In the gatwick incident, the police admitted that there may not have been a drone originally, then the police flew their own drones which may have been reported as further drone sightings.
The technology cat is out of the bag. Anyone with a little smart and a little money can build a drone that ignores the rules.
iTunes has always had update problems for me in the past. (uninstall, multiple reboots, install, to get it to work) I'm just hoping that this means I can keep iTunes up to date without a huge hassle going forward.
ATSC was an enforced change, ostensibly to free up frequencies for other uses. Will ATSC 3.0 be a required change for all broadcasters?
The majority of people who get their TV are probably paying a cable company to deliver it, so won't be affected by any changes in over the air signals.
I've got a 55 inch TV connected to a TiVo Romio. I watch a wide variety of programs in a wide variety of formats. I've been surprised it how good a 720p video can look on the screen, while also surprised at the differences in football coverage quality even on the same network between the top games and the bottom games.
What's the benefit to the local station in upgrading their broadcast equipment, if they might be cutting off a significant portion of their viewers?
If ATSC 3.0 was a cable company standard, I'd understand it much more..
It's really sad because if this movie flops with audiences, some will claim that it's because it wasn't seen on the right format, when the real problem is that it's just a weak movie.
I saw this on a standard screen in Seattle, but one I'd normally consider as good as digital gets. I know my history, so the overall story is not new to me.
The movie itself is dry with very little character development. It's all about sweeping shots, but you don't care about any of the boys being killed on the beach.
It's constantly switching between day and night, with virtually no continuity, so you can't tell if the fighter scenes are during the first day or the last day.
I'm interested in knowing what the rifles actually do.
If it's jamming the control frequency, then the drone may simply report loss of controller communication and automatically return to where it's home position was recorded.
OTOH, if it causes the drone to fall out of the sky, then the drone could cause other unforeseen problems.
Either way an RF emitting rifle is much more cost effective than a patriot missile.
It should really be explained to legislators that internet data and telephone calls are virtually the same thing now. If your ISP can sell all of your data, so can whoever you are using for your telephone calls.
Maybe if it were explained in those terms, there would be more support for network neutrality.
Has anyone noticed how often Microsoft hardware has been visible in TV shows recently?
I bought a surface pro 4 a little over a year ago when they were first introduced. Seeing the kickstand on every NFL broadcast was the obvious first location. Since then I've seen the machines in plenty of other TV shows. Even sometimes it's obvious when the Microsoft laptop is being used because of the position of the camera on the outside of the laptop.
I think that paying for product placement has probably been a very good deal for Microsoft, though it's hard to quantify the results. It's just too bad that they didn't do it in the phone arena back when they had a chance at competing.
Since most phones increase their transmitter power when they are having problems communicating with the tower, anyone that does not turn their phone off soon after entering this bar will likely exit with a phone that has no power left in its battery.
I wish that this technique was used whenever any new movie theater was built. I've been in secure US Government rooms that were explicitly designed like this years ago.
I think the idea is crazy, but I'm not against taking his money to prove him crazy.
I think it's funny when it's assumed that an app works across all cell phones and all cell networks, as well as the assumption that everyone carries a smartphone.
It seems to me that if I was a factory owner making incandescent bulbs and I knew there was a cutoff date to be able to produce them, I'd have already stopped production, or at least planned the stoppage, so US congress changing the rules AFTER I've stopped isn't going to make me start production up again unless they are HUGELY profitable.
I received my statement this year, and would not have known that they stopped sending them out if not for this story.
I've wondered a bit about the statements and if they imply a contract? What happens if SSA is tampered with and I show up with my statement demanding to be paid?
I've been trying to come up with a real reason that paper might be required, and I was wondering if it was because of some long standing law related to "original" documents that doesn't really make sense with electronic document creation?
This sounds like a troll for the Streisand Effect, which it's obvious plenty of people still don't understand.
The number of pages sounded to me like close to a standard box of copier paper. While scanning and OCRing the documents would be frustrating for an individual, it seems like an obvious step for an organization trying to find out what the state is hiding.
Will email from Palins personal account be included, since at least some state business was reported to have been dealt with from there?
I've got some HP slim client devices that I use for RDP / Web terminals. They are fine for most web sessions, and have a real advantage in that they don't store user data on their local file system, so are pretty impervious to what a user may do. The disadvantage is that it's hard to upgrade a web browser without looking at the entire system, and usually easier to just take what the manufacturer issues as an update. Because of the age, flash size, and memory in some of these systems there are no updates to the latest and greatest web browser.
I keep wondering what the real benefit of wireless power is for the gadget community in general. Wireless power is going to be less efficient than wired power because of simple physics. If all of these devices are now designed so that they get power over the air, then we are further wasting electricity.
I did see the mention of underwater devices that have to be completely sealed, and avoiding breaking that seal makes some sense, but for general devices that are used in the air, I see it all as a big waste of energy for a small offset in convenience. IT would be better to develop a surface mount magnetic connection that was as universal as USB. (and accepted, similar to the new cell phone charging standards)
I was visiting my parents for Dad's 70th birthday last week. Their TiVo had crashed two days before. Their TV was barely used during the extended weekend because without TiVo no shows were on at a time that anyone felt like vegetating in front of a TV.
It was bad when I connected the cable directly to the TV and realized that there was no way I could just put the cable cards into it, and watch HD cable. The TV has no cable card slots, and 47 inches of HD screen looks really bad displaying analog cable.
Supposedly the replacement for the replacement TiVo should be up and running again. (The first replacement directly from tivo had another problem.)
I was thinking along the same lines, and as a programmer, dealing with that larger common set of English language programmers, is only important if you are contributing or acquiring code on a larger scope. I can't conceive of getting into programming without thinking o a larger scope at this point, but for many people the first stage is understanding a foreign language in written form, long before they have any conversational skill.
Just having the windows compilable option in the source code would be really nice. Being able to produce a 64 bit windows command line executable would be sweet.
So, Instead of clicking and taking a photo, I take a movie and just find a still frame that I want to keep later. Even worse, I actually get to record the sound when the stuff is happening.
Hasn't the FCC already sold off the spectrum that is going to be reclaimed by the move from NTSC to ATSC for our broadcast TV?
If so, would the new spectrum owners get paid to wait to use it?
I think that delaying is not going to help fix the problem. It's sort of like worrying about the y2k stuff. There's only so much you can do, and then you have to flip the switch and find out what's fallen through the cracks.
When I can go and get a netgear, linksys, or dlink router that supports IPv6 then I'd hope that I can get IPv6 connectivity from my ISP. (QWest)
I'm running Vista and Linux here at home, and could operate on ipV6 without any issues right now, except that I guess most software is only configured to talk ipv4. (Does Firefox attempt to talk to any ipV6 locations?)
I was thinking something along the same lines, as I've been using a windows mobile phone for over a year now, and do most of my dialing with voice commands. The fact that it announces incoming calls as well is really nice.
Unfortunately, I think all of the setup is visual menu based, and I know that the phone I'm using has way too many buttons.
At least on my primary machine I've had to switch to using IE7 as my primary browser. Firefox suddenly can't remember prefereces, and I've cleared all the cookies, cached pages, and private data several times. I essentially have given up on firefox on this machine.
My secondary machine is a 64 Bit os, and I've had different problems with FireFox on it. I think most of those problems seem related to plugins that don't work correctly in the hybrid environment. Still it's unfortunate that the web has devolved to a state where a browser can't supply what's needed to view the web. (most of the requierd add-ins are flash these days)
Is there any chance the FireFox crew could release a 64 bit native version of FireFox for Windows?
I'd really like to move to IPv6, but I can't do anything about it until I can go and pick up a consumer device in the under $50 range from DLink, Netgear, or Linksys that supports IPv6.
I believe that my Mac, Vista Laptop, and XP laptop can all support IPv6 without much pain, and it would actually improve home networking, by removing some of the DHCP complications.
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In the gatwick incident, the police admitted that there may not have been a drone originally, then the police flew their own drones which may have been reported as further drone sightings.
The technology cat is out of the bag. Anyone with a little smart and a little money can build a drone that ignores the rules.
iTunes has always had update problems for me in the past. (uninstall, multiple reboots, install, to get it to work) I'm just hoping that this means I can keep iTunes up to date without a huge hassle going forward.
ATSC was an enforced change, ostensibly to free up frequencies for other uses. Will ATSC 3.0 be a required change for all broadcasters?
The majority of people who get their TV are probably paying a cable company to deliver it, so won't be affected by any changes in over the air signals.
I've got a 55 inch TV connected to a TiVo Romio. I watch a wide variety of programs in a wide variety of formats. I've been surprised it how good a 720p video can look on the screen, while also surprised at the differences in football coverage quality even on the same network between the top games and the bottom games.
What's the benefit to the local station in upgrading their broadcast equipment, if they might be cutting off a significant portion of their viewers?
If ATSC 3.0 was a cable company standard, I'd understand it much more..
It's really sad because if this movie flops with audiences, some will claim that it's because it wasn't seen on the right format, when the real problem is that it's just a weak movie.
I saw this on a standard screen in Seattle, but one I'd normally consider as good as digital gets. I know my history, so the overall story is not new to me.
The movie itself is dry with very little character development. It's all about sweeping shots, but you don't care about any of the boys being killed on the beach.
It's constantly switching between day and night, with virtually no continuity, so you can't tell if the fighter scenes are during the first day or the last day.
I've got a red keyboard. you might want a black keyboard. I don't mind dealing with separate keyboard, as long as i understand the purchase process.
How many processor/ram/storage options already exist before dealing with the keyboard options. (let alone the nfl logo keyboards)
I'm interested in knowing what the rifles actually do.
If it's jamming the control frequency, then the drone may simply report loss of controller communication and automatically return to where it's home position was recorded.
OTOH, if it causes the drone to fall out of the sky, then the drone could cause other unforeseen problems.
Either way an RF emitting rifle is much more cost effective than a patriot missile.
It should really be explained to legislators that internet data and telephone calls are virtually the same thing now. If your ISP can sell all of your data, so can whoever you are using for your telephone calls.
Maybe if it were explained in those terms, there would be more support for network neutrality.
I have an amazon dot, but would buy a google home device instantly if I could use it as an endpoint for google voice calls.
Has anyone noticed how often Microsoft hardware has been visible in TV shows recently?
I bought a surface pro 4 a little over a year ago when they were first introduced. Seeing the kickstand on every NFL broadcast was the obvious first location. Since then I've seen the machines in plenty of other TV shows. Even sometimes it's obvious when the Microsoft laptop is being used because of the position of the camera on the outside of the laptop.
I think that paying for product placement has probably been a very good deal for Microsoft, though it's hard to quantify the results. It's just too bad that they didn't do it in the phone arena back when they had a chance at competing.
Since most phones increase their transmitter power when they are having problems communicating with the tower, anyone that does not turn their phone off soon after entering this bar will likely exit with a phone that has no power left in its battery.
I wish that this technique was used whenever any new movie theater was built. I've been in secure US Government rooms that were explicitly designed like this years ago.
I think the idea is crazy, but I'm not against taking his money to prove him crazy.
I think it's funny when it's assumed that an app works across all cell phones and all cell networks, as well as the assumption that everyone carries a smartphone.
It seems to me that if I was a factory owner making incandescent bulbs and I knew there was a cutoff date to be able to produce them, I'd have already stopped production, or at least planned the stoppage, so US congress changing the rules AFTER I've stopped isn't going to make me start production up again unless they are HUGELY profitable.
I received my statement this year, and would not have known that they stopped sending them out if not for this story.
I've wondered a bit about the statements and if they imply a contract? What happens if SSA is tampered with and I show up with my statement demanding to be paid?
I've been trying to come up with a real reason that paper might be required, and I was wondering if it was because of some long standing law related to "original" documents that doesn't really make sense with electronic document creation?
This sounds like a troll for the Streisand Effect, which it's obvious plenty of people still don't understand.
The number of pages sounded to me like close to a standard box of copier paper. While scanning and OCRing the documents would be frustrating for an individual, it seems like an obvious step for an organization trying to find out what the state is hiding.
Will email from Palins personal account be included, since at least some state business was reported to have been dealt with from there?
I've got some HP slim client devices that I use for RDP / Web terminals. They are fine for most web sessions, and have a real advantage in that they don't store user data on their local file system, so are pretty impervious to what a user may do. The disadvantage is that it's hard to upgrade a web browser without looking at the entire system, and usually easier to just take what the manufacturer issues as an update. Because of the age, flash size, and memory in some of these systems there are no updates to the latest and greatest web browser.
Wim.
I keep wondering what the real benefit of wireless power is for the gadget community in general. Wireless power is going to be less efficient than wired power because of simple physics. If all of these devices are now designed so that they get power over the air, then we are further wasting electricity.
I did see the mention of underwater devices that have to be completely sealed, and avoiding breaking that seal makes some sense, but for general devices that are used in the air, I see it all as a big waste of energy for a small offset in convenience. IT would be better to develop a surface mount magnetic connection that was as universal as USB. (and accepted, similar to the new cell phone charging standards)
I was visiting my parents for Dad's 70th birthday last week. Their TiVo had crashed two days before. Their TV was barely used during the extended weekend because without TiVo no shows were on at a time that anyone felt like vegetating in front of a TV.
It was bad when I connected the cable directly to the TV and realized that there was no way I could just put the cable cards into it, and watch HD cable. The TV has no cable card slots, and 47 inches of HD screen looks really bad displaying analog cable.
Supposedly the replacement for the replacement TiVo should be up and running again. (The first replacement directly from tivo had another problem.)
I was thinking along the same lines, and as a programmer, dealing with that larger common set of English language programmers, is only important if you are contributing or acquiring code on a larger scope. I can't conceive of getting into programming without thinking o a larger scope at this point, but for many people the first stage is understanding a foreign language in written form, long before they have any conversational skill.
Just having the windows compilable option in the source code would be really nice. Being able to produce a 64 bit windows command line executable would be sweet.
So, Instead of clicking and taking a photo, I take a movie and just find a still frame that I want to keep later. Even worse, I actually get to record the sound when the stuff is happening.
Hasn't the FCC already sold off the spectrum that is going to be reclaimed by the move from NTSC to ATSC for our broadcast TV?
If so, would the new spectrum owners get paid to wait to use it?
I think that delaying is not going to help fix the problem. It's sort of like worrying about the y2k stuff. There's only so much you can do, and then you have to flip the switch and find out what's fallen through the cracks.
When will consumer grade routers support IPv6?
When I can go and get a netgear, linksys, or dlink router that supports IPv6 then I'd hope that I can get IPv6 connectivity from my ISP. (QWest)
I'm running Vista and Linux here at home, and could operate on ipV6 without any issues right now, except that I guess most software is only configured to talk ipv4. (Does Firefox attempt to talk to any ipV6 locations?)
I was thinking something along the same lines, as I've been using a windows mobile phone for over a year now, and do most of my dialing with voice commands. The fact that it announces incoming calls as well is really nice.
Unfortunately, I think all of the setup is visual menu based, and I know that the phone I'm using has way too many buttons.
At least on my primary machine I've had to switch to using IE7 as my primary browser. Firefox suddenly can't remember prefereces, and I've cleared all the cookies, cached pages, and private data several times. I essentially have given up on firefox on this machine.
My secondary machine is a 64 Bit os, and I've had different problems with FireFox on it. I think most of those problems seem related to plugins that don't work correctly in the hybrid environment. Still it's unfortunate that the web has devolved to a state where a browser can't supply what's needed to view the web. (most of the requierd add-ins are flash these days)
Is there any chance the FireFox crew could release a 64 bit native version of FireFox for Windows?
I'd really like to move to IPv6, but I can't do anything about it until I can go and pick up a consumer device in the under $50 range from DLink, Netgear, or Linksys that supports IPv6.
I believe that my Mac, Vista Laptop, and XP laptop can all support IPv6 without much pain, and it would actually improve home networking, by removing some of the DHCP complications.
Wim.