If you run a full NTP client on your PC, it will compensate for the drift caused by the el cheapo crystal oscillator. By characterizing the drift, it can correct for it, even if you don't have a permanent or reliable Internet connection. It's like a software version of the trimmer capacitor that is used to adjust the frequency of a crystal oscillator.
The Navy has been using atomic clocks for decades. Much of the technology in GPS can be traced back to early Navy programs for satellite assisted navigation. When you launch an ICBM from a submarine, you need a very accurate fix on the position of the submarine. Atomic clocks are also as timing references for secure communications links.
The driver and transducer should have been selected so that there was no possibility of dangerous sound levels, no matter what the software decided to do.
Anyone can be outsourced. Many of those huge IT departments can be consolidated off-site, eviscerated after one or more corporate mergers, and finally outsourced to a service provider like IBM or EDS. Corporate IT is not a safe and stable career. One of the "synergies" of a big corporate merger is getting rid of all the newly redundant staff.
If a manager asks me to do something that is morally or legally questionable, I ask them to send me a signed memo with their request. That usually makes them go away and drop the subject.
What about fouls? I'm not much of a soccer fan, but even I have noticed many players who try out for an academy award for acting every time someone bumps into them.
Whatever happened to buying a copy of Cliff Notes or the Classics Illustrated comic book?
Just the thing when you have to write a paper on some alleged classic of Western Literature. I've always felt that taking a literature class is like dissecting a puppy. You learn a lot about canine anatomy but you would rather have had the live puppy.
If it was up to me, I'd encourage passengers who had CCW permits, and off-duty police officers, to carry their weapons on the plane. Other passengers would be free to carry knives or stun batons.
The mean time before death or serious injury for a hijacker would be about 10 seconds.
I also admit that my logic breaks down where people can be forced to pay higher rates after being involved in an accident where there were at no fault (as is the case in the US). This should be illegal, since it punishes the innocent.
I have to disagree. One accident may be just bad luck, but there are people out there who are accident magnets. While they may not be legally at fault, they repeatedly put themselves in high risk situations where someone else's error can cause an accident. When someone is involved in serious accidents on a regular basis, there is something wrong with the way they drive.
There are areas in the USA with buried treasures. An upscale neighborhood (Spring Valley, Maryland) near Washington, D.C. was built on top of what used to be a World War I chemical warfare research facility operated by American University. After the war, most of the material was moved to Edgewood Arsenal. In recent years, people have found buried containers of mustard gas, lewisite and misc. unexploded ordnance.
I noticed that Jack Chick's tract specificly mentioned Tolkien and C.S. Lewis as authors whose works should be burned. See here.
C.S. Lewis's work was heavily influenced by his religious beliefs.
The general rule is that a country is free to select its own name, flag, etc. Why should Macedonia be an exception? The only reason anyone uses "FYROM" is that the Greeks threw a fit about it and had enough diplomatic, political and economic influence to make it a global issue.
...China refuses to acknowledge Taiwan exists as a separate entity from China.
While that may be true, does that mean we have to cater to the delusions of the Chinese (PRC) government? That's as stupid as the Arab countries that refuse to show Israel on their maps. They may not like the existence of Israel, but it's there.
...From a purely techie point of view, my favorite addition to KERNEL32 is something that the vast majority of Windows NT users (myself included) won't be able to take advantage of. The feature is limited support for 64-bit memory addressing...
I recently bought a programmable scientific calculator (HP-33S) that uses a single chip processor with an enhanced 6502 core as its CPU, along with RAM, ROM and LCD controller logic. The 6502 is from the same era as the 8080A and the 6800. It was the first cheap 8-bit microprocessor.
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If you run a full NTP client on your PC, it will compensate for the drift caused by the el cheapo crystal oscillator. By characterizing the drift, it can correct for it, even if you don't have a permanent or reliable Internet connection. It's like a software version of the trimmer capacitor that is used to adjust the frequency of a crystal oscillator.
The Navy has been using atomic clocks for decades. Much of the technology in GPS can be traced back to early Navy programs for satellite assisted navigation. When you launch an ICBM from a submarine, you need a very accurate fix on the position of the submarine. Atomic clocks are also as timing references for secure communications links.
I used it for many years and never had any problems with loss of data or file system corruption.
The driver and transducer should have been selected so that there was no possibility of dangerous sound levels, no matter what the software decided to do.
Gee whiz, what are the chances of a user holding a mobile phone next to their ear? I always keep mine strapped to my elbow.
Anyone can be outsourced. Many of those huge IT departments can be consolidated off-site, eviscerated after one or more corporate mergers, and finally outsourced to a service provider like IBM or EDS. Corporate IT is not a safe and stable career. One of the "synergies" of a big corporate merger is getting rid of all the newly redundant staff.
If a manager asks me to do something that is morally or legally questionable, I ask them to send me a signed memo with their request. That usually makes them go away and drop the subject.
I would rather spend a few more bucks for an item that was made in the USA. I'm not usually given that choice.
I can't think of any religion which includes roller coasters in the design of their temples.
The number of email viruses that I receive has increased to a level 500% higher than normal for the last few days. I'm not sure why.
That depends on which side of the fence you were on.
Some people just need killin'.
What about fouls? I'm not much of a soccer fan, but even I have noticed many players who try out for an academy award for acting every time someone bumps into them.
Just the thing when you have to write a paper on some alleged classic of Western Literature. I've always felt that taking a literature class is like dissecting a puppy. You learn a lot about canine anatomy but you would rather have had the live puppy.
The mean time before death or serious injury for a hijacker would be about 10 seconds.
I have to disagree. One accident may be just bad luck, but there are people out there who are accident magnets. While they may not be legally at fault, they repeatedly put themselves in high risk situations where someone else's error can cause an accident. When someone is involved in serious accidents on a regular basis, there is something wrong with the way they drive.
There are areas in the USA with buried treasures. An upscale neighborhood (Spring Valley, Maryland) near Washington, D.C. was built on top of what used to be a World War I chemical warfare research facility operated by American University. After the war, most of the material was moved to Edgewood Arsenal. In recent years, people have found buried containers of mustard gas, lewisite and misc. unexploded ordnance.
If you write a polemic, you shouldn't be surprised when it gets modded as flamebait.
I noticed that Jack Chick's tract specificly mentioned Tolkien and C.S. Lewis as authors whose works should be burned. See here. C.S. Lewis's work was heavily influenced by his religious beliefs.
You shoot the General.
VIPs are not exempt from security rules.
The general rule is that a country is free to select its own name, flag, etc. Why should Macedonia be an exception? The only reason anyone uses "FYROM" is that the Greeks threw a fit about it and had enough diplomatic, political and economic influence to make it a global issue.
While that may be true, does that mean we have to cater to the delusions of the Chinese (PRC) government? That's as stupid as the Arab countries that refuse to show Israel on their maps. They may not like the existence of Israel, but it's there.
Going on "sick call" instead of doing real work is an ancient military tradition. The doctor was right.
You could have more than 4GB of RAM, but it wasn't usable as normal memory. See A Programmer's Perspective on New System DLL Features in Windows NT 5.0, Part I:
I recently bought a programmable scientific calculator (HP-33S) that uses a single chip processor with an enhanced 6502 core as its CPU, along with RAM, ROM and LCD controller logic. The 6502 is from the same era as the 8080A and the 6800. It was the first cheap 8-bit microprocessor.