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After my washing machine refused to wash my socks one time too many, I decided to rebuild it... http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=13 1398
So, would this be the same BBC who force us to load proprietary and intrusive software (RealPlayer) in order to listen to their audio streams? The same BBC who "tried" Ogg Vorbis streaming for three weeks before quietly shelving it? The BBC who have never offered MP3 streams?
I asked The Man this week, because I wanted to buy an amplifier in US and ship to UK. I was told that they would steal 4.5% + 17.5% and would assess this on what they deemed to be the full cost + shipping & handling.
Yes, this has annoyed me for a while. Why does our national broadcaster, supported by public money, force us to install proprietary and intrusive software on our PCs to listen to their shows? WFMU should be the example.
I have Redrat which can send and receive IR signals and an IRMan which can receive IR, one upstairs in the bedroom and one downstairs beside the PC and amplifiers. The Redrat needed a little bit of coding but now it can learn from any remote and can output any learned signal - this means I can use the little-used buttons on any remote to control other parts of the system
Well, I have the house wired but I also have wireless for those areas of the house that aren't used so much (the garden, spare bedroom). The other advantage of wireless is that you can use an unwired, quiet, unobtrusive device to control the hi-fi/jukebox/whatever. I use iRemote on an ipaq and a VNC connection to the jukebox PC.
So why would you need a rocket? If the navigation is sorted it could be put in a conventional radio-controlled model plane of arbitrary size with as much fuel as needed. Speed isn't the issue, neither is exactly emulating a military missile. Might even get around the alleged speed-related limitation on commercially available GPS equipment.
Another barrier to adoption of a new program is that many of us have a lot invested in the old ones. In my case I use Winamp - not because I beleive it is the best but because I have it so tied into my system that I would have to break a lot of things to try something new - there would have to be a compelling reason. I have taught Girder the commands for Winamp so I can use different remotes in different rooms, I have programmed my RedRat2 to control Winamp and I have written some batch files so that I can wake up to music. Plugins are definately the way to go here.
Hello user #54, guess you've been here five years. Have you noticed that the standard of comments is better from lower numbered users? (hey - (almost) only joking)
Here in Bristol UK our Imax cinema decided to show Blade Runner last month for one night only - it sold out instantly. They then arranged to show it again a few days later - sold out again. They put it on the next night - guess what - sold out and people being turned away at the doors. I missed it - couldn't get tickets for the one advertised show, didn't hear about the reprogrammings till later, sigh - how big is an Imax screen anyway.
For a radical alternative (running diesel engines on vegetable oil) visit www.elsbett.com (or here for our english speaking readers). For a less radical approach do a search for "Biodiesel"
Since I first saw it I have been impressed by the picture of IBM written in Xenon atoms on Nickel. Now, as the era of nanotechnology gets nearer and nearer, I would like to have a poster sized copy of this for my wall. Anyone know where I can get this (or any other STM pictures or photomicrographs)
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Anyone have any pointers to good companies to invest in to get in at the start of this technology? The prime ones would seem to be the likes of IBM, Motorola, biotech companies like Genentech and Celera, but who else? Unfortunately Zyvex are not a publicly traded company.
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Since I first saw it I have been impressed by the picture of IBM written in Xenon atoms on Nickel. Now, as the era of nanotechnology gets nearer and nearer, I would like to have a poster sized copy of this for my wall. Anyone know where I can get this (or any other STM pictures or photomicrographs)
Anyone have any pointers to good companies to invest in to get in at the start of this technology? The prime ones would seem to be the likes of IBM, Motorola, biotech companies like Genentech and Celera, but who else? Unfortunately Zyvex are not a publicly traded company
Since I first saw it I have been impressed by the picture of IBM written with xenon atoms. Now, as the era of nanotechnology gets nearer and nearer I would like a poster sized copy of this to put on my wall. Does anyone know where I could get a poster sized copy of this picture (or of any other STM photographs)
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After my washing machine refused to wash my socks one time too many, I decided to rebuild it... http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=13 1398
Whereas WFMU.org offer Realaudio streams, MP3 streams and, as of last week Ogg Vorbis streams.
So, would this be the same BBC who force us to load proprietary and intrusive software (RealPlayer) in order to listen to their audio streams? The same BBC who "tried" Ogg Vorbis streaming for three weeks before quietly shelving it? The BBC who have never offered MP3 streams?
I asked The Man this week, because I wanted to buy an amplifier in US and ship to UK. I was told that they would steal 4.5% + 17.5% and would assess this on what they deemed to be the full cost + shipping & handling.
Yes, this has annoyed me for a while. Why does our national broadcaster, supported by public money, force us to install proprietary and intrusive software on our PCs to listen to their shows? WFMU should be the example.
They have plastic notes in Northern Ireland too - I think they are Bank of Ireland notes. They have the clear windows in them.
I have Redrat which can send and receive IR signals and an IRMan which can receive IR, one upstairs in the bedroom and one downstairs beside the PC and amplifiers. The Redrat needed a little bit of coding but now it can learn from any remote and can output any learned signal - this means I can use the little-used buttons on any remote to control other parts of the system
Well, I have the house wired but I also have wireless for those areas of the house that aren't used so much (the garden, spare bedroom). The other advantage of wireless is that you can use an unwired, quiet, unobtrusive device to control the hi-fi/jukebox/whatever. I use iRemote on an ipaq and a VNC connection to the jukebox PC.
Or hijack a plane or four with a box cutter...
So why would you need a rocket? If the navigation is sorted it could be put in a conventional radio-controlled model plane of arbitrary size with as much fuel as needed. Speed isn't the issue, neither is exactly emulating a military missile.
Might even get around the alleged speed-related limitation on commercially available GPS equipment.
I am in Airstrip One, I've been invaded already.
Another barrier to adoption of a new program is that many of us have a lot invested in the old ones. In my case I use Winamp - not because I beleive it is the best but because I have it so tied into my system that I would have to break a lot of things to try something new - there would have to be a compelling reason. I have taught Girder the commands for Winamp so I can use different remotes in different rooms, I have programmed my RedRat2 to control Winamp and I have written some batch files so that I can wake up to music. Plugins are definately the way to go here.
Hello user #54, guess you've been here five years.
Have you noticed that the standard of comments is better from lower numbered users? (hey - (almost) only joking)
Shouldn't that be Bayonet-CowboyNeill-Concelman?
I bought a used projector on ebay - no hack value but plenty of instant gratification.
Here's another one...
Like New Epson Projector, Remote, Low Reserve
Here in Bristol UK our Imax cinema decided to show Blade Runner last month for one night only - it sold out instantly. They then arranged to show it again a few days later - sold out again. They put it on the next night - guess what - sold out and people being turned away at the doors.
I missed it - couldn't get tickets for the one advertised show, didn't hear about the reprogrammings till later, sigh - how big is an Imax screen anyway.
For a radical alternative (running diesel engines on vegetable oil) visit www.elsbett.com (or here for our english speaking readers).
For a less radical approach do a search for "Biodiesel"
Since I first saw it I have been impressed by the picture of IBM written in Xenon atoms on Nickel.
Now, as the era of nanotechnology gets nearer and nearer, I would like to have a poster sized copy of this for my wall. Anyone know where I can get this (or any other STM pictures or photomicrographs)
Anyone have any pointers to good companies to invest in to get in at the start of this technology?
The prime ones would seem to be the likes of IBM, Motorola, biotech companies like Genentech and Celera, but who else? Unfortunately Zyvex are not a publicly traded company.
Since I first saw it I have been impressed by the picture of IBM written in Xenon atoms on Nickel.
Now, as the era of nanotechnology gets nearer and nearer, I would like to have a poster sized copy of this for my wall. Anyone know where I can get this (or any other STM pictures or photomicrographs)
Anyone have any pointers to good companies to invest in to get in at the start of this technology? The prime ones would seem to be the likes of IBM, Motorola, biotech companies like Genentech and Celera, but who else? Unfortunately Zyvex are not a publicly traded company
Since I first saw it I have been impressed by the picture of IBM written with xenon atoms. Now, as the era of nanotechnology gets nearer and nearer I would like a poster sized copy of this to put on my wall. Does anyone know where I could get a poster sized copy of this picture (or of any other STM photographs)