Forgive those of us who still write HTML with notepad, and use caps as a way to differentiate tags from content (it's so much easier to read at a glance).
Considering I can usually put together a PC for 2/3rds the cost from components identical to a boxed set, I'd expect to get something more for my extra $1500. If they shipped a rock-solid, tested system that's been well-tuned (i.e. remove all that junk that comes standard in XP, minimize system load, ensure that every driver works perfectly with every other driver), I'd consider buying one. At the moment though, that isn't the case...and unless I can get a 6800 3 months before the general public can, I see no reason to shell out the large amount of extra dough
DVD (mpeg-2) is a lossy format. I was saying that divx, mpeg-2, xvid, and pretty much any codec these days is still lossy, but doesn't utilize the full capability of the modern PC. I.e. they could work better compression into the file, put more overhead on the system, and potentially there is enough recourses available these days to make a lossless format that still fits into a reasonable space.
I'm still at a loss...
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Is anyone bothering to work on a LOSSLESS compression codec? I can't describe how much I hate watching some of these movies, even in High-Bandwidth MPEG-2, and watching walls move at 1fps because they're not changing much, or the lack of detail whenever sand blows into the air. Come on, I've got 3ghz that I don't use 1/3rd of to play video and a graphics card that sucks more power than my desk lamp, I'd like to see them used and get some REAL quality improvement.
"Both ext versions 2 and 3 seem to reap the benefits of removing large numbers of files faster than any other file system tested."
If that's not a joke, it should be.
I'd take a 13/hr IT job right now. I've worked for schools and some local businesses doing network consulting and maintenance since I was a freshman in high school (and I've had my MCSE certs just as long), but now I'm 20 and unemployed. I couldn't get a job as a help-desk 'tech' right now in Minnesota.
If someone actually developing real-time applications to make use of this bandwidth? I know there ARE uses for such high bandwidth, but really, what is it being used for?
Oh wait, the link starts around San Fernando. My bad.
Probably my most relevant experience is helping design visual recognition software, but I also have experience in fabricator, and automotive repair, and pneumatic control systems. Right now I have 1 other interested party, a friend, and between me and him we have enough experience to create automation systems for a vehicle, probably based off an SUV platform.
I'm looking for sponsorship, fabricators, and programmers in the MN/WI area to compete in the next competition. Interested parties please contact darpachallenge(at)phayze.com Serious offers only. Must be able to put in 20+ hours/week minimum and work with a team.
And I thought that poll from last week was looking for how they could IMPROVE windows. Silly me, they just wanted to know what bullsoft to give out. And here I thought MS might want to compete on a features basis...
Sarcasm aside, has anything other that this trash come out of the survey I took the time to fill out last week? Anything?
I made the mistake of taking my girlfriend (A neuroscience major) to this movie. Afterwords it was just how terrible it was and zapping single cells couldn't possibly have such an effect. (She also said the chemical method may be possible except for some semantics that would have to be worked out). Either way, I naturally looked at it from a more hardware-oriented perspective, as though these cells were critical to the addressing of certain memory sets and by removing them it would have the effect of denying access to same.
Of course she quickly stated that such a concept of memory was impossible, so I asked exactly how memories were stored.
I'd vote for the macs any day of the week. I don't care for them, but I think yesterday's program on NPR (Mid-morning?) had a few good points on the topic. Both PCs and Macs have browsers, word processors, spreadsheets, etc. but PCs have 10x the games base, and I'd wager a 6th grader today would find it much easier to do illicit things on a PC which he/she is familiar with, than a Mac which more than likely they have had minimal experience with. Honestly, is there some capability students in 6th grade need that Macs lack?
This is outrageous! Terrible! I am aghast and lack the words to convey my frustration! A new version of Kazaa Lite is out, and nobody told me! For shame, for shame...
the amplifier that bumps up the signal to the point where it can drive a speaker IS creating new electromagnetic waves It's the tuned intermediate frequency amplifiers that create the EM waves - and they are effectively small radio transmitters.
These statements don't seem mutually exclusive.
And even so, even if every piece of avionics in commercial aircraft were regulated, I'd wager a ticket to anywhere in the continental US that a good portion of it still fails. Good testing of shielded equipment = expensive, time consuming.
A radio seems harmless, right? I mean, It doesn't transmit anything, so how could it be disruptive?
Take two radios, put them back to back (or a few feet apart). Tune one about 10 mhz above the other one (you have to have appropriate stations to try this, e.g. 92.5 and 102.9). You will hear one staion, but the other will be either distorted or fuzz.
This experiment shows the principle of destructive interference. Even though the radio isn't actually transmitting anything, the amplifier that bumps up the signal to the point where it can drive a speaker IS creating new electromagnetic waves, which at the right frequencies, interfere with other radio signals.
There's more to it, but seeing this for the first time is quite the eye-opener.
Why is it that this hasn't been accomplished already, exactly? I don't imagine anything difficult about the drive-by-wire system, and I can see difficulty with an automated way for the car to detect roads properly (I live in Minnesota, and we even have trouble knowing where the road is sometimes...), but what's to prevent someone from using an off-the-shelf GPS reciever to pre-map the whole route, throw in a few proximity sensors (ultrasonic? radar?) to detect other cars, a ccd or photo-sensitive somethingorother that detects stoplight-green (preprogrammed in conguction with preplanned GPS route to count lights in their positions so it wont go on a left-turn signal) etc. All this stuff is off the shelf, and I'm sure people with experience with robotics etc. should be able to come up with better ideas. This seems like something that should have been easy a decade ago, so where do the difficulties lie?
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But then it wouldn't work on my copy of netscape 1.1 =(
Forgive those of us who still write HTML with notepad, and use caps as a way to differentiate tags from content (it's so much easier to read at a glance).
Considering I can usually put together a PC for 2/3rds the cost from components identical to a boxed set, I'd expect to get something more for my extra $1500. If they shipped a rock-solid, tested system that's been well-tuned (i.e. remove all that junk that comes standard in XP, minimize system load, ensure that every driver works perfectly with every other driver), I'd consider buying one. At the moment though, that isn't the case...and unless I can get a 6800 3 months before the general public can, I see no reason to shell out the large amount of extra dough
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Of course I reread the post and get the point AFTER I've made a replay (sorry, lack of sleep)
I would hope that hollywood would adopt said codec for whatever technology replaces or appends to DVD
DVD (mpeg-2) is a lossy format. I was saying that divx, mpeg-2, xvid, and pretty much any codec these days is still lossy, but doesn't utilize the full capability of the modern PC. I.e. they could work better compression into the file, put more overhead on the system, and potentially there is enough recourses available these days to make a lossless format that still fits into a reasonable space.
Is anyone bothering to work on a LOSSLESS compression codec? I can't describe how much I hate watching some of these movies, even in High-Bandwidth MPEG-2, and watching walls move at 1fps because they're not changing much, or the lack of detail whenever sand blows into the air. Come on, I've got 3ghz that I don't use 1/3rd of to play video and a graphics card that sucks more power than my desk lamp, I'd like to see them used and get some REAL quality improvement.
"Both ext versions 2 and 3 seem to reap the benefits of removing large numbers of files faster than any other file system tested." If that's not a joke, it should be.
Popular mechanics a few months back. Old news.
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I have 3 machines done that way. Damn I'm a loser =(
I'd take a 13/hr IT job right now. I've worked for schools and some local businesses doing network consulting and maintenance since I was a freshman in high school (and I've had my MCSE certs just as long), but now I'm 20 and unemployed. I couldn't get a job as a help-desk 'tech' right now in Minnesota.
They're not fish scales, but I Think it's been done before. Granted that doesn't help efficiency, but I think these do.
If someone actually developing real-time applications to make use of this bandwidth? I know there ARE uses for such high bandwidth, but really, what is it being used for?
Oh wait, the link starts around San Fernando. My bad.
Probably my most relevant experience is helping design visual recognition software, but I also have experience in fabricator, and automotive repair, and pneumatic control systems. Right now I have 1 other interested party, a friend, and between me and him we have enough experience to create automation systems for a vehicle, probably based off an SUV platform.
I'm looking for sponsorship, fabricators, and programmers in the MN/WI area to compete in the next competition. Interested parties please contact darpachallenge(at)phayze.com Serious offers only. Must be able to put in 20+ hours/week minimum and work with a team.
And I thought that poll from last week was looking for how they could IMPROVE windows. Silly me, they just wanted to know what bullsoft to give out. And here I thought MS might want to compete on a features basis...
Sarcasm aside, has anything other that this trash come out of the survey I took the time to fill out last week? Anything?
I made the mistake of taking my girlfriend (A neuroscience major) to this movie. Afterwords it was just how terrible it was and zapping single cells couldn't possibly have such an effect. (She also said the chemical method may be possible except for some semantics that would have to be worked out). Either way, I naturally looked at it from a more hardware-oriented perspective, as though these cells were critical to the addressing of certain memory sets and by removing them it would have the effect of denying access to same.
Of course she quickly stated that such a concept of memory was impossible, so I asked exactly how memories were stored.
She said it wasn't yet understood. Go figure.
On cnn.com:
Do you fear China's manned space launch will ignite a new Cold War-style space race?
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No
Just a thought, I really dont understand the 'fear'. A space race would be a wonderfull thing today I think, not something to be afraid of.
Just idle thoughts at 2am...
I'd vote for the macs any day of the week. I don't care for them, but I think yesterday's program on NPR (Mid-morning?) had a few good points on the topic. Both PCs and Macs have browsers, word processors, spreadsheets, etc. but PCs have 10x the games base, and I'd wager a 6th grader today would find it much easier to do illicit things on a PC which he/she is familiar with, than a Mac which more than likely they have had minimal experience with. Honestly, is there some capability students in 6th grade need that Macs lack?
This is outrageous! Terrible! I am aghast and lack the words to convey my frustration! A new version of Kazaa Lite is out, and nobody told me! For shame, for shame...
Oh yea, and, um, RIAA=bad too, I guess
Also, first line is a whetorical setup question. Sorry if that came off wrong, English is only my native language, not the one I speak best.
the amplifier that bumps up the signal to the point where it can drive a speaker IS creating new electromagnetic waves
It's the tuned intermediate frequency amplifiers that create the EM waves - and they are effectively small radio transmitters.
These statements don't seem mutually exclusive.
And even so, even if every piece of avionics in commercial aircraft were regulated, I'd wager a ticket to anywhere in the continental US that a good portion of it still fails. Good testing of shielded equipment = expensive, time consuming.
A radio seems harmless, right? I mean, It doesn't transmit anything, so how could it be disruptive?
Take two radios, put them back to back (or a few feet apart). Tune one about 10 mhz above the other one (you have to have appropriate stations to try this, e.g. 92.5 and 102.9). You will hear one staion, but the other will be either distorted or fuzz.
This experiment shows the principle of destructive interference. Even though the radio isn't actually transmitting anything, the amplifier that bumps up the signal to the point where it can drive a speaker IS creating new electromagnetic waves, which at the right frequencies, interfere with other radio signals.
There's more to it, but seeing this for the first time is quite the eye-opener.
Why is it that this hasn't been accomplished already, exactly? I don't imagine anything difficult about the drive-by-wire system, and I can see difficulty with an automated way for the car to detect roads properly (I live in Minnesota, and we even have trouble knowing where the road is sometimes...), but what's to prevent someone from using an off-the-shelf GPS reciever to pre-map the whole route, throw in a few proximity sensors (ultrasonic? radar?) to detect other cars, a ccd or photo-sensitive somethingorother that detects stoplight-green (preprogrammed in conguction with preplanned GPS route to count lights in their positions so it wont go on a left-turn signal) etc. All this stuff is off the shelf, and I'm sure people with experience with robotics etc. should be able to come up with better ideas. This seems like something that should have been easy a decade ago, so where do the difficulties lie?
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