with "No Due Dates". When you rent something from blockbuster, they STILL SAY "That will be due back on Tuesday", or whatever.

When I saw those commercials, I thought to myself that there HAS to be some catch of some sort. So I checked their website and they explain it pretty clearly under their help area.
right here -> [blockbuster.com]

Blockbuster also has their online service which is comparable to netflix, and it works in the same way as netflix (you can only have 3 discs at a time), except they give members 2 free in-store rentals per month, for those incidents when you end up waiting for another set of discs to come in the mail.

And regarding those two free in-store rentals, they're still due on their due date.

Here you go! :) http://tinyurl.com/7odu

Related link: http://tinyurl.com/7xsz8

since I felt I had to wait too long to download the mp3, I created a magnet-link, via which you can download it with (hopefully) higher speed.

You need a magnet-capable program like http://limewire.com , http://phex.kouk.de or similar to use it. ( more to be found on http://magnet-uri.sf.net/ )

As soon as you have those installed, just click the following tiny-url, which expands to a magnet-uri (slashdot broke the magnet):
http://tinyurl.com/55t4z
This is the original magnet:
magnet:?xt=urn:sha1:O2VKJMYGJAG7ABSEXQX2L 7VX7JG3VX NY&dn=2005-02-15-martin_on_slashdot.mp3&xs=http:// edrikor.dyndns.org:9845/uri-res/N2R?urn:sha1:O2VKJ MYGJAG7ABSEXQX2L7VX7JG3VXNY&xs=http://217.227.153. 86:9845/uri-res/N2R?urn:sha1:O2VKJMYGJAG7ABSEXQX2L 7VX7JG3VXNY&xs=http://images.slashdot.org/articles /05/02/martin_on_slashdot.mp3

For those, who have the Phex cvs-version installed, there's also a magma-list (MAGnet MAnifest) with the magnet to the mp3 avaible here:

http://gnuticles.de/magma-lists/martin_on_slashdot .magma

Arne Bab. http://draketo.de/

Gordon McComb's Gadgeteers Goldmine ( http://tinyurl.com/4jw9t ) has some plans for doing this. While some of the projects are pretty flawed (the Tesla coil design is anything but efficient) it's a reasonable read.

Hey man, Bungie is a sweet company. I know all you XBox fanboy retards get all excited over Halo, but let's give them a chance to really bring their true games to the masses

waaah? Reply to the wrong post?

It even gets better. A part of this bill is the mandate that states join the "Driver License Agreement" (DLA) (PDF Document) as sponsored by the AAMVA. Not only will our driving records include personal info like SS# be available to cops within the US but also Canada and Mexico ! Also this means a traffic ticket anywhere within North America will go against your driving record at home which your insurance company will punish you for accordingly.

So, go on vacation to Cancun Mexico, get a ticket from some dickhead cop and since there are no due process rights there, get home and get boned again by your state DMV just because of him.

This DLA will be replacing the Driver License Compact (DLC) and Non-Resident Violator Compact (NRVC). The DLC is where your state will assess points for the out of state ticket or pull your license for the out of state DUI. The NRVC means that when you get ticketed for a violation in a different state, the cop does not have to take you to jail or make you post bond. He treats you like a resident. If you ignore the out of state ticket, the other state notifies your home DMV and your home DMV will pull your license until you take care of business in the other state.

The DLA will replace or supercede the DLC and NRVC and. The DLA will include provisions from the old compacts but however, it is more draconian. It also allows for the suspension/revokation of not only your drivers license from another state but also the suspension/revokation of your vehicle registration especially for something like ignoring the out of state parking ticket. Also, it limits due process rights such as you cannot challenge violations that are put on your record from a different state except for clerical errors. It benefits the DMV's and insurance companies.

The state I live in - Colorado participates in both compacts but however, the legislature put in limitations on the DLC to mention that points cannot be assessed for minor offenses such as speeding reported from other states. This was recognition that other states are known to abuse nonresidents for revenue enhancement, therefore, at least when the motorist gets home, he does not have to worry about home state punishement. In addition, since out of state violations are no points, they don't go on your record since another part of Colorado law does not allow zero points tickets to be recorded. The DLA would change all that.

I don't know if our legislature would be too keen to join the DLA but I can see them writing in some limitations such as not sharing all information with other states like SS#'s. However, the DLA does not allow for any exceptions. I hope our legislatures decides to skip the DLA but won't hold my breath. They already implemented most parts of the house bill anyway such as photo recognition, checking SS#, mag strip and 2 level bar code.

The only people I can see having a true complaint are the drivers who want to hide their tickets in one state from LEOs in another state.

If they'd just replaced the website with this, it would have been much funnier.

Coffee makers suck about as much now as they ever did then. I have some kind of vibration that breaks coffee makers on touch. I've gone through four in the last two years.

Get a french press. You'll never go back, I swear. http://tinyurl.com/4sggd

Canada: Safe, secure and 'near-shore'
It's about as close as you can get, and its low risk and relatively low prices make Canada a favorite destination for "near-shore" outsourcing.

The Philippines: Low cost, but higher risk
The second most popular outsourcing destination after India, the Philippines has a highly skilled, English-proficient workforce and low cost.

Mexico: It's Close; It's Cheap
Just a short plane ride from the U.S., Mexico boasts a well-educated workforce and lower prices. But the lure of jobs in the U.S. keeps turnover at outsourcers high.

Ireland: Comfort and Convenience at a Higher Cost
Its government is eager to offer tax benefits and grants to companies willing to bring IT work here, making Ireland an increasingly popular destination for software maintenance and development work.

China: Low-level work at lower-than-average cost
Low cost is driving some users to outsource IT work to China, where low-level programming resources can be found at bargain rates.

Singapore: Small but powerful
This small Asian locality has economic stability and a highly trained workforce on its side. But those strengths come at a price.

Vietnam: Nascent capabilities but low cost
A "country in progress," Vietnam offers low labor costs but faces some communications and modernization challenges.

Malaysia
An emerging outsourcing player, Malaysia has invested heavily in a high-tech corridor to lure international business. But a sluggish economy and small workforce have slowed the country's momentum.

Brazil
Brazil is well known for the bossa nova, string bikinis and Amazon forests. Less well known is that, by many measures, it?s one of the world?s major countries. It ranks fifth in both geographic size and population (180 million people) and has the world?s eighth-largest economy.

Russia and Eastern Europe
Its IT workforce is low-cost and highly trained, but Russia's abundant scientific talent remains largely untapped because of government bureacracy and image problems.

Selecting the Right Offshore Vehicle
Opinion: Columnist Bart Perkins says there are different types of offshore outsourcing vendors, and it's wise to pick the type that fits your company culture, requirements and risk profile.

http://tinyurl.com/48ws5

I think that about says it all. :-)

C'mon troll, at least cite the actual study when you post!

An Anonymous Coward on Slashdot talking about trolling has posted an anonymized tinyurl link supposedly linking to some study about IIS being better than Apache. Hmmm... Sounds reasonable. *click*

Warning

You have followed a TinyURL that goes to an image with distasteful nudity.

If you still wish to continue to that site, please follow this link:

http://www.redcoat.net/pics/tubgirl.jpg

Hmmm... Distasteful nudity? It must be some mistake. I am looking for a web server usage report. I think I will follow that link anyway, maybe the warning is wrong. *click*

OH DEAR GOD!!! WARNING!! DON'T CLICK PARENT LINK! MOD PARENT DOWN! DOWN! DON'T CLICK!!!!!!1

C'mon troll, at least cite the actual study when you post!

I'm not making that up: see Coal mine accidents kill 6,027 in China.

So it's not surprising China wants to end this slaughter by switching to a much safer source of energy.

In its 50 year history, the nuclear power industry has killed only 24 people (all at Chernobyl).

Compare that to about 375,000 deaths in the coal mining industry over the past 50 years.

These statistics have been very effectively suppressed by the anti-nukes media. But anyone who really thinks about them would become a huge supporter of nuclear power -- which also happens to be the only viable source of energy that doesn't emit greenhouse gases.

As far as I can tell, none of the mapping sites encode information this way, even though it might be advantageous for them to do so. If somebody can show me a case where they do so of course I'd retract. But I'd argue that since people can and should have done this before, but haven't that makes it non-obvious.

The design is defined by the constraints. The constraints are: A compact encoding of numeric value, such that the encoded form can be in a URL.

The obvious manner for a printable compact encoding of a numeric value is Base64. Base64 isn't URL safe though - URLs don't distinguish case, and some of the extended characters won't be valid in URLs. So let's use the Base64 set, less the non-alphanumerics, and uppercase letters. That leaves you with 26 chars from a-z and 10 from 0-9 for 36 in total. All of these steps so far are very obvious for the given problem constraints. The step of choosing to drop vowels to bring the total number of chars to 30 for base30 encoding is somewhat arbitrary (I probably would have decided to just use 0-5 and base32 instead) but hardly represents a stunning insight, as certainly base30 or base32 are the obvious nearest "round number" choices.

Why has no one does this before? Mostly because the problem (encoding lat long for inclusion in a URL) is relatively new. Has anyone done anything similar beore? tinyURL certainly have the issue of compactly encoding a number (an index into a databse of long URLs rather than a lat/long) for inclusion in a URL, and their solution looks suspiciously similar to what I outlined above.

Essentially you are saying that the "novel" part is

(1) Dropping vowels instead of other characters
(2) using base30 instead of base32
(3) using it for lat/long encoding

Now (1) and (2) are arbitrary choices, not inventions. If you're going to allow that, then I can patent base64 encoding where I use @ instead of +. As for (3) - you're saying it is novel to use such an encoding specifically for lat/long numbers, as opposed to any general numeric argument? That's the same as the "add 'on the internet'" to anything to make it patentable concepts. I may as well use such an encoding to compactly represent dates and times in URLs (for online calendaring software maybe). I mean, the exact same encoding scheme, but for dates and times. No one has ever done that before, so it must be truly novel and creative (as opposed to obvious once the problem is stated) right?

Jedidiah.