I went to the chiropractor on one of thier 'promotional' visits: free X-ray, exam, and hydromassage. I mentioned my lower back pain and they, of course noticed some mis-alignment.
X-rays should I had some mis-alignment in my neck, which the Doc said was a secondary cause in carpel tunnel syn. He said that most ppl who have the surgery on their wrists for Carpel Tunnel, usually regain symptons again due to the nerve ending in the wrists and arms being connected to the spinal cord in the neck.
Anywho, even after the first treatment, I felt 110% better. Several weeks later, I had hardly ANY pain at all... AND I could prop my feet up w/o them going numb! Woo Hoo!
I HIGHLY suggest going to a chiropractor... esp. if you've got insurance to back you.
Didn't we see this before, only instead of IR, it used RF?? Anywho... I'd love to see someone in the middle of CS or Quake bobbing their head around with one of these... Prolly look like someone in anaphalactic(sp?) shock. heh.
The guy planning to do the jump/dive was on 99x.com ( in Atlanta ) earlier this morning. Sounds pretty cool. I'd be interested to know how far he could traverse ( i.e. he jumped out directly over, say California, rode the Jet Stream.. where would he end up? )
I was in 3rd grade at the time as well. I remember it just as vividly as everyone else has stated. It was then that I learned the true meaning of a 'moment of silence.'
Remember when sales on the PSX were just starting to die down, and magazines/media started speculating on a psx2? Remember how much Sony DENIED any type of R&D on a new model stating that the gaming technology for the first PSX wasn't even 70% of what it was capable of? Jeez...
Sounds like Sony has REALLY changed their attitude about news releases. Of course, with as many problem as they're having with the PSX2, I can see why...
THX 'theater' certification is not free and it's not cheap. For a cineplex to become THX certified, a certified Lucasfilm engineer has to perform SEVERAL tests such as ambient sound levels, proper viewing angles, etc., etc. ( see http://www.thx.com/theatres/sound_criteria.html ), and of course make sure that the theater is using THX certified equipment.
Now, home theaters, it really just bears down to certified equipment ( amps, speakers, interconnects, etc. ). You can, of course, have the room certified, that's a lot of money.
I think that THX certified computer is just a half-assed THX certification. Read the mission statement and the reasoning behind THX, and you'll find that it was to provide the audience with an 'theatrical atmosphere' that most closely resembles what the director wanted someone to experience the movie. I don't think that the James Cameron wanted his audience to watch T2 crouched around a computer desk staring at a 19" monitor...
I think having THX certified PCs is just something to brag about... I don't ever expect a PC to outperform the quality of a THX certified home theater.
But... if you have the money to drop on the system, I can't stop you.
True, but... I only see one Linux distro out that runs on sparc. I'm not sure about a Linux distro for RS servers.
So, if the government wants a "trusted" open source OS for their high-end servers and high dollar equipment, they'll push Sun, IBM, etc., for an open source OS.
You think that government throwing money towards a "trusted" open source OS will put any kind of pressure on Sun, IBM, and the such?
Maybe not now, but if these project DO see some light of day, Sun, IBM, etc., will have to do something to keep their market share with the government.
Along with traffic lights, why not normal street lights? Perhaps an array of about 10-20 white LEDs could produce the same amount of lums as a standard Mercury Vapor lamp with much less energy required.
So, from what I gather, it's netstat + snoop -a Great. just what I need... hear the guy 5 cubes down yelling at me to ping flood him, mail bomb him, and hit his apache server all at one. What a way to spend the day at the office!
Coming from a fairly large ISP in the southeast, I had to deal with spam from uu.net hitting our subsidiary company's mail servers. Complaining to abuse@uu.net usually did nothing but generate the usual Auto-Reply: " Here is your case number. And well get back to next year...." In the case of a massive attack, the only quickfire solution was to blacklist uu.net on the mail server. Calling uu.net's NOC was like trying to call the cable company at 4:50pm about your cable being out and needing repair; you play the on hold game for 30 mins. Meanwhile, if your queue doesn't break 8000, your sendmail connections top 1000. Uunet needs to rethink their abuse policy and procedures.
Wouldn't that be the same as saying, " Hey, now that you learned C++, you need to learn to program the same thing in ANSI C, and then rewrite it for Delphi so you can broaden your programming skills"? I think you are sticking to the Microsoft Assimilation factor a little too much, here (Can that actually be done?). I think it would be great to have lots of natural programmers around, but some of us non-programmers don't wanna have 10 differnent languages to learn just for the sake of having a "broad programming base."
Sorry, but I'm a home theater buff, and I hate to tell you, but $650 will get you EITHER a good DVD player OR a keeler amp. I, personally, would put the money on a good amp ( good brand name like Onkyo, Denon, or even the Sony ES series ). A good DVD player gives you some great features, but if you don't have the equipment to harness this greatness, what's the point. Start with your sound and picture, THEN work on the extras.
Looking directly at the source of the beam can cause damage, but looking at the beam or the termination point ( the screen or building in this case ) is safe.
Prolong viewing could possibly have a little effect, but the lasers used here are similar to the ones used in laser shows ( like that one I saw recently with the music of Pink Floyd ).
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Wow... who woulda thunk it?
Hell.. A handful of transistors that small would be enough to produce several thousand or so processors... Get busy!!! Chop Chop!!
I went to the chiropractor on one of thier 'promotional' visits: free X-ray, exam, and hydromassage. I mentioned my lower back pain and they, of course noticed some mis-alignment.
X-rays should I had some mis-alignment in my neck, which the Doc said was a secondary cause in carpel tunnel syn. He said that most ppl who have the surgery on their wrists for Carpel Tunnel, usually regain symptons again due to the nerve ending in the wrists and arms being connected to the spinal cord in the neck.
Anywho, even after the first treatment, I felt 110% better. Several weeks later, I had hardly ANY pain at all... AND I could prop my feet up w/o them going numb! Woo Hoo!
I HIGHLY suggest going to a chiropractor... esp. if you've got insurance to back you.
Just my 2 scents....
If only everyone read their mail with pine, and browsed with lynx....
Oh well.. I can dream, can't I??
Didn't we see this before, only instead of IR, it used RF?? Anywho... I'd love to see someone in the middle of CS or Quake bobbing their head around with one of these... Prolly look like someone in anaphalactic(sp?) shock. heh.
Actually... they're looking at diving from an altitude of 130,000 ft. So.. a little more that 25 miles.
--Chemguru
The guy planning to do the jump/dive was on 99x.com ( in Atlanta ) earlier this morning. Sounds pretty cool. I'd be interested to know how far he could traverse ( i.e. he jumped out directly over, say California, rode the Jet Stream.. where would he end up? )
--Chemguru
Just gimme that Math short from Disney with Donald Duck and I'll hustle all of ya!
--Chemguru
Yar's Revenge had to have been my favorite 2600 cart. I remember scoring somewhere in the 2,000,000 area. That's gotta be some sort of record. Eh?
I wonder if someone's going to get in touch with Alex Rogan for beating 'The Last Starfighter'. Man! That was a keeler 80's Sci-Fi B movie!!
--Chemguru
Well said...
I was in 3rd grade at the time as well. I remember it just as vividly as everyone else has stated. It was then that I learned the true meaning of a 'moment of silence.'
Hmm... Interesting idea. The BeOS filesystems and slick media architectures would make for an interesting console...
But... I don't see it happening.
Remember when sales on the PSX were just starting to die down, and magazines/media started speculating on a psx2? Remember how much Sony DENIED any type of R&D on a new model stating that the gaming technology for the first PSX wasn't even 70% of what it was capable of? Jeez...
Sounds like Sony has REALLY changed their attitude about news releases. Of course, with as many problem as they're having with the PSX2, I can see why...
Just a thought and rememberance...
THX 'theater' certification is not free and it's not cheap. For a cineplex to become THX certified, a certified Lucasfilm engineer has to perform SEVERAL tests such as ambient sound levels, proper viewing angles, etc., etc. ( see http://www.thx.com/theatres/sound_criteria.html ), and of course make sure that the theater is using THX certified equipment.
Now, home theaters, it really just bears down to certified equipment ( amps, speakers, interconnects, etc. ). You can, of course, have the room certified, that's a lot of money.
I think that THX certified computer is just a half-assed THX certification. Read the mission statement and the reasoning behind THX, and you'll find that it was to provide the audience with an 'theatrical atmosphere' that most closely resembles what the director wanted someone to experience the movie. I don't think that the James Cameron wanted his audience to watch T2 crouched around a computer desk staring at a 19" monitor...
I think having THX certified PCs is just something to brag about... I don't ever expect a PC to outperform the quality of a THX certified home theater.
But... if you have the money to drop on the system, I can't stop you.
Sun, Microsoft... and now JVC. Argh!!! Give it a rest..
I guess it would really suck if your initials are JVC.
Jeez...
Were all geeks here... I'm sure that we've all had at least ONE math/science class... just list it as 1x10^22. Easy enough! --JamesT
True, but... I only see one Linux distro out that runs on sparc. I'm not sure about a Linux distro for RS servers.
So, if the government wants a "trusted" open source OS for their high-end servers and high dollar equipment, they'll push Sun, IBM, etc., for an open source OS.
You think that government throwing money towards a "trusted" open source OS will put any kind of pressure on Sun, IBM, and the such?
Maybe not now, but if these project DO see some light of day, Sun, IBM, etc., will have to do something to keep their market share with the government.
Calculators use LCDs (liquid crystal displays)... not LEDs. Same with laptop displays.
Along with traffic lights, why not normal street lights? Perhaps an array of about 10-20 white LEDs could produce the same amount of lums as a standard Mercury Vapor lamp with much less energy required.
So, from what I gather, it's netstat + snoop -a Great. just what I need... hear the guy 5 cubes down yelling at me to ping flood him, mail bomb him, and hit his apache server all at one. What a way to spend the day at the office!
Coming from a fairly large ISP in the southeast, I had to deal with spam from uu.net hitting our subsidiary company's mail servers. Complaining to abuse@uu.net usually did nothing but generate the usual Auto-Reply: " Here is your case number. And well get back to next year...." In the case of a massive attack, the only quickfire solution was to blacklist uu.net on the mail server. Calling uu.net's NOC was like trying to call the cable company at 4:50pm about your cable being out and needing repair; you play the on hold game for 30 mins. Meanwhile, if your queue doesn't break 8000, your sendmail connections top 1000. Uunet needs to rethink their abuse policy and procedures.
Wouldn't that be the same as saying, " Hey, now that you learned C++, you need to learn to program the same thing in ANSI C, and then rewrite it for Delphi so you can broaden your programming skills"? I think you are sticking to the Microsoft Assimilation factor a little too much, here (Can that actually be done?). I think it would be great to have lots of natural programmers around, but some of us non-programmers don't wanna have 10 differnent languages to learn just for the sake of having a "broad programming base."
Sorry, but I'm a home theater buff, and I hate to tell you, but $650 will get you EITHER a good DVD player OR a keeler amp. I, personally, would put the money on a good amp ( good brand name like Onkyo, Denon, or even the Sony ES series ). A good DVD player gives you some great features, but if you don't have the equipment to harness this greatness, what's the point. Start with your sound and picture, THEN work on the extras.
Just my $.02
Looking directly at the source of the beam can cause damage, but looking at the beam or the termination point ( the screen or building in this case ) is safe.
Prolong viewing could possibly have a little effect, but the lasers used here are similar to the ones used in laser shows ( like that one I saw recently with the music of Pink Floyd ).