Honda OBDII vehicles (and many others) can be made to reveal the cause of a check engine light by jumping two terminals on a plug with a paper clip.
When the car is switched to on, the check engine light will flash. long flash = 10. short flash = 1. Add them up to get the code. look it up online. ta da.
My friend and I stopped by the local pub for about two pints of Guinness. The bartender there happened to be the roomate and best friend of my ex-girlfriend (didn't part on good terms). She was pleasent, we had our two beers, and went home.
The next morning I woke up to find my monitor covered in water spots, the table a bit wet, and the keyboard... FULL OF PISS. My best guess is while sleepwalking, I must have confused the reflection on the screen with the reflection of the water in the toilet bowl.
Later I mentioned called up my friend, and after exchanging greetings, he said something like this:
You'll never beleive what happened to me last night... I woke up this morning and think I must have spilled a glass of water on my DVD player, but I can't find the glass!
...it was later determined that it wasn't water, it too was piss... and I think we were both drugged.
The result? The keyboard was shot, except for the "f" and "g" keys. The DVD player (Sony) dried out and continues to work years later
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Here is something I've wondered for a while now. I have a fileserver on my network that I use for housing MP3s. When I want to listen to them, I just point my player at the files over the network.
This can be problematic if I'm doing other network intensive stuff clogging the pipe.. or listening to raw.wavs ripped from CD.
Is there MP3 server software with a client that supports streaming with cache or something similar to whats used over the web to even out the hiccups?
Not only that, but a web page is a great way to receive email from the public. If you set up a basic form with cgi/php/whathaveyou to accept the email, you can hide your email address from all the spam crawlers out there that scour the web for any email address they can find.
Of course Microsoft is going to give him an Xbox... its a loss leader. It gets the Xbox name in the press, and Mike Rowe will buy games, ultimately paying Microsoft for the domain! Oh the irony.
Microsoft recently sponsored a United Way campaign here at my Fortune 500 employer. As an incentive for people to donate, they gave away Xboxen. What a nice gesture considering it ultimately makes them money.
I work in a very large office building using flourescent lighting. Everyone once in a while there are contactors in a section of the building "re-lamping". I guess they determined it was cheaper to replace all the bulbs at the same time, than to send someone around each time they go out.
When you look at chaning light bulbs that way, you can see how it might be a considerable amount of time.
I've found that my Lithium Ion laptop battery stopped holding a charge. A friend suggested draining it, then popping it in the freezer for a day or two to finish the job. charged it back up and it was good as new (or close).
the chemistry behind it? who knows. worked for me.
In other news, Fred G. Sanford was lucky enough to test the amenities of the "Junkyard of the Future", Room 1 of the Sanford Arms in El Segundo, California.
Amenities included a bottle of Ripple, automatic heart monitoring equipment, and the neighbors goat.
Guglielmo Marconi has released a new system for music delivery, its called "Radio". Unfortunately, it doesn't provide the ability to select a particular song, but it does provide the ability to choose genre.
The reduced functionality vs. Real's new system comes at a reduced price, FREE. And all songs are available for downloading and burning, all within a user's fair use rights.
User adoption is still up in the air, and Nikola Telsa is challening the patent.
To answer your question, as long as fuel is there and you aren't detonating, longevity isn't significantly affected... but thats not the point.
Think about those fanatics who are tweaking their bios settings for that 5% increase.. or overclocking their stuff fast enough to heat the room. Its the same thing. The same drive. The guy overclocking his Athalon 1800 to 3gig isn't concerned about longevity... and I'm not expecting my supercharged, hondata controlled civic to run 200,000 miles either.
People hate to see thier computers sit idle... Tivos included. You paid for the Tivo, you pay for the service, you pay for the cable, and the power. It had better damn well do something when im not sitting in front of it pushing its buttons.
Let me direct you to this discussed previously in regards to distributed computing.
I think what drives people to use these clients is simple. I have heard several "technically adept" (read: geek) friends state that they simply hate to see their computer sit idle.
They have paid for the hardware, paid for the bandwidth, paid for the electricity. It should be doing SOMETHING. Even if it is just displaying flying toasters.
Full albums can be had quite easily on Usenet. In fact, I'm sure there are some people out there that can't be bothered with P2P and do all of their "sharing" there.
I currently have Cox digital cable, local phone service, and cable Internet access. My bill per month, after myriad taxes, is $110. I own my own cable "modem", and the service is $35/month. They give me a $10 discount for subscribing to all three services.
I've often thought about dropping the cable modem, but if I did, I would drop $35 from the bill, and lose my $10 discount.. a net savings of $25... isn't it suspicious that AOL costs about $25? Those guys/ladies over there at Cox are smart, they have me locked into a plan I would be stupid to leave... and I still get Groundhog Day at least five times a week.
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Honda OBDII vehicles (and many others) can be made to reveal the cause of a check engine light by jumping two terminals on a plug with a paper clip.
When the car is switched to on, the check engine light will flash. long flash = 10. short flash = 1. Add them up to get the code. look it up online. ta da.
My friend and I stopped by the local pub for about two pints of Guinness. The bartender there happened to be the roomate and best friend of my ex-girlfriend (didn't part on good terms). She was pleasent, we had our two beers, and went home.
The next morning I woke up to find my monitor covered in water spots, the table a bit wet, and the keyboard... FULL OF PISS. My best guess is while sleepwalking, I must have confused the reflection on the screen with the reflection of the water in the toilet bowl.
Later I mentioned called up my friend, and after exchanging greetings, he said something like this:
...it was later determined that it wasn't water, it too was piss... and I think we were both drugged.
The result? The keyboard was shot, except for the "f" and "g" keys. The DVD player (Sony) dried out and continues to work years later
Here is something I've wondered for a while now. I have a fileserver on my network that I use for housing MP3s. When I want to listen to them, I just point my player at the files over the network.
.wavs ripped from CD.
This can be problematic if I'm doing other network intensive stuff clogging the pipe.. or listening to raw
Is there MP3 server software with a client that supports streaming with cache or something similar to whats used over the web to even out the hiccups?
Not only that, but a web page is a great way to receive email from the public. If you set up a basic form with cgi/php/whathaveyou to accept the email, you can hide your email address from all the spam crawlers out there that scour the web for any email address they can find.
I've see the 3/4 step dot-com business plan joke tons of times.. but wonder what the origin is of it.
Anyone know? Thanks.
Of course Microsoft is going to give him an Xbox... its a loss leader. It gets the Xbox name in the press, and Mike Rowe will buy games, ultimately paying Microsoft for the domain! Oh the irony.
Microsoft recently sponsored a United Way campaign here at my Fortune 500 employer. As an incentive for people to donate, they gave away Xboxen. What a nice gesture considering it ultimately makes them money.
I work in a very large office building using flourescent lighting. Everyone once in a while there are contactors in a section of the building "re-lamping". I guess they determined it was cheaper to replace all the bulbs at the same time, than to send someone around each time they go out.
When you look at chaning light bulbs that way, you can see how it might be a considerable amount of time.
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I've found that my Lithium Ion laptop battery stopped holding a charge. A friend suggested draining it, then popping it in the freezer for a day or two to finish the job. charged it back up and it was good as new (or close).
the chemistry behind it? who knows. worked for me.
In other news, Fred G. Sanford was lucky enough to test the amenities of the "Junkyard of the Future", Room 1 of the Sanford Arms in El Segundo, California.
Amenities included a bottle of Ripple, automatic heart monitoring equipment, and the neighbors goat.
Guglielmo Marconi has released a new system for music delivery, its called "Radio". Unfortunately, it doesn't provide the ability to select a particular song, but it does provide the ability to choose genre.
The reduced functionality vs. Real's new system comes at a reduced price, FREE. And all songs are available for downloading and burning, all within a user's fair use rights.
User adoption is still up in the air, and Nikola Telsa is challening the patent.
With this addition to the national cathedral, perhaps "Jedi" may become a federally (US Gov.) recognized religion after all.
Ninjas kick ass.
Now we're really off topic! But recently on Car and Driver Television (on TNN?) they did a comparison of the H2 vs. the Hummer.
The conclusion was the H2 provided 80% of the capability of the Hummer, at 50% of the price.. with much more comfort.
The Hummer folks kept a very close eye on GM to make sure they weren't tarnishing their name.
Check it out here:
http://poriss.com/bork.gif
I found it! Along with a treasure trove of old DOS games:
: http://bhs.broo.k12.wv.us/pub/ibm/GAMES/ANOID.ZIP
List: http://bhs.broo.k12.wv.us/files/games.htm
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This sounds vaugely familliar to something 20 years ago. Granted, we have shifted to advertisements IN games, instead of advertisements AS games.
- Remember the Kool-Aid man video game for Atari?
- Anyone else have that CGA Avoid the Noid game from Domino's Pizza for the IBM PC?
I'm sure there are other gems out there as well.To answer your question, as long as fuel is there and you aren't detonating, longevity isn't significantly affected... but thats not the point.
.. and I'm not expecting my supercharged, hondata controlled civic to run 200,000 miles either.
Think about those fanatics who are tweaking their bios settings for that 5% increase.. or overclocking their stuff fast enough to heat the room. Its the same thing. The same drive. The guy overclocking his Athalon 1800 to 3gig isn't concerned about longevity.
People hate to see thier computers sit idle... Tivos included. You paid for the Tivo, you pay for the service, you pay for the cable, and the power. It had better damn well do something when im not sitting in front of it pushing its buttons.
Let me direct you to this discussed previously in regards to distributed computing.
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=42962&cid=450I refused to give my name once, and on the receipt, it said "Thank you Dick Dick, for your purchase" (or something like that).
I noticed before I left, and was sure to thank the Dick helping me.
Hey, I know the answer to that one.. Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
I think what drives people to use these clients is simple. I have heard several "technically adept" (read: geek) friends state that they simply hate to see their computer sit idle.
They have paid for the hardware, paid for the bandwidth, paid for the electricity. It should be doing SOMETHING. Even if it is just displaying flying toasters.
Sure.. after @Home already folded, liquidated its assets, and lost millions for investors, now they claim success.
Oh wait..
Full albums can be had quite easily on Usenet. In fact, I'm sure there are some people out there that can't be bothered with P2P and do all of their "sharing" there.
I currently have Cox digital cable, local phone service, and cable Internet access. My bill per month, after myriad taxes, is $110. I own my own cable "modem", and the service is $35/month. They give me a $10 discount for subscribing to all three services.
I've often thought about dropping the cable modem, but if I did, I would drop $35 from the bill, and lose my $10 discount.. a net savings of $25... isn't it suspicious that AOL costs about $25? Those guys/ladies over there at Cox are smart, they have me locked into a plan I would be stupid to leave... and I still get Groundhog Day at least five times a week.