How is Orion half-assed when it is capable of more than Apollo? Do you really think avionics on board Orion for example are going to be less advance than a craft that is over 40 years old?
Orion is even included in DIRECT's architecture as well...
But not any schmuck (or team of schmucks) can folllow a proccess, get CMMI or SEI certified, follow rigorous code\design standards, create robust requirements and design models, etc. This is where real software engineering work is done.
last time i asked somebody there it was about 38% of their used game price. It was true for a few games I was selling, I would call them and get a more recent price but they aren't open.
What I like about buying used from them is you can return a used game for any reason for full refund after 7 days, and get store credit after 30 days I believe. Its handy when you aren't sure your going to like the game, and I dont rent anymore send its like $7 or $8 these days.
This still sucks overall as I still prefer the little shops that carry retro games as well, and I would hate to see them go under.
iPhone is currently usable on t-mobile. Data plan is usable as well if you stick with EDGE and wi-fi.
You just need to unlock it (you don't have to jailbreak it).
You can also choose to get an unlock sim card off of ebay for about $10-$15. These require no software mods, and work with latest firmware\baseboard (not all software unlocks do).
Sometimes the apps themselves explicitly do not support linux.
I installed ubuntu for a friend...and his college's web apps (class registration, etc) were reporting that they were unusable on his machine due to the fact that the OS was not mac or windows. They were the only 2 supported platforms in this case.
That's really not true at all. Not everyone who works on Orion\Ares is a government employee. In fact, more are contractors vs. civil servants. I worked Orion, and you didn't pay my salary, my company did.
NASA is good for the economy, and the economy needs all the help it can get. It creates jobs nation wide, and actually provides return on the dollar (read: it makes a profit).
That, and they are LOUD, even the smaller ones. I'd imagine that sure these little grecameras (can I call them that?) are near silent except when they hit the ground or wall.
Heres my tailgating trick:
When I'm being tailgated I just throw the hazards on and off without really slowing down. This way they *think* you are braking and begin to brake themselves and eventually get annoyed and switch lanes or back off. This reduces the risk of being rear-ended by not actually slamming on your brakes.
another alternative on some phones is to hold down that key for a short time then the number\symbol will be used instead of the character. Not ideal, but a step better.
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How is Orion half-assed when it is capable of more than Apollo? Do you really think avionics on board Orion for example are going to be less advance than a craft that is over 40 years old?
Orion is even included in DIRECT's architecture as well...
But not any schmuck (or team of schmucks) can folllow a proccess, get CMMI or SEI certified, follow rigorous code\design standards, create robust requirements and design models, etc. This is where real software engineering work is done.
An example:
http://www.fastcompany.com/node/28121/print
last time i asked somebody there it was about 38% of their used game price. It was true for a few games I was selling, I would call them and get a more recent price but they aren't open.
What I like about buying used from them is you can return a used game for any reason for full refund after 7 days, and get store credit after 30 days I believe. Its handy when you aren't sure your going to like the game, and I dont rent anymore send its like $7 or $8 these days.
This still sucks overall as I still prefer the little shops that carry retro games as well, and I would hate to see them go under.
Well, you can use a 3G iphone, just you will only get an EDGE connection.
iPhone is currently usable on t-mobile. Data plan is usable as well if you stick with EDGE and wi-fi.
You just need to unlock it (you don't have to jailbreak it).
You can also choose to get an unlock sim card off of ebay for about $10-$15. These require no software mods, and work with latest firmware\baseboard (not all software unlocks do).
Just plug in and bam your on t-mobile.
The key here is time triggered. This is building on top of current AFDX systems.
did you see me mooning back? ;)
Really you don't have to live in the middle of nowhere. I live in Houston and have seen ISS fly overs more than once with the naked eye (at night).
Simply, it is amazing to watch. I could see the solar panels, the lights blinking, and even what looked like to be a tiny shuttle docked!
Sometimes the apps themselves explicitly do not support linux.
I installed ubuntu for a friend...and his college's web apps (class registration, etc) were reporting that they were unusable on his machine due to the fact that the OS was not mac or windows. They were the only 2 supported platforms in this case.
The name is Favicon Picker. It is a great add-on indeed.
...because its so ugly no one is going to drive it.
and the summary says Megabit! I can almost fit a whole song on my new Zune!
That's really not true at all. Not everyone who works on Orion\Ares is a government employee. In fact, more are contractors vs. civil servants. I worked Orion, and you didn't pay my salary, my company did.
NASA is good for the economy, and the economy needs all the help it can get. It creates jobs nation wide, and actually provides return on the dollar (read: it makes a profit).
That, and they are LOUD, even the smaller ones. I'd imagine that sure these little grecameras (can I call them that?) are near silent except when they hit the ground or wall.
It's funny and sad...how imaginary pixels can run people's lives to do horrible things in a physical world.
Imaginary?! What are these tiny dots I keep starting at while I type?! Someone must have slipped something into my drink! ;)
Lets just do only 1/2 hour this time and call it quits... ;)
They both use the same company's avionics...
Agreed. Even in the commercial and space world Greenhills RTOS is one of the most widely used since it is flight certified already.
Not quite. It will be running a COTS operation system that is used for commercial flight.
Green Hills Integrity DO-178 real-time operating system (RTOS) with ARINC 653 partitioning.
for what software exactly? In short though, no they are not.
No, they do random screens. Those who run the tests on samples that are "from out of this world" are also subject to randoms for example.
I think a lot of sellers also do this to reduce the fee associated with the final price of the auction.
It is still annoying to browse and search by price when you then discover the $20 shipping charge on a pez dispenser.
I believe its that this is also due to the fact this is often the contractor's propriety code.
Even if it wasn't ITAR restricted, you wouldn't see the contractors releasing the code so that they can re-use, re-sell, and re-profit.
Heres my tailgating trick: When I'm being tailgated I just throw the hazards on and off without really slowing down. This way they *think* you are braking and begin to brake themselves and eventually get annoyed and switch lanes or back off. This reduces the risk of being rear-ended by not actually slamming on your brakes.
another alternative on some phones is to hold down that key for a short time then the number\symbol will be used instead of the character. Not ideal, but a step better.