my 2048/384 is on cable, time warner austin. Thats the speed my cable modem tells me i'm capped at, and the speeds i actually get. apt-get dist-upgrading with 250kB/s from the debian mirrors at nice. I will admit i get closer to 35kB/s when people are uploading from me, but that is probably due to the fact that i run a couple other things taking up bandwidth, so they dont get all 40kB/s.
> No, it is not, but there will not be a competitor for a few years.
there already is competition. I have high speed broadband (2048/384k) and i dont buy from a bell. Where i live i have a choice from DSL, Cable and Satelite.
> How long do you think it'll take to lay a few million feet of cable/wire,
my guess is that the wire is already in the ground, seeing as how i (and many many other people) are getting high speed connections that arent through DSL.
> even if a mythical company existed that could afford it?
depends on just how much lift the thing can produce, without the extra lift of ground effect, the stall speed goes up. Depending on how quick that pitch up loses airspeed, you might stall, before actually 'jumping' the obstacle. And i doubt you'll see stall recovery from a power on stall in 3 meters of altitide, but instead a firm impact when the boat hits the water, and unhappy passengers.
> Also maybe the flying boats can be made to fly higher to skip over things that are in the way.
The point of this 'flying boat' is that it operates in ground effect, which allows the craft to produce more lift than it would normally be able. If you are going to give the craft enough power/lift to climb out of ground effect to "skip over things", you kind of defeat the whole point of the craft. It is more efficient for aircraft to fly at higher altitudes, air is less dense, and fuel burn is much less, and you can take advantage of winds aloft. Operating a long haul aircraft just above ground effect is probably the least efficient may to run, least range and greatest fuel burn, not to mention you cant go all that fast. As an example of that, take a theoritcal passenger jet. Aircraft measure speed in "Indicated Airspeed", which is the relative wind the skin of the aircraft is experiencing. At sea level, indicated and true airspeeds are about the same. Now take our jet, it has a Vne (Never exceed velocity) of 330 kts. So at sea level, (negating wind), i can only make around 300ish kts groundspeed (and only over sea, in the US below 18,000 ft, you cannot exceed 250 kts). Not bad you say? Consider that at altitude, you can operate an aircraft below the 330 kt limit, but because the less dense air (less wind == less indicated airspeed), your actual groundspeed can be 500 kts, and you are getting better fuel economy.
These ground effect craft will probably due well for short haul stuff, but with the unpredictable nature of the ocean, i dont see them gaining wide use for trans oceanic operations. Much safer and efficient to be flying at FL330:)
while it may not be high end, its also not on the very cheap end. The hands form a compass needle, so your inconvienence of just seeing a heading are irrelivant. You see heading, and normal-style compass hands. The watch also supports entering the local magnetic variation, so its equally convienent with true or magnetic north alligned maps (for mag, sed variation to 0).
if they are even that sophisticated. A company i used to work for sold POS solutions. The cash registers were little more than IBM 3151 terminals + fancy keyboard, barcode reader and a pole display. Setup the POS terminals, then run cat5 (serial) back to a portserver, then ethernet to a RS/6000 43p, running the software that drove the whole operation.
Easily scalable, just more 3151's (and possible another portserver).
you forgot the next line of the quote, which was converting to 7bit. Your post is redundant, but nevertheless a good example of his first solution for those that didnt catch it, like yourself.
2 teams playing basketball in a gym, and the names on the back of thier jerseys are computer terms. One coach walks in and introduces a new player for his team, named "Linux". Then you see some shots of basketball playing where Linux is being a team player, making shots, etc. Then you see the 2 coaches talking to eachother, and oen asks something like "Man, that Linux guy is fast, reliable, etc, how much did you pay for him", to which the other coach responds, "Nothing, hes playing for free", "free?", "Some people just play for love of the game"
> True, they do. But that difference is what's changing. Thus the printed maps will be out of date
cant speak for normal topo maps, but aviation sectionals expire every 6 months, to accomodate magnetic changes, topo changes, landmark changes, etc. IFR charts (non-topo) expire every 56 days for changes to get out. So, at least aviators are used to getting new charts frequently, so it shouldnt be too much trouble for other map making agencies/users to update more frequently as well.
Tokyo, March 12, 2002 - Fujitsu and its group affiliates today announced the global launch of Pocket LOOX, a sleek new handheld PDA designed to serve as a powerful enabler of mobility for demanding business users and consumers the world over. The new device, which will go on sale from Q2 2002, will preview at CeBIT (Fujitsu Siemens Computers' booth; Hall 1, Stand 5e2) from March 13 - 20 in Hannover, Germany.
Running on Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 software for seamless compatibility with widely used PC-based Windows applications, the ultraslim, lightweight Pocket LOOX utilizes a high-performance Intel PXA250 Applications Processor and boasts advanced high-speed network connectivity functions as well as very long battery life. The new PDA marks an important and flexible new platform addition to the Fujitsu group's mobile solutions offerings aimed at capitalizing on the infinite possibilities of the broadband era. Product specifications will be optimized to meet the particular market and sales channel requirements of each region.
In Europe, for example, Fujitsu Siemens Computers will offer the Pocket LOOX with a mobile telephony function through an added GPRS* plug-on module.
In Japan, Fujitsu will equip Pocket LOOX with an integrated Bluetooth module for wireless communication. In addition to strengthening network functionality, Bluetooth technology enhances expandability, convenience and flexibility of system design for advanced mobile solutions.
Major specifications (in Japan Market):
CPU : Intel® PXA250 Applications Processor
OS : Microsoft® Pocket PC2002 Software
Memory : RAM 64MB
Display : 3.5in. Reflective TFT (240 x 320), more than 65,000 colors
Expansion slots : CF TYPE II x 1, SD memory x 1
Communication capability : Bluetooth V1.1
Notes:
* GPRS: General Packet Radio Service: One of the mobile phone packet transmission standards.
the conventional way to get higher bitrate than your baudrate is to use a modulation capable of handling more informatation. ie take a 9600 and 14,400 bps modem, both operating at 2400 baud. one needs to modulate 4 bits per baud, and the other 6 bits per baud. How is this accomplished? not 4 modems multiplexed to get 4 2400 baud units (aka, your poletop methodology). 4 bits gives you 16 possible values, so you pick 16 unique values and transmit one of them 2400 times a second. thats 9600 bps out of 2400 baud. for 14.4 you need 64 unique values sent 2400 times a second. each 1/2400th of a second you get one of these values, and it turns into 6 bits of information.
lightsabers of either side do not make use of lasers. Every try to tune coherent light to de-cohere at a point a couple feet away, giving the appearance of a sword? not easy, and somewhere i believe it is mentioned that the sabers are comprised of plasma or something equally non-laser.
>Thank you for your time reading this, and sorry for posting as AC. I don't have a./ account and I find logging it each time in order to read./ is pretty hard.
you know, you can cookie your logon and only have to actually log on once a year, when your cookie expires.
at playerauctions.com, you can find platinum auctions, and depending on the server you can get between 50 and 100 US dollars for 10,000platinum in game cash.
>>The advantage over NetFlix is it could take a lot less time for the movie to get to your set top (depending on how frequently they transmit the movie you picked), the disadvantage would most likely be a much smaller selection. Plus it's likely not to have all the extras like a good DVD does.
Video on demand has been available where i am for quite some time now (austin, TX) throught time warner. I'm not familiar with netflix, but i can tell you with VoD, the moment you pick a movie it starts playing. There is no waiting for it. And that goes for any movie you pick. They have quite a selection as well, getting new movies as they roll off the standard PPV services, and browsable by category.
and at $2 for an older movie of $4 for a current movie, it can beat a trip out to the video store if you just want a quick movie.
but where they will probably make the killing, is the $7 pr0n on demand.
boy, it shows you took the time to read the article, the numbers discussed in the article were constrained to the following dats
nov 11 - dec 8 : PSX2
nov 15 - dec 8 : XBOX
nov 18 - dec 8 : GC
using only the sales between those dates, the figures were genreated, and while PSX2 has a whole week more time than the GC, the numbers indicate that had the times been equal, Xbox would have come out on top, followed by psx2, then GC.
i agree though (as does the article), initial sales are nothing, and the psx2 comparision to these 2 launches doesnt mean much, lets look at sales a year and a half from now and see how they are doing.
dont bother with the DDS2 drives (4/8 gig), they are yet another generation behind. DDS4 (20/40) has been around for a while and DDS3 (12/24) are probably getting cheaper and offer quite a bit more storage than the DDS2 drives.
I havent had any bad experiences with 4mm tapes, and the tapes themselves arent that expensive, so that would be my reccomendation.
a graphical install is jack shit when you are installing onto boxes without video cards. that, and inneficient, i find debians installer quick and to the point. I'll also leave the mandrake install bloat by default policy behind.
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my 2048/384 is on cable, time warner austin. Thats the speed my cable modem tells me i'm capped at, and the speeds i actually get. apt-get dist-upgrading with 250kB/s from the debian mirrors at nice. I will admit i get closer to 35kB/s when people are uploading from me, but that is probably due to the fact that i run a couple other things taking up bandwidth, so they dont get all 40kB/s.
> No, it is not, but there will not be a competitor for a few years.
there already is competition. I have high speed broadband (2048/384k) and i dont buy from a bell. Where i live i have a choice from DSL, Cable and Satelite.
> How long do you think it'll take to lay a few million feet of cable/wire,
my guess is that the wire is already in the ground, seeing as how i (and many many other people) are getting high speed connections that arent through DSL.
> even if a mythical company existed that could afford it?
is $45/month affordable for you? it is for me.
depends on just how much lift the thing can produce, without the extra lift of ground effect, the stall speed goes up. Depending on how quick that pitch up loses airspeed, you might stall, before actually 'jumping' the obstacle. And i doubt you'll see stall recovery from a power on stall in 3 meters of altitide, but instead a firm impact when the boat hits the water, and unhappy passengers.
> Also maybe the flying boats can be made to fly higher to skip over things that are in the way.
:)
The point of this 'flying boat' is that it operates in ground effect, which allows the craft to produce more lift than it would normally be able. If you are going to give the craft enough power/lift to climb out of ground effect to "skip over things", you kind of defeat the whole point of the craft. It is more efficient for aircraft to fly at higher altitudes, air is less dense, and fuel burn is much less, and you can take advantage of winds aloft. Operating a long haul aircraft just above ground effect is probably the least efficient may to run, least range and greatest fuel burn, not to mention you cant go all that fast. As an example of that, take a theoritcal passenger jet. Aircraft measure speed in "Indicated Airspeed", which is the relative wind the skin of the aircraft is experiencing. At sea level, indicated and true airspeeds are about the same. Now take our jet, it has a Vne (Never exceed velocity) of 330 kts. So at sea level, (negating wind), i can only make around 300ish kts groundspeed (and only over sea, in the US below 18,000 ft, you cannot exceed 250 kts). Not bad you say? Consider that at altitude, you can operate an aircraft below the 330 kt limit, but because the less dense air (less wind == less indicated airspeed), your actual groundspeed can be 500 kts, and you are getting better fuel economy.
These ground effect craft will probably due well for short haul stuff, but with the unpredictable nature of the ocean, i dont see them gaining wide use for trans oceanic operations. Much safer and efficient to be flying at FL330
while it may not be high end, its also not on the very cheap end. The hands form a compass needle, so your inconvienence of just seeing a heading are irrelivant. You see heading, and normal-style compass hands. The watch also supports entering the local magnetic variation, so its equally convienent with true or magnetic north alligned maps (for mag, sed variation to 0).
if they are even that sophisticated. A company i used to work for sold POS solutions. The cash registers were little more than IBM 3151 terminals + fancy keyboard, barcode reader and a pole display. Setup the POS terminals, then run cat5 (serial) back to a portserver, then ethernet to a RS/6000 43p, running the software that drove the whole operation.
Easily scalable, just more 3151's (and possible another portserver).
support for 12 IDE devices == 6 IDE ports.
overkill imho, if you want that many drives, scsi is the way to go.
if you are trying to be so informative, is it so hard to Make a link to http://www.zapmedia.com/?
you forgot the next line of the quote, which was converting to 7bit. Your post is redundant, but nevertheless a good example of his first solution for those that didnt catch it, like yourself.
the basketball ad goes something like this
2 teams playing basketball in a gym, and the names on the back of thier jerseys are computer terms. One coach walks in and introduces a new player for his team, named "Linux". Then you see some shots of basketball playing where Linux is being a team player, making shots, etc. Then you see the 2 coaches talking to eachother, and oen asks something like "Man, that Linux guy is fast, reliable, etc, how much did you pay for him", to which the other coach responds, "Nothing, hes playing for free", "free?", "Some people just play for love of the game"
> True, they do. But that difference is what's changing. Thus the printed maps will be out of date
cant speak for normal topo maps, but aviation sectionals expire every 6 months, to accomodate magnetic changes, topo changes, landmark changes, etc. IFR charts (non-topo) expire every 56 days for changes to get out. So, at least aviators are used to getting new charts frequently, so it shouldnt be too much trouble for other map making agencies/users to update more frequently as well.
Tokyo, March 12, 2002 - Fujitsu and its group affiliates today announced the global launch of Pocket LOOX, a sleek new handheld PDA designed to serve as a powerful enabler of mobility for demanding business users and consumers the world over. The new device, which will go on sale from Q2 2002, will preview at CeBIT (Fujitsu Siemens Computers' booth; Hall 1, Stand 5e2) from March 13 - 20 in Hannover, Germany.
Running on Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 software for seamless compatibility with widely used PC-based Windows applications, the ultraslim, lightweight Pocket LOOX utilizes a high-performance Intel PXA250 Applications Processor and boasts advanced high-speed network connectivity functions as well as very long battery life. The new PDA marks an important and flexible new platform addition to the Fujitsu group's mobile solutions offerings aimed at capitalizing on the infinite possibilities of the broadband era. Product specifications will be optimized to meet the particular market and sales channel requirements of each region.
In Europe, for example, Fujitsu Siemens Computers will offer the Pocket LOOX with a mobile telephony function through an added GPRS* plug-on module.
In Japan, Fujitsu will equip Pocket LOOX with an integrated Bluetooth module for wireless communication. In addition to strengthening network functionality, Bluetooth technology enhances expandability, convenience and flexibility of system design for advanced mobile solutions.
Major specifications (in Japan Market):
CPU : Intel® PXA250 Applications Processor
OS : Microsoft® Pocket PC2002 Software
Memory : RAM 64MB
Display : 3.5in. Reflective TFT (240 x 320), more than 65,000 colors
Expansion slots : CF TYPE II x 1, SD memory x 1
Communication capability : Bluetooth V1.1
Notes:
* GPRS:
General Packet Radio Service: One of the mobile phone packet transmission standards.
> - confusing.. really confusing. Can you imagine saying to someone "log on to alpha kappa one john omikron peter three delta?"
actually, thats
alpha kilo one juliet oscar papa three delta
>but the cut&paste is the only thing that isn't easily picked up and remembered...
highlight == copy
middle click == paste
doesnt get much simpler than that.
the conventional way to get higher bitrate than your baudrate is to use a modulation capable of handling more informatation. ie take a 9600 and 14,400 bps modem, both operating at 2400 baud. one needs to modulate 4 bits per baud, and the other 6 bits per baud. How is this accomplished? not 4 modems multiplexed to get 4 2400 baud units (aka, your poletop methodology). 4 bits gives you 16 possible values, so you pick 16 unique values and transmit one of them 2400 times a second. thats 9600 bps out of 2400 baud. for 14.4 you need 64 unique values sent 2400 times a second. each 1/2400th of a second you get one of these values, and it turns into 6 bits of information.
lightsabers of either side do not make use of lasers. Every try to tune coherent light to de-cohere at a point a couple feet away, giving the appearance of a sword? not easy, and somewhere i believe it is mentioned that the sabers are comprised of plasma or something equally non-laser.
>Thank you for your time reading this, and sorry for posting as AC. I don't have a ./ account and I find logging it each time in order to read ./ is pretty hard.
you know, you can cookie your logon and only have to actually log on once a year, when your cookie expires.
xcell > raptor
at playerauctions.com, you can find platinum auctions, and depending on the server you can get between 50 and 100 US dollars for 10,000platinum in game cash.
>>The advantage over NetFlix is it could take a lot less time for the movie to get to your set top (depending on how frequently they transmit the movie you picked), the disadvantage would most likely be a much smaller selection. Plus it's likely not to have all the extras like a good DVD does.
Video on demand has been available where i am for quite some time now (austin, TX) throught time warner. I'm not familiar with netflix, but i can tell you with VoD, the moment you pick a movie it starts playing. There is no waiting for it. And that goes for any movie you pick. They have quite a selection as well, getting new movies as they roll off the standard PPV services, and browsable by category.
and at $2 for an older movie of $4 for a current movie, it can beat a trip out to the video store if you just want a quick movie.
but where they will probably make the killing, is the $7 pr0n on demand.
boy, it shows you took the time to read the article, the numbers discussed in the article were constrained to the following dats
nov 11 - dec 8 : PSX2
nov 15 - dec 8 : XBOX
nov 18 - dec 8 : GC
using only the sales between those dates, the figures were genreated, and while PSX2 has a whole week more time than the GC, the numbers indicate that had the times been equal, Xbox would have come out on top, followed by psx2, then GC.
i agree though (as does the article), initial sales are nothing, and the psx2 comparision to these 2 launches doesnt mean much, lets look at sales a year and a half from now and see how they are doing.
dont bother with the DDS2 drives (4/8 gig), they are yet another generation behind. DDS4 (20/40) has been around for a while and DDS3 (12/24) are probably getting cheaper and offer quite a bit more storage than the DDS2 drives.
I havent had any bad experiences with 4mm tapes, and the tapes themselves arent that expensive, so that would be my reccomendation.
maybe you arent familiar with base64 encoding?
hit up alt.binaries.* sometime
a graphical install is jack shit when you are installing onto boxes without video cards. that, and inneficient, i find debians installer quick and to the point. I'll also leave the mandrake install bloat by default policy behind.
apt-get install xmms
hard wasnt it