Not a problem, as almost all GPS time sync devices are mounted on the roof. (Hint cement and rebar that hospitals are made of is bad for satellite reception)
I'm guessing you dont know much about network time sync devices and how they work. And the MRI machine has a funny cable that runs in to the control room that has the magical ability to bypass a faraday cage.
It's better than being a rabid android fanboy you are now.
P.S. Nokia phones also did the 15 second adjustment. Google just figures it is not important and also get's its time from the cellular towers that just happen to get their signal from GPS.
Actually a linux server on it's own you can calibrate the system clock to be incredibly accurate. you can calculate the drift of the cmos clock and adjust to get pretty darn accurate.
"The problem with solutions other the MS Office is that you will have issues with interacting with people outside your company."
This old lie again.
No you dont. WE have been on Open Office/Libre Office for over 3 years now here and have ZERO problems "interacting with people outside your company". WE can save as office format and read office format.
In fact we have less problems than one of our customers who is still on Office 2003.
If it was a real security reason then ALL smart phones will be banned. Because iphone, Android, Windows phones ALL have a voice cloud processed system availabe in them either stock like Siri or as an app on the other two.
Heck, I can do it with google by calling a phone number, so all phones have this security leak.
The issue is that you NEED a high voltage swing to record a very loud noise. Be it a rock concert or a rocket launch. the Azden shotgun you guys use probably runs off of a single AA battery, so it will never record high dynamic range audio like a rocket launch. I agree the Zoom H4 is a perfect direction, add a clapper board for every scene and audio sync will be effortless. Although you could add a AG-MYA30G from Panasonic to fix the camera and power the microphones with more "oomph"... The XL1's successor the XL1HD. The glass makes all the difference. I have used a ton of video cameras, and the Panny has a sub par IS system and has more achromatic distortion than the Canon, all because of the lens.
And I am impressed you guys have that high of a budget and gear. I did not expect that some real money is being spent on the video side of things so that you are at least using prosumer gear. A lot of sites are trying to get away with a $200.00 palmcorder and a $29.00 wired lav. I personally think the video is good enough, although you need a switchable ND filer to cover more rocket launches, it would have looked better if you had a ND on there to pull in more detail instead of being a bright blob.
Yes. using real microphones that use 48Volt phantom power it would have done a great job at it. Problem is Slashdot's budget is $12.50 and they cant hire anyone that is experienced or skilled in video, so they have to learn as they go.
Buy a real field mixer, some real microphones (like a shotgun on a boom with an audio person) and record to a audio recorder and not to the $200.00 camcorder.
they really need to spend about $3500.00 on some real gear (if your video camera does not have XLR mic inputs, it's not good enough) and hire a second intern. Although I am assuming it's just him and a tripod. I am certain their budget for video is even lower than I am guessing.
Honestly they should not be even trying to do HD. SD is just fine for web video like this, a old Canon XL1 would be high end for their use and would record audio better, a used Senheiser ME66 on a mic stand next to the tripod powered from the Camera's XLR inputs and they would be better equipped than 90% of the other websites out there.
Yeah, nothing NASA launched was built by NASA. All of it was built by private companies and sold to them for use.
It's all PR. I'll call it Commercial when they launch from their facility and have a paypal for me to pay for each KG of payload I want to send up in LEO.
Takes so long? If your car could drive straight up as fast as it could go, it would take 2 hours to get there. 10 minutes is insanely fast for 200 miles.
Call me when your renault can do 0.33 miles per second.
"most of the sub 100$ android boxes with hdmi on market do 1920p,"
No they cant, in fact NONE of them can do 1920p. Who would use such a bizzare resolution?
In fact nothing out there short of a Nvidia chipset can do 2K ( 2048 × 1536) video resolutions let alone 4K and then there is that pesky no content problem for both of those....
What I think is funny as hell is everyone jonseing all over the 1080p problem as if it will look like melting turds at 720p. Sorry but 99% of all internet streaming content, including netflix and the likes are 720p and compressed all to hell. Anyone having a problem about it not doing 1080p is just a nutball that thinks bigger numbers are better.
A switch that is disconnecting the Flash chip's write line. I dont care how good of a virus writer you are, you will not write one that flips a physical switch.
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Not a problem, as almost all GPS time sync devices are mounted on the roof. (Hint cement and rebar that hospitals are made of is bad for satellite reception)
I'm guessing you dont know much about network time sync devices and how they work. And the MRI machine has a funny cable that runs in to the control room that has the magical ability to bypass a faraday cage.
It's better than being a rabid android fanboy you are now.
P.S. Nokia phones also did the 15 second adjustment. Google just figures it is not important and also get's its time from the cellular towers that just happen to get their signal from GPS.
Actually a linux server on it's own you can calibrate the system clock to be incredibly accurate. you can calculate the drift of the cmos clock and adjust to get pretty darn accurate.
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Clock-2.html
" Because running it yourself does no good, it can just fuck up all the devices in the hospital."
IF your devices are set to "fuck up" when time changes, you are buying really low grade crap.
NTP server on closed network for hospital devices, it's source is a GPS timing signal. Zero internet access, provides NTP and a accurate time signal.
This is SOP in any secure environment.
Most devices dont. In fact it's highly rare for a device to NTP sync.
Most building lighting control systems do not do a NTP sync. Security systems, etc... all rarely do this.
It sounds like that someone finally realized that clock drift happens and is shocked about it.
"The problem with solutions other the MS Office is that you will have issues with interacting with people outside your company."
This old lie again.
No you dont. WE have been on Open Office/Libre Office for over 3 years now here and have ZERO problems "interacting with people outside your company". WE can save as office format and read office format.
In fact we have less problems than one of our customers who is still on Office 2003.
Why Siri? For publicity that's why.
If it was a real security reason then ALL smart phones will be banned. Because iphone, Android, Windows phones ALL have a voice cloud processed system availabe in them either stock like Siri or as an app on the other two.
Heck, I can do it with google by calling a phone number, so all phones have this security leak.
Welcome to retail sales. Management = retarded.
The issue is that you NEED a high voltage swing to record a very loud noise. Be it a rock concert or a rocket launch. the Azden shotgun you guys use probably runs off of a single AA battery, so it will never record high dynamic range audio like a rocket launch. I agree the Zoom H4 is a perfect direction, add a clapper board for every scene and audio sync will be effortless. Although you could add a AG-MYA30G from Panasonic to fix the camera and power the microphones with more "oomph"... The XL1's successor the XL1HD. The glass makes all the difference. I have used a ton of video cameras, and the Panny has a sub par IS system and has more achromatic distortion than the Canon, all because of the lens.
And I am impressed you guys have that high of a budget and gear. I did not expect that some real money is being spent on the video side of things so that you are at least using prosumer gear. A lot of sites are trying to get away with a $200.00 palmcorder and a $29.00 wired lav. I personally think the video is good enough, although you need a switchable ND filer to cover more rocket launches, it would have looked better if you had a ND on there to pull in more detail instead of being a bright blob.
" like a phone, laptop, etc. that can potentially be cracked from thousands of miles away."
Hi this is phil from IT. Yeah we are having some problems with logins, can you read me the number off the back of your dongle? Thanks!
All hacked from thousands of miles away....
Yes. using real microphones that use 48Volt phantom power it would have done a great job at it. Problem is Slashdot's budget is $12.50 and they cant hire anyone that is experienced or skilled in video, so they have to learn as they go.
Buy a real field mixer, some real microphones (like a shotgun on a boom with an audio person) and record to a audio recorder and not to the $200.00 camcorder.
they really need to spend about $3500.00 on some real gear (if your video camera does not have XLR mic inputs, it's not good enough) and hire a second intern. Although I am assuming it's just him and a tripod. I am certain their budget for video is even lower than I am guessing.
Honestly they should not be even trying to do HD. SD is just fine for web video like this, a old Canon XL1 would be high end for their use and would record audio better, a used Senheiser ME66 on a mic stand next to the tripod powered from the Camera's XLR inputs and they would be better equipped than 90% of the other websites out there.
Yeah, nothing NASA launched was built by NASA. All of it was built by private companies and sold to them for use.
It's all PR. I'll call it Commercial when they launch from their facility and have a paypal for me to pay for each KG of payload I want to send up in LEO.
Takes so long? If your car could drive straight up as fast as it could go, it would take 2 hours to get there. 10 minutes is insanely fast for 200 miles.
Call me when your renault can do 0.33 miles per second.
I'm depressed if I find myself surfing google images with safesearch turned off?
"most of the sub 100$ android boxes with hdmi on market do 1920p,"
No they cant, in fact NONE of them can do 1920p. Who would use such a bizzare resolution?
In fact nothing out there short of a Nvidia chipset can do 2K ( 2048 × 1536) video resolutions let alone 4K and then there is that pesky no content problem for both of those....
What I think is funny as hell is everyone jonseing all over the 1080p problem as if it will look like melting turds at 720p. Sorry but 99% of all internet streaming content, including netflix and the likes are 720p and compressed all to hell. Anyone having a problem about it not doing 1080p is just a nutball that thinks bigger numbers are better.
Point me at a X86 Motherboard with processor that runs on 5 watts of power like this does.
You can get 1.X version with keyboard and mouse support, you have been able to for years.
The androidX86 people have had it for a very long time.
Yeah, it supported keyboards and mice from day one. Where the hell did they get that bizzare piece of FUD from?
Chevy sold a car named "doesnt go" car in mexico.
Their fault for calling it a No va!
and install BSD+IpCop on it. That would make a killer cheap firewall device.
The keyfob number is printed on the back of them.
Footnote:
The interior of the capsule only needed to be hosed out with a soapy water solution and ready for the next passenger...
If upon reentry you scream.... "BANSAI!!!!!!!"
A mars ship could be launched as modules that are connected in space. and Space X already has a heavy lift plan to do just that.
A switch that is disconnecting the Flash chip's write line. I dont care how good of a virus writer you are, you will not write one that flips a physical switch.