Sure they've got millions of dollars but how many people are they suing? What if every person stood up to them? I'm betting they'd feel that hit on the wallet.
It seems to me the alternator would spin at whatever rpm based on engine rpm regardless of how much power was being used. I was under the impression that the rpm produced the power and that no additional drag was put on the motor with more electricity being drawn.
I guess I'll have to go read how alternators work because I'm still not picturing in my head how it increases drag based on electricity demand.
AC draws power because the engine turns a compressor which physically increases drag on the motor. This device sounds like it's using electricity and if the alternator is already producing more power than you actually need you won't be increasing drag on the motor by using the rest of the power. (Your lights might dim and your battery might not charge as well however.)
It might not be compensation, instead it might be the benefit of the power savings if it's significant enough. If this would double the uptime of a battery powered notebook it might be worth it even if it costs more.
A lot of sceen real estate is essential. I get by with a single 21" trinitron, but I'd trade it in for two Dell 20" LCDs in a heart beat.
PC:
Personally the computer doesn't matter so much to me as long as it's something semi-modern. I always buy 1 generation old hardware to save money. My athlon XP 2500 is fine. I guess raid would be nice as would a battery backup.
Keyboard/Mouse:
I personally don't care for the natural keyboards. I use a $10 usb keyboard from ebay that has "Gateway" stamped on the top. It does have two usb hub ports builtin that are handy but they're only 1.1. I prefer the 5 button "optical elite" mouse by kensington. The 2nd generation of this mouse made drastic improvements in button longevity and the ability to glide on a mouse pad. Hard to explain but I am still amazed at the difference.
Printer:
I use the HP 812c. One thing I like about this printer is that it works well on most different types of paper but specifically it looks great and works fast in black & white draft mode.
Ergonomics:
Chair:
For long hours of coding a chair and keyboard/mouse height are very important. I have yet to find the perfect chair, every chair I've tried breaks down. I guess I'm just not willing to spend as much money as it takes to get a good chair. At this point, I'm almost more inclined to find a nice chair from a car at a junkyard and weld on an adjustable base. Seats in cars just don't seem to break down like office chairs do.
Desk:
My preferred desk is one that has a solid rollout tray for they keyboard and mouse. One that can support weight and doesn't move as I use it. It's not adjustable but I find that if the chair is at the right height it works perfectly for me. I like having a large desk that has a surface in front of the keyboard that I can use to jot down notes. The paper from the printer is easily within reach. There is room for books, pictures of my lovely wife and anything else I would want it to hold.
Wrist pads:
I use a gel wrist pad for the keyboard. I don't use anything on the mouse but at one point for a former job I purchased an adaptor that hooked to the back of the mouse with velcro and cradled your hand. So it moved with the mouse. For $30 it was one of the best investments I made.
Glasses:
You can get computer glasses that simply make your eyes work less to see the screen. They're minor magnifiers. I haven't used them but I've considered getting them. Long hours on a CRT can mean fatigued eyes.
Environment:
Silent surroundings. I personally can't say that this works because I work under a lot of noise. Hack job PC case with too many fans, fish tanks, server closet in the next room but still sounds like a shop vac running 24x7. I can only imagine it would be wonderful to have it quiet or silent.
Software:
I'll leave these recommendations up to everyone else. Eclipse seems to me to be the most awesome java IDE but who knows what I haven't seen. I just wish there was a PHP plugin for eclipse that was up to par (PHPEclipse isn't imho).
Actually the reference to a pedophile was partially in response to someone else's post under this story that said this information would be a hayday for pedophiles. I'm not actually sure how or why, but I was thinking of a way to block whatever information one might gain from this sort of system. I should have replied to the parent that mentioned it because now I can't find it.
If they're going to do this regardless of what the citizens think, then is it feasable that they could make it completely anonymous from a case workers point of view?
For instance, a Doctor submits a "red flag" under a SSN (or dutch equivalent) and a school teacher submits one as well as a clergy member.
The person reviewing those red flags wouldn't need to know any identifying information about that child. They could simply return the unique but anonymous ID to the police or whatever.
That way if there was a Pedophile in government looking to abuse the system it would be worthless to them (unless they had a partner at the police station.)
I don't have an ipod, but I do listen to music through headphones. I'm a bit hard of hearing and for the past year or so when I listen to music I play it at the absolute lowest volume that I can hear it. Maybe it's just in my mind but I've noticed an improvement in my hearing. Not to mention it's less of a distraction to my development (and/or slashdot postings).
Consequently, this behavior makes me realize that I need a quieter PC case. I've got a home made hack job case too many fans. I think it's time to upgrade to a professionally built case that would be quieter but I'm still having a hard time justifying dumping $150-$300 on a case.
After that I've still got fish tanks that make a significant amount of noise. Not much I can do about that other than keep the water levels full or get rid of them alltogether.
I used the zend studio IDE years ago and it was sharp at the time but I don't think it's cheap to purchase now.
I was hoping to see more from PHPEclipse. Quite honestly, the plugin was a dissapointing to me. I don't see any reason to tie it to the XAMPP packages and it loses so much of the awesome functionality of Eclipse that I quickly resorted back to Macromedia homesite for a glorified text editor.
If you knock an ant hill over, chances are it will be back in the same location the next day. Americans are like ants, they are determined to overcome any obstacle even mother nature. The problem with moving new orleans to a more logical location is that it would no longer be new orleans to the people that live there. All the culture would be gone. You are probably right, the best option would be to build it elsewhere. I'm betting though that the city is rebuilt in the same location and probably more safeguards put in place because Americans refuse to accept defeat.
I agree with you but at least he's thinking.
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Personally, I think you're right. Let's stay above sea level and out of hurricane/flood prone areas but that's not always a simple task.
I think his ideas are interesting, maybe not plausable, but interesting.
When I was a kid everything was done on paper in attendance books and grade books. These people are acting like they've suddenly lost a vital organ and can no longer function.
If a computer crashes and I need to record data, I can usually find a pen and paper to hold me over until I get the computer problem figured out.
I'm pretty sure there is plenty of examples prior to 1995 that display data in a graphical format. I didn't read into the others much but they're releasing a patent that is worthless because they never should have had it in the first place.
In some aspects I think WoW is targetted at the adult market because I would think most kids wouldn't be able to afford it and I doubt most parents are willing to shell out $15/month for a game unless they are playing it themselves.
As as former WoW player and a somewhat current Warcraft 3 player, I can say that the attitudes and chat on WoW is leaps and bounds more mature than WC3.
For some of the games older than WoW I see your point because they all have a LAN mode of play built in.
While I understand where you're coming from what about from a WoW standpoint?
What if I purchased WoW and played on blizzard's servers for 8-9 months and decided I was tired of all the political crap between guilds on my server.
I want to start my own set of free servers only for friends and friends of friends invitation only. Should I be allowed to create a server side application that Blizzard's WoW client can connect to and invite my friends to play?
I've paid for the client. I'm just not using their monthly service anymore.
I don't know if I should be able to or not and I'm sure blizzard would crack down on this huge if it were to happen.
You are correct and that is an interesting take on the situation.
I'm not sure where the line should be drawn.
I feel like protecting our internet infrastructure is something that we have the power to control on an individual basis and people's lives for the most part aren't being put at risk.
We want to censor ourselves, we don't want a government to censor us. If an individual or company decides to block traffic from a country more power to them. It's a choice they have the right to make. If the government wants to do it then that sucks because the people have lost that choice.
Thank you for your explanation. It wasn't that I couldn't have figured out how to turn it off, it was more of an after thought as I was comparing them side by side and noticed that difference.
I apologize for asking a question before thoroughly researching the answer. I can only hope your infinite knowledge helps billions of other people around the globe.
A word processor is a word processor I suppose but I find myself feeling more productive while using Writer. I can't put my finger on it but I can say it isn't the same with the other apps. Part of it might be the fact that when I choose a menu the entire menu displays vs the drop down arrow from word. (Is there a way to turn that "feature" off btw?)
I saw a couple of comments about the speed of launching different applications. On an Athlon XP 2500 with 1 gb of Ram. I can barely tell a difference but I think that writer launches more quickly than word. They both load at about the same speed but word spends a bit more time drawing the screen.
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Sure they've got millions of dollars but how many people are they suing? What if every person stood up to them? I'm betting they'd feel that hit on the wallet.
So if I understand what you're saying the drag is from the additional magnetic force? That makes sense.
I never knew that.
It seems to me the alternator would spin at whatever rpm based on engine rpm regardless of how much power was being used. I was under the impression that the rpm produced the power and that no additional drag was put on the motor with more electricity being drawn.
I guess I'll have to go read how alternators work because I'm still not picturing in my head how it increases drag based on electricity demand.
AC draws power because the engine turns a compressor which physically increases drag on the motor. This device sounds like it's using electricity and if the alternator is already producing more power than you actually need you won't be increasing drag on the motor by using the rest of the power. (Your lights might dim and your battery might not charge as well however.)
It might not be compensation, instead it might be the benefit of the power savings if it's significant enough. If this would double the uptime of a battery powered notebook it might be worth it even if it costs more.
Hardware:
Monitors:
A lot of sceen real estate is essential. I get by with a single 21" trinitron, but I'd trade it in for two Dell 20" LCDs in a heart beat.
PC:
Personally the computer doesn't matter so much to me as long as it's something semi-modern. I always buy 1 generation old hardware to save money. My athlon XP 2500 is fine. I guess raid would be nice as would a battery backup.
Keyboard/Mouse:
I personally don't care for the natural keyboards. I use a $10 usb keyboard from ebay that has "Gateway" stamped on the top. It does have two usb hub ports builtin that are handy but they're only 1.1. I prefer the 5 button "optical elite" mouse by kensington. The 2nd generation of this mouse made drastic improvements in button longevity and the ability to glide on a mouse pad. Hard to explain but I am still amazed at the difference.
Printer:
I use the HP 812c. One thing I like about this printer is that it works well on most different types of paper but specifically it looks great and works fast in black & white draft mode.
Ergonomics:
Chair:
For long hours of coding a chair and keyboard/mouse height are very important. I have yet to find the perfect chair, every chair I've tried breaks down. I guess I'm just not willing to spend as much money as it takes to get a good chair. At this point, I'm almost more inclined to find a nice chair from a car at a junkyard and weld on an adjustable base. Seats in cars just don't seem to break down like office chairs do.
Desk:
My preferred desk is one that has a solid rollout tray for they keyboard and mouse. One that can support weight and doesn't move as I use it. It's not adjustable but I find that if the chair is at the right height it works perfectly for me. I like having a large desk that has a surface in front of the keyboard that I can use to jot down notes. The paper from the printer is easily within reach. There is room for books, pictures of my lovely wife and anything else I would want it to hold.
Wrist pads:
I use a gel wrist pad for the keyboard. I don't use anything on the mouse but at one point for a former job I purchased an adaptor that hooked to the back of the mouse with velcro and cradled your hand. So it moved with the mouse. For $30 it was one of the best investments I made.
Glasses:
You can get computer glasses that simply make your eyes work less to see the screen. They're minor magnifiers. I haven't used them but I've considered getting them. Long hours on a CRT can mean fatigued eyes.
Environment:
Silent surroundings. I personally can't say that this works because I work under a lot of noise. Hack job PC case with too many fans, fish tanks, server closet in the next room but still sounds like a shop vac running 24x7. I can only imagine it would be wonderful to have it quiet or silent.
Software:
I'll leave these recommendations up to everyone else. Eclipse seems to me to be the most awesome java IDE but who knows what I haven't seen. I just wish there was a PHP plugin for eclipse that was up to par (PHPEclipse isn't imho).
Actually the reference to a pedophile was partially in response to someone else's post under this story that said this information would be a hayday for pedophiles. I'm not actually sure how or why, but I was thinking of a way to block whatever information one might gain from this sort of system. I should have replied to the parent that mentioned it because now I can't find it.
If they're going to do this regardless of what the citizens think, then is it feasable that they could make it completely anonymous from a case workers point of view?
For instance, a Doctor submits a "red flag" under a SSN (or dutch equivalent) and a school teacher submits one as well as a clergy member.
The person reviewing those red flags wouldn't need to know any identifying information about that child. They could simply return the unique but anonymous ID to the police or whatever.
That way if there was a Pedophile in government looking to abuse the system it would be worthless to them (unless they had a partner at the police station.)
Too bad this wasn't opt-in only.
I don't have an ipod, but I do listen to music through headphones. I'm a bit hard of hearing and for the past year or so when I listen to music I play it at the absolute lowest volume that I can hear it. Maybe it's just in my mind but I've noticed an improvement in my hearing. Not to mention it's less of a distraction to my development (and/or slashdot postings).
Consequently, this behavior makes me realize that I need a quieter PC case. I've got a home made hack job case too many fans. I think it's time to upgrade to a professionally built case that would be quieter but I'm still having a hard time justifying dumping $150-$300 on a case.
After that I've still got fish tanks that make a significant amount of noise. Not much I can do about that other than keep the water levels full or get rid of them alltogether.
I used the zend studio IDE years ago and it was sharp at the time but I don't think it's cheap to purchase now.
I was hoping to see more from PHPEclipse. Quite honestly, the plugin was a dissapointing to me. I don't see any reason to tie it to the XAMPP packages and it loses so much of the awesome functionality of Eclipse that I quickly resorted back to Macromedia homesite for a glorified text editor.
If you knock an ant hill over, chances are it will be back in the same location the next day. Americans are like ants, they are determined to overcome any obstacle even mother nature. The problem with moving new orleans to a more logical location is that it would no longer be new orleans to the people that live there. All the culture would be gone. You are probably right, the best option would be to build it elsewhere. I'm betting though that the city is rebuilt in the same location and probably more safeguards put in place because Americans refuse to accept defeat.
Personally, I think you're right. Let's stay above sea level and out of hurricane/flood prone areas but that's not always a simple task.
I think his ideas are interesting, maybe not plausable, but interesting.
When I was a kid everything was done on paper in attendance books and grade books. These people are acting like they've suddenly lost a vital organ and can no longer function.
If a computer crashes and I need to record data, I can usually find a pen and paper to hold me over until I get the computer problem figured out.
I'm pretty sure there is plenty of examples prior to 1995 that display data in a graphical format. I didn't read into the others much but they're releasing a patent that is worthless because they never should have had it in the first place.
I'm on Thunderlord and I would agree with you that Barren's chat is probably some of the worst, but I tend to get beyond the barrens quite rapidly.
In some aspects I think WoW is targetted at the adult market because I would think most kids wouldn't be able to afford it and I doubt most parents are willing to shell out $15/month for a game unless they are playing it themselves.
As as former WoW player and a somewhat current Warcraft 3 player, I can say that the attitudes and chat on WoW is leaps and bounds more mature than WC3.
I hadn't heard that term in a while but aren't WML and HDML dead as can be since most mobile devices have HTML browsers now?
WML and HDML are a nightmare at best. I won't be missing them if sites don't continue to support them.
For some of the games older than WoW I see your point because they all have a LAN mode of play built in.
While I understand where you're coming from what about from a WoW standpoint?
What if I purchased WoW and played on blizzard's servers for 8-9 months and decided I was tired of all the political crap between guilds on my server.
I want to start my own set of free servers only for friends and friends of friends invitation only. Should I be allowed to create a server side application that Blizzard's WoW client can connect to and invite my friends to play?
I've paid for the client. I'm just not using their monthly service anymore.
I don't know if I should be able to or not and I'm sure blizzard would crack down on this huge if it were to happen.
You are correct and that is an interesting take on the situation.
I'm not sure where the line should be drawn.
I feel like protecting our internet infrastructure is something that we have the power to control on an individual basis and people's lives for the most part aren't being put at risk.
We want to censor ourselves, we don't want a government to censor us. If an individual or company decides to block traffic from a country more power to them. It's a choice they have the right to make. If the government wants to do it then that sucks because the people have lost that choice.
Macromedia is going the way of the dodo.
BTW, my version (2003) is different...
Customize -> Tools -> Options -> Always show full menus
Thank you for your explanation. It wasn't that I couldn't have figured out how to turn it off, it was more of an after thought as I was comparing them side by side and noticed that difference.
I apologize for asking a question before thoroughly researching the answer. I can only hope your infinite knowledge helps billions of other people around the globe.
A word processor is a word processor I suppose but I find myself feeling more productive while using Writer. I can't put my finger on it but I can say it isn't the same with the other apps. Part of it might be the fact that when I choose a menu the entire menu displays vs the drop down arrow from word. (Is there a way to turn that "feature" off btw?)
I saw a couple of comments about the speed of launching different applications. On an Athlon XP 2500 with 1 gb of Ram. I can barely tell a difference but I think that writer launches more quickly than word. They both load at about the same speed but word spends a bit more time drawing the screen.
I'm using the beta version of 2 for the record.