Generally speaking, condensation is not really an issue for operating electronics.
Using electricity, however much, generates heat. This means that the device will always be warmer than the ambiant temperature. If the temerature drops to the dew point, condensaction forms on objects that are the same temperature or colder than the dew point, but since your device is generating heat, it will remain dew/frost free!
Think, when there is frost (or dew) do you ever have frost on the exterior of your house? The small amount of heat leaking through the walls keeps your house dry.
If you introduce active cooling (things that will lower the temp to below the ambient temp), then you can have condensation.
Well-well look. I already told you: I deal with the god damn customers so the engineers don't have to. I have people skills; I am good at dealing with people. Can't you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?
only the low-end, budget PCs with integrated graphics don't have S-Video.
That's pretty much every computer that's not custom built. I know in my area (dominated by BB and Future Shop) pretty much every computer has integrated graphics.
But, seriously, you expect "normal" people to look at the back of thier computer, look at the ports, recognise that there is a S-video port, realise that thier TV also has this port, and connect the dots. -- This still does not include getting sound from the computer to the TV, which needs not only a cable but [GASP] an adapter-- I think you expect too much from people. It sounds retardedly simple here, but say s-video infront of "normal" people and the eyes gloss. I've seen it happen...
It certainly seems easier and more cost effective to have ISPs provide customer support explaining how to secure networks than to prosecute or fine people who connect to open wireless networks.
It certainly is, but why should it be the ISP that is forking out the money to support linksys/dlink/whatever's product. The problem is that comsumers don't know how to use WAPs. I don't know how to fix a car, so when mine stops working, I take it to a mechanic who has been to school and is trained in fixing cars.
Now, why should that be any different for computers. If they lack the skill to properly setup thier network, they should be paying someone who can. I would gladly go to someone's house, charge $25 to secure the router, and an additional $10 per computer you want to connect to it. Asking ISPs to provide this service is like asking my insurance company to change my car's oil - for free.
I actually had a similar confersation with my mom last night. I was arguing that on the Internet nothing should be blocked/censored, even child porn. We should be setting an example for countries like China. I'm not saying that child porn should be legal, downloaders and uploaders still need to be prosecuted, but to treat everyone like a criminal and just block access is, in itself, criminal.
She would not agree and even went so far as to say that all porn should be filtered on the Internet. She was of the impression that filtering content from the internet was for the greater good of society. She would not budge.
I got frustrated. She can not be the only person that thinks that way. If you believe that, then it is likely that you believe that spying on the public to catch "bad guys" is good as well. After all, "I'm not doing anything wrong, so go ahead".
Part of freedom is freedom to break the law. After you have broken the law, you should lose some of your freedoms, but until you do, you should be assumed to be as pure as an angel.
Answer: " A goddamn communist"
Question: "What do you call someone who wants to run every part of your life and only do what is "best" for society"
Why don't you take your judgement and go to some communist state where the government tells you how to live. I prefer to live in a society where I can make decisions about what is best for me.
Comcast is like a car, er wait, truck, no... HUMMER and you are behind them in traffic, but you drive a Pinto. All you can smell is the diesel exaust from the Hummer. Then the driver of the hummer gets out and kicks you in the face, but there is a dear john letter stuck to his boot, that is now stuck to your face. You can't see where you are going, so you go home, but when you get there your cat is hanging from the celing with a puddle of water on the ground. There is no evidence of struggle, so obvously your cat committed suicide by standing on a large block of ice and slowly hanging itself.
You look at your cable modem and the "sync" light is slowly blinking... no internet. Damn! screwed by Comcast again!
I was on vacation in Toronto (I know, weak place for vacation) with the old man and my grandpa. We had rented a car and got a GPS reciever to navagate the Toronto area. Our first stop was my Uncle George's house, so I programmed the address into the GPS and we were on our way.
As we were getting closer to our destination, I was showing the GPS to grandpa and explaining how it worked. We make the final turn and were rolling down the street, when gramps says "Can you see George on that thing"
Naturally, I replied "Of course I can, he's taking a shit!"
We got out of the car, knocked on the door, 2-3 mins later the door opens. Turns out I was right, he was on the can. The rest of the vacation though, my grandpa thought that GPS could track people.
My Girlfriend of five years has some spiritual belielfs (Stuff like Tarot cards, runes, spirit guides, etc) and although I don't believe in that kind of stuff, if she wants to, who really cares? She knows that it's not my thing, so she does it with her mom. It's harmless stuff, and really, bogus or not, there is some good advice that can come out of it.
If she were to start paying for that kind of stuff, I'd start having a problem, but until then, she can do whatever makes her happy.
You sir, should take another Excel cource. I have taken no less than 4, and I suspect many here have more then that. I think it would almost be harder to AVOID an excel course.
That is an interesting point. I spoke to a Canadian judge recently and asked what the likly outcome would be of such a request if made in Canada.
His response what that it would be very unlikely to be granted. His reasoning (without being able to consult the actual laws) was that he heblives that the brethalyzer is an "approved" devise for measuring blood alcohol. This was set by the lawmakers, and it is his job to enforce the laws, which clearly say that this is an approved device.
If you have a problem with this, take it up with the law makers.
I found this to be quite interesting, thought I'd pas it along.
I live in Calgary and our Deerfoot Trail is designed like that in parts. It is generally accepted that that method of road building is unsafe, as you have people accelerating and merging left while other people are slowing and merging right. This can cause accidents, and then the WHOLE road just stops. I suppose if you had a long way between entries and exits (1 km) then it could work, but without, it just doesn't work.
We are actually spending alot of money to redo some of those intersections.
Netscape was doing well until AOL bought them. Months ago, AOL announces that dialup is no longer profitable. That's enough proof for me! The CDs are like death spores.
Here is a summary for Spaghetti:
1/2 box of speghetti - 1.75
1 jar of sauce - 4.00
Ground beef (couse you have to have meat sauce and canned meat is sick shit) - 4.00
Total: 9.75
FOR SPAGHETTI!!!
It may be cheap if you are vegitarian (I can't even spell it apparantly), but when I eat, something dies.
Wow... Are we talking about the DoD here or a 7 year old girl's computer... IMO a seven year old does not require digital privacy in thier home.
That being said just use a sticky note hidden somewhere or something. Or use a non-abstract password, like her favourite food, or least favourite food. How long would it take you to guess "fudgeicle"?
And, it's already been mentioned that the parents persumabally have physical access to the computer, and if they have the know-how and confidence to install some sort of parental control into a linux distro, then the password is not going to be a problem for them to bypass.
That is unless "mobile broadband" is actually blasting your reply on multiple transmitters all at once across a spectrum in order to increase the data rate to your phone.
It is. It's called spread spectrum, and most wireless technologies use it (Cordless phones, Cell phones, Wireless N) The idea is that the frequency is constantly changing, giving security, and reliability. Security comes from it being difficult to hop frequencies with the signal, and reliability because if there is an interferring signal, it will only be interferring for a short time until the next hop. Doing this you can also overload your network. CDMA for example when it gets busy the call quatity will drop but calls will still make it through. This is because calls will be overlapping. As the network slows down, quality will go up becuase there will be less interferance.
But the point is, Technically, wireless broadband is the correct terminology.
According to Wiki, It IS a variant of a Wheatstone Bridge, and was not built by Hubbard himself (even though he owned the patent for the device), but rather by one of the members of the church (presumably a higher ranking member). The meter was then given to Hubbard, who went on to patent it.
Read the wiki linked to in the article summary. Very Interesting.
You don't really want it. Competition would be way better in the long run. Competition keep prices down and innovation moving. If you really want to help the industry, buy AMD so that next time you are building a computer, you will still have the option to choose the CPU.
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Generally speaking, condensation is not really an issue for operating electronics.
Using electricity, however much, generates heat. This means that the device will always be warmer than the ambiant temperature. If the temerature drops to the dew point, condensaction forms on objects that are the same temperature or colder than the dew point, but since your device is generating heat, it will remain dew/frost free!
Think, when there is frost (or dew) do you ever have frost on the exterior of your house? The small amount of heat leaking through the walls keeps your house dry.
If you introduce active cooling (things that will lower the temp to below the ambient temp), then you can have condensation.
Wow, does your laptop actually have 2 monitor ports on it? Or did you have to get a USB dongle to get it working?
Well-well look. I already told you: I deal with the god damn customers so the engineers don't have to. I have people skills; I am good at dealing with people. Can't you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?
Why yes good sir, there is:
http://mirror.uncyc.org/wiki/Category:Humor
Oh, is that so?
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/10/1516254
My dad hooked his set top box up with component, composite, and coax, then would tune the tv into channel 3...
That's pretty much every computer that's not custom built. I know in my area (dominated by BB and Future Shop) pretty much every computer has integrated graphics.
But, seriously, you expect "normal" people to look at the back of thier computer, look at the ports, recognise that there is a S-video port, realise that thier TV also has this port, and connect the dots. -- This still does not include getting sound from the computer to the TV, which needs not only a cable but [GASP] an adapter-- I think you expect too much from people. It sounds retardedly simple here, but say s-video infront of "normal" people and the eyes gloss. I've seen it happen...
They don't own it, Viacom owns it.
It certainly is, but why should it be the ISP that is forking out the money to support linksys/dlink/whatever's product. The problem is that comsumers don't know how to use WAPs. I don't know how to fix a car, so when mine stops working, I take it to a mechanic who has been to school and is trained in fixing cars.
Now, why should that be any different for computers. If they lack the skill to properly setup thier network, they should be paying someone who can. I would gladly go to someone's house, charge $25 to secure the router, and an additional $10 per computer you want to connect to it. Asking ISPs to provide this service is like asking my insurance company to change my car's oil - for free.
... and all the muggles will think that means that just like cheese, this game goes well with wine.
"Ooohh, How thoughtful, this game goes with Merlot. Honey! We need to stop at the liquer store"
I actually had a similar confersation with my mom last night. I was arguing that on the Internet nothing should be blocked/censored, even child porn. We should be setting an example for countries like China. I'm not saying that child porn should be legal, downloaders and uploaders still need to be prosecuted, but to treat everyone like a criminal and just block access is, in itself, criminal.
She would not agree and even went so far as to say that all porn should be filtered on the Internet. She was of the impression that filtering content from the internet was for the greater good of society. She would not budge.
I got frustrated. She can not be the only person that thinks that way. If you believe that, then it is likely that you believe that spying on the public to catch "bad guys" is good as well. After all, "I'm not doing anything wrong, so go ahead".
Part of freedom is freedom to break the law. After you have broken the law, you should lose some of your freedoms, but until you do, you should be assumed to be as pure as an angel.
Answer: " A goddamn communist"
Question: "What do you call someone who wants to run every part of your life and only do what is "best" for society"
Why don't you take your judgement and go to some communist state where the government tells you how to live. I prefer to live in a society where I can make decisions about what is best for me.
Nope, try this example:
Comcast is like a car, er wait, truck, no... HUMMER and you are behind them in traffic, but you drive a Pinto. All you can smell is the diesel exaust from the Hummer. Then the driver of the hummer gets out and kicks you in the face, but there is a dear john letter stuck to his boot, that is now stuck to your face. You can't see where you are going, so you go home, but when you get there your cat is hanging from the celing with a puddle of water on the ground. There is no evidence of struggle, so obvously your cat committed suicide by standing on a large block of ice and slowly hanging itself. You look at your cable modem and the "sync" light is slowly blinking... no internet. Damn! screwed by Comcast again!
TRUE STORY:
I was on vacation in Toronto (I know, weak place for vacation) with the old man and my grandpa. We had rented a car and got a GPS reciever to navagate the Toronto area. Our first stop was my Uncle George's house, so I programmed the address into the GPS and we were on our way.
As we were getting closer to our destination, I was showing the GPS to grandpa and explaining how it worked. We make the final turn and were rolling down the street, when gramps says "Can you see George on that thing"
Naturally, I replied "Of course I can, he's taking a shit!"
We got out of the car, knocked on the door, 2-3 mins later the door opens. Turns out I was right, he was on the can. The rest of the vacation though, my grandpa thought that GPS could track people.
My Girlfriend of five years has some spiritual belielfs (Stuff like Tarot cards, runes, spirit guides, etc) and although I don't believe in that kind of stuff, if she wants to, who really cares? She knows that it's not my thing, so she does it with her mom. It's harmless stuff, and really, bogus or not, there is some good advice that can come out of it.
If she were to start paying for that kind of stuff, I'd start having a problem, but until then, she can do whatever makes her happy.
You sir, should take another Excel cource. I have taken no less than 4, and I suspect many here have more then that. I think it would almost be harder to AVOID an excel course.
That is an interesting point. I spoke to a Canadian judge recently and asked what the likly outcome would be of such a request if made in Canada.
His response what that it would be very unlikely to be granted. His reasoning (without being able to consult the actual laws) was that he heblives that the brethalyzer is an "approved" devise for measuring blood alcohol. This was set by the lawmakers, and it is his job to enforce the laws, which clearly say that this is an approved device.
If you have a problem with this, take it up with the law makers.
I found this to be quite interesting, thought I'd pas it along.
I live in Calgary and our Deerfoot Trail is designed like that in parts. It is generally accepted that that method of road building is unsafe, as you have people accelerating and merging left while other people are slowing and merging right. This can cause accidents, and then the WHOLE road just stops. I suppose if you had a long way between entries and exits (1 km) then it could work, but without, it just doesn't work.
We are actually spending alot of money to redo some of those intersections.
That makes me sick... That poor child.
Netscape was doing well until AOL bought them. Months ago, AOL announces that dialup is no longer profitable. That's enough proof for me! The CDs are like death spores.
$5 !?!?!?
Where do you live?
Here is a summary for Spaghetti:
1/2 box of speghetti - 1.75
1 jar of sauce - 4.00
Ground beef (couse you have to have meat sauce and canned meat is sick shit) - 4.00
Total: 9.75
FOR SPAGHETTI!!!
It may be cheap if you are vegitarian (I can't even spell it apparantly), but when I eat, something dies.
Wow... Are we talking about the DoD here or a 7 year old girl's computer... IMO a seven year old does not require digital privacy in thier home.
That being said just use a sticky note hidden somewhere or something. Or use a non-abstract password, like her favourite food, or least favourite food. How long would it take you to guess "fudgeicle"?
And, it's already been mentioned that the parents persumabally have physical access to the computer, and if they have the know-how and confidence to install some sort of parental control into a linux distro, then the password is not going to be a problem for them to bypass.
That is unless "mobile broadband" is actually blasting your reply on multiple transmitters all at once across a spectrum in order to increase the data rate to your phone.
It is. It's called spread spectrum, and most wireless technologies use it (Cordless phones, Cell phones, Wireless N) The idea is that the frequency is constantly changing, giving security, and reliability. Security comes from it being difficult to hop frequencies with the signal, and reliability because if there is an interferring signal, it will only be interferring for a short time until the next hop. Doing this you can also overload your network. CDMA for example when it gets busy the call quatity will drop but calls will still make it through. This is because calls will be overlapping. As the network slows down, quality will go up becuase there will be less interferance.
But the point is, Technically, wireless broadband is the correct terminology.
According to Wiki, It IS a variant of a Wheatstone Bridge, and was not built by Hubbard himself (even though he owned the patent for the device), but rather by one of the members of the church (presumably a higher ranking member). The meter was then given to Hubbard, who went on to patent it.
Read the wiki linked to in the article summary. Very Interesting.
You don't really want it. Competition would be way better in the long run. Competition keep prices down and innovation moving. If you really want to help the industry, buy AMD so that next time you are building a computer, you will still have the option to choose the CPU.