I took a brand new HP lap top through airport security recently and they didn't know what to make of it either since it had the wavy line pattern on the case instead of just a dull gray finish like they are used to. They asked something like "Is that a notebook computer?" to which I answered "Yes." and went on my way. If you give a non straight answer (other than yes, or no) to a security guard you are asking for trouble. I imagine this genius answered "It's a mac air." and was pulled aside for further screening. Which for a viral marketing campaign would be exactly what the 'reporter' wanted to happen. I can only imagine what they would do if you walked through with long hair and an HP imprint artist edition. (See hp's website)
Oh yeah? Well *I* helped install video cameras to watch a 'museum' containing star trek artifacts when I worked for Paramount Parks 'Carowinds'. James Doohan 'Scotty' came to the park too. Tells you how long ago THAT was... probably 1993. Damn! I should have shut off the cameras, gone in, and bugged his communicator!
If you loaded one of those vehicles with multi-terabyte hard drives what kind of data rate would you have? It would be like turning the internet in to a giant truck run through a series of tubes.
I have a better question. The internet is used to access things legal in one jurisdiction in another where it is illegal. Could it be used to transport prostitutes from Nevada?
Wait! Let me get this straight. They were using light in the dark ages.
Waiter, I would like to order the massive plate of oyster scopy with a side of ion beans and spammetry served on a photographic plate and a glass of developer..
Taught myself assembler around 1982-3 using the book "Apple Machine Language" published in 1981 which I used to make a dumb terminal that let me talk to my 300 baud modem. Then in 1986 I went to college and took a VAX assembly class. Did more on a 68000 eval board for a lab class. I was also in the last class they required to take the then obsolete language FORTRAN! Years later (1994) I was an graduate summer intern at Bell Labs (now lucent) where they told me "yeah, the guys who wrote the C programming language are down that hall." but the funny part was watching some other interns I shared a room with struggle to make mathlab work on a high end Mac (with the new PowerPC uP) only to have their advisor run off in frustration and solve the problem by writing a FORTRAN program in under 30 minutes.
The reason I know the assembly book I learned on is I have it here now. I mostly write VHDL/Verilog nowadays but am now working on an ASIC where I need to use some assembly too...in 2008!
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ATH
I live in the Dallas Ft. Worth area. It varies town by town here. The town I live in is required to scan licenses at every bar no matter your age. In downtown Dallas they visually check your ID but I look way over 21 so not sure why. I have also lived in California, North Carolina, South Carolina, Idaho, and Arizona and Texas has been the only state to actually scan a drivers license. If you have an out of state license they make you fill out a form with the same information and sign it.
No Problem! Then you get to pay more for the extra hardware and larger battery... same idea as "you can have it sooner, better, or cheaper... pick any two"
This applies to my local Outback Steak House. The screw ups of the local franchise make me not want to risk going to any outback. The outback happens to be in front of the compUSA that closed a few months back here in the Dallas area where they already closed most of their stores.
True! They gave the "HP" name to the wrong half of the company. It should be re-named the Agilent Garage.
Also, did anyone forget Steve Wozniak designed the Apple I when he worked at HP then when HP wasn't interested in it he left to start Apple?
Gordon A
HP/Agilent Employee 1996-2000
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I took a brand new HP lap top through airport security recently and they didn't know what to make of it either since it had the wavy line pattern on the case instead of just a dull gray finish like they are used to. They asked something like "Is that a notebook computer?" to which I answered "Yes." and went on my way. If you give a non straight answer (other than yes, or no) to a security guard you are asking for trouble. I imagine this genius answered "It's a mac air." and was pulled aside for further screening. Which for a viral marketing campaign would be exactly what the 'reporter' wanted to happen. I can only imagine what they would do if you walked through with long hair and an HP imprint artist edition. (See hp's website)
Oh yeah? Well *I* helped install video cameras to watch a 'museum' containing star trek artifacts when I worked for Paramount Parks 'Carowinds'. James Doohan 'Scotty' came to the park too. Tells you how long ago THAT was... probably 1993. Damn! I should have shut off the cameras, gone in, and bugged his communicator!
I have a better question. The internet is used to access things legal in one jurisdiction in another where it is illegal. Could it be used to transport prostitutes from Nevada?
The internet highway system is to blame. Not the cars. Clearly we need a 2nd system constructed underground ... you know.. a series of tubes.
Homer Simpson: uhuhuhuhuhuh roasted Mars mellows
Wait! Let me get this straight. They were using light in the dark ages. Waiter, I would like to order the massive plate of oyster scopy with a side of ion beans and spammetry served on a photographic plate and a glass of developer..
But then every seat back, tray table and window will be covered with things like "pug was here" or in the case of a /. er XYZZY.
Taught myself assembler around 1982-3 using the book "Apple Machine Language" published in 1981 which I used to make a dumb terminal that let me talk to my 300 baud modem. Then in 1986 I went to college and took a VAX assembly class. Did more on a 68000 eval board for a lab class. I was also in the last class they required to take the then obsolete language FORTRAN! Years later (1994) I was an graduate summer intern at Bell Labs (now lucent) where they told me "yeah, the guys who wrote the C programming language are down that hall." but the funny part was watching some other interns I shared a room with struggle to make mathlab work on a high end Mac (with the new PowerPC uP) only to have their advisor run off in frustration and solve the problem by writing a FORTRAN program in under 30 minutes. The reason I know the assembly book I learned on is I have it here now. I mostly write VHDL/Verilog nowadays but am now working on an ASIC where I need to use some assembly too...in 2008! +++ ATH
And will you be having a fry with that?
Paris on Mercury: "That's hot."
I live in the Dallas Ft. Worth area. It varies town by town here. The town I live in is required to scan licenses at every bar no matter your age. In downtown Dallas they visually check your ID but I look way over 21 so not sure why. I have also lived in California, North Carolina, South Carolina, Idaho, and Arizona and Texas has been the only state to actually scan a drivers license. If you have an out of state license they make you fill out a form with the same information and sign it.
Maybe they are Gen IM.
No Problem! Then you get to pay more for the extra hardware and larger battery... same idea as "you can have it sooner, better, or cheaper... pick any two"
"I'm not a rocket scientist, or even a plane scientist, ..."
Hey buddy I've seen your resume... your not even a plain scientist.
Rodney Dangerfield
This applies to my local Outback Steak House. The screw ups of the local franchise make me not want to risk going to any outback. The outback happens to be in front of the compUSA that closed a few months back here in the Dallas area where they already closed most of their stores.
Then we would also have to nuke Paris, Britney, etc. etc. Well maybe we could just nuke LA that would cover most of it.
FFFeeeeeeeeeed me Seymore
True! They gave the "HP" name to the wrong half of the company. It should be re-named the Agilent Garage. Also, did anyone forget Steve Wozniak designed the Apple I when he worked at HP then when HP wasn't interested in it he left to start Apple? Gordon A HP/Agilent Employee 1996-2000
If that fails, Man! Talk about a drive crash! Better have a back up plane.
Ponders: If all the drives were spun up at once what kind of torque would that put on the plane?