I would *hope* that they do exactly that - there's free space on the Xbox 'c' partition, enough for any potential client software they'd need. If the Media Center remote supercedes the DVD dongle/remote, all the better. You could make the Xbox an actually worthwhile piece of hardware.
It'd be just annoying to swap a disc in and wait for *it* to boot when the dash can come up so much faster. Then, swapping remotes just so you can watch a movie on the same Xbox would be *further* annoyance.
We'll see if MS has any eye for elegance with the implementation of this package.
(Disclaimer: I have no statistics, this is all "common knowledge" and educated guesses. I'm not in the mood to look things up at the moment.)
I think the economy of scale is what works in Apple's favor with laptops. They're a leading manufacturer of laptops, so they have a volume at least on par with any x86 laptop company. When it comes to portables, commoditization is less of a factor. Laptops are mostly "custom" hardware that's specific to a model. As such, especially considering their limited variety of products, they get as much of a benefit of volume as other companies do. In the desktop market, however, there are very distinct advantages to x86 parts.
In addition, the more-efficient nature of the PPC platform has to work in Apple's favor when it comes to things that force other companies to engineer more expensive solutions, such as dissipating excess heat and providing extra battery power.
On the other hand, I have seen up-close the effects of cocaine addiction once it's set in. And it does make it nigh-impossible for a person to build and maintain relatonships, to keep a job, and have a life that resembles "sane."
I'm not saying everyone will get addicted, but when a person does it's not pleasant for those involved.
On the other hand, I've personally known (and dated, actually) a cocaine 'user.' Not a pretty sight. If you've never been in the presence of an addict comign down...well, you don't want to be. A perfectly nice person becomes quite evil and bitchy when their system runs out of their precious cocaine. The other effects are not as drastic for third parties in my experience, but the change in the demeanor alone is enough for me to keep myself and others away from the drug.
That, and most people I've known who use have been daily users. Then again, these same people by-and-large tended toward alcoholism and other addictions, so I can't make a hard-line judgement on the drug for that just yet.
Okay, before you say "Apple logic boards" you may want to re-word, and say PowerPC. It's hardly an "Apple" board if Abit makes it. That is, unless Abit is one of Apple's OEMs, which I suppose it possible.
Now where are these fabled PowerPC boards that Abit makes? I would love to purchase one. [I googled their site for both 'ppc' and 'powerpc' and came up with nothing save a forum entry that mentioned a PowerBook.]
How about a robot of size similar to that of a human? People can (with practice and skill) take a hit and deflect it, while rapidly regaining their own balance. A robot, as is, cannot come close to a similar feat.
So the Majority of the software was written outside Apple. If I extend my metaphor correctly, the iPod interfece is like a web page authored by Apple, but interpreted and displayed by software written by Portal and Pixo.
Anyhow, I don't really see the point of extending the iPod into a PDA, but I guess we'll see. Apple has surprised me before...
If you marry right the first time, this shouldn't be an issue.
Have we forgotten what marriage is supposed to be? A lifelong commitment to another. People rushing into it with an attitude like yours contributes to the high divorce rate we're faced with these days.
Farmington, actually. Class of '99. I knew a few people from Manual and one or two from Richwoods, but I didn't move to Farmington until the summer after your graduation, so it's not that likely we know the same people.
I had known him before, but he's primarily a roomie of opportunity. I am (er, was) rather ambivalent about him.
Don't get me wrong, I'm non-evil. I'm not looking to nail him to the wall. Just the same, after consulting with many others (IRL, not just here...) it seems that with the great power to destroy his life comes the great responsibility to actually do it.
The sticker originally looked better, before I peeled it off and stuck it back on a time or two. It looks rather like frosted plastic if you're not paying attention. After I thought about it for more than a fraction of a second, the sticker did seem quite odd. The thing is, I don't usually ponder the nuance of what appears to be a $10 radio. There are usually better things to think about, like the patterns in the ceiling tile, or the patterns in the linoleum, or the dire toilet paper shortage...
I, personally, want to go with something like your solution. Unfortunately, due to the other victims involved, could be exposing myself to a lot of liability for disposing of evidence and all that.
The antenna is, unless I'm mistaken, the white, curved wire that runs horizontally between the transformers and the transmitter. The guy's room shares a wall with the bathroom, so range doesn't need to be very good. Just the same, I was able to intercept the signal in my bedroom upstairs with another receiver.
I'll be talking with a police detective tomorrow; I've now talked with a few other "people who should know" like police officer friends of my family. It's going to be a mess, but everything should turn out alright. I've been advised against getting a uniformed officer to visit; a plain-clothes detective should be able to handle the matter in a much simpler/less of a shoot-from-the-hip manner.
As for that last concern, he is actually the sole person in the house who uses his own MSN account; the rest of us use a university dial-up. I'm not saying all our equipment wouldn't be seized, but we should be in the clear legally.
I can almost guarantee the DS chacks for a signature on all downloaded-over-the-air executables before running them, much like an (unmodified) Xbox does. It only makes sense.
I examined the clock, then went about finding it on the Internet at large. Here's a dissection.
As it happens, I have two X10 receivers that I got from an estate auction a couple years back. That's how I verified the camera was live and broadcasting.
(It is NOT now, I disconnected the CCD board from the transmitter before screwing the thing back together.)
If he's been recording, there's a very real chance he has footage of at least one person younger than eighteen. That's one of the big "if" questions that's not been answered yet.
My lawyer friend, who specializes in civil matters, tells me there are definite precedents set, though, specifically Benitez v. KFC in my state of residence, Illinois.
Honestly, I'd rather not have made this discovery; I'd rather not be involved at all.
The problem is liability. I know about the camera, as do both of my other victimized housemates. There have been other residents of this house eith the perv before any of us three came along. I have no idea if/when/how they'll react, but I definitely do NOT want to be on the wrong side of the law when that happens.
The present people in the house don't want to push civil charges, but I can't speak for the people who had lived with him in the past. At this point I'm trying to keep myself out of trouble rather than get him in it.
And yes, a changing of the guard is in the very near future.
I'd prefer to stay on the good side of the law, and there are numerous potential other plaintiffs in this case. At least one person who may have bene watched/recorded/masturbated to/whatever was under the age of eighteen, and I know *I* don't want to be holding the bag for child pornography.
Besides, how do I expect to hold my invasion-of-privacy grounds by invading his? That definitely wouldn't fly in court.
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Well I don't know, lately I've been hearing about Chinese people with satellites in their living rooms...
I would *hope* that they do exactly that - there's free space on the Xbox 'c' partition, enough for any potential client software they'd need. If the Media Center remote supercedes the DVD dongle/remote, all the better. You could make the Xbox an actually worthwhile piece of hardware.
It'd be just annoying to swap a disc in and wait for *it* to boot when the dash can come up so much faster. Then, swapping remotes just so you can watch a movie on the same Xbox would be *further* annoyance.
We'll see if MS has any eye for elegance with the implementation of this package.
(Disclaimer: I have no statistics, this is all "common knowledge" and educated guesses. I'm not in the mood to look things up at the moment.)
I think the economy of scale is what works in Apple's favor with laptops. They're a leading manufacturer of laptops, so they have a volume at least on par with any x86 laptop company. When it comes to portables, commoditization is less of a factor. Laptops are mostly "custom" hardware that's specific to a model. As such, especially considering their limited variety of products, they get as much of a benefit of volume as other companies do. In the desktop market, however, there are very distinct advantages to x86 parts.
In addition, the more-efficient nature of the PPC platform has to work in Apple's favor when it comes to things that force other companies to engineer more expensive solutions, such as dissipating excess heat and providing extra battery power.
On the other hand, I have seen up-close the effects of cocaine addiction once it's set in. And it does make it nigh-impossible for a person to build and maintain relatonships, to keep a job, and have a life that resembles "sane."
I'm not saying everyone will get addicted, but when a person does it's not pleasant for those involved.
On the other hand, I've personally known (and dated, actually) a cocaine 'user.' Not a pretty sight. If you've never been in the presence of an addict comign down...well, you don't want to be. A perfectly nice person becomes quite evil and bitchy when their system runs out of their precious cocaine. The other effects are not as drastic for third parties in my experience, but the change in the demeanor alone is enough for me to keep myself and others away from the drug.
That, and most people I've known who use have been daily users. Then again, these same people by-and-large tended toward alcoholism and other addictions, so I can't make a hard-line judgement on the drug for that just yet.
I checked. Considering it was private, the one in my bathroom wasn't okay.
If the government puts it there, though...
Okay, before you say "Apple logic boards" you may want to re-word, and say PowerPC. It's hardly an "Apple" board if Abit makes it. That is, unless Abit is one of Apple's OEMs, which I suppose it possible.
Now where are these fabled PowerPC boards that Abit makes? I would love to purchase one. [I googled their site for both 'ppc' and 'powerpc' and came up with nothing save a forum entry that mentioned a PowerBook.]
How about a robot of size similar to that of a human? People can (with practice and skill) take a hit and deflect it, while rapidly regaining their own balance. A robot, as is, cannot come close to a similar feat.
So the Majority of the software was written outside Apple. If I extend my metaphor correctly, the iPod interfece is like a web page authored by Apple, but interpreted and displayed by software written by Portal and Pixo.
Anyhow, I don't really see the point of extending the iPod into a PDA, but I guess we'll see. Apple has surprised me before...
I was under the impression the iPod OS was written outside Apple.
If you marry right the first time, this shouldn't be an issue.
Have we forgotten what marriage is supposed to be? A lifelong commitment to another. People rushing into it with an attitude like yours contributes to the high divorce rate we're faced with these days.
Farmington, actually. Class of '99. I knew a few people from Manual and one or two from Richwoods, but I didn't move to Farmington until the summer after your graduation, so it's not that likely we know the same people.
I had known him before, but he's primarily a roomie of opportunity. I am (er, was) rather ambivalent about him.
Don't get me wrong, I'm non-evil. I'm not looking to nail him to the wall. Just the same, after consulting with many others (IRL, not just here...) it seems that with the great power to destroy his life comes the great responsibility to actually do it.
The sticker originally looked better, before I peeled it off and stuck it back on a time or two. It looks rather like frosted plastic if you're not paying attention. After I thought about it for more than a fraction of a second, the sticker did seem quite odd. The thing is, I don't usually ponder the nuance of what appears to be a $10 radio. There are usually better things to think about, like the patterns in the ceiling tile, or the patterns in the linoleum, or the dire toilet paper shortage...
I, personally, want to go with something like your solution. Unfortunately, due to the other victims involved, could be exposing myself to a lot of liability for disposing of evidence and all that.
The antenna is, unless I'm mistaken, the white, curved wire that runs horizontally between the transformers and the transmitter. The guy's room shares a wall with the bathroom, so range doesn't need to be very good. Just the same, I was able to intercept the signal in my bedroom upstairs with another receiver.
I'll be talking with a police detective tomorrow; I've now talked with a few other "people who should know" like police officer friends of my family. It's going to be a mess, but everything should turn out alright. I've been advised against getting a uniformed officer to visit; a plain-clothes detective should be able to handle the matter in a much simpler/less of a shoot-from-the-hip manner.
As for that last concern, he is actually the sole person in the house who uses his own MSN account; the rest of us use a university dial-up. I'm not saying all our equipment wouldn't be seized, but we should be in the clear legally.
I can almost guarantee the DS chacks for a signature on all downloaded-over-the-air executables before running them, much like an (unmodified) Xbox does. It only makes sense.
I examined the clock, then went about finding it on the Internet at large. Here's a dissection.
As it happens, I have two X10 receivers that I got from an estate auction a couple years back. That's how I verified the camera was live and broadcasting.
(It is NOT now, I disconnected the CCD board from the transmitter before screwing the thing back together.)
If he's been recording, there's a very real chance he has footage of at least one person younger than eighteen. That's one of the big "if" questions that's not been answered yet.
My lawyer friend, who specializes in civil matters, tells me there are definite precedents set, though, specifically Benitez v. KFC in my state of residence, Illinois.
I assure you this is a very real situation, and this is not astroturfing.
(After talking with a lawyer, I'm not so nervous about remaining anonymous.)
Honestly, I'd rather not have made this discovery; I'd rather not be involved at all.
The problem is liability. I know about the camera, as do both of my other victimized housemates. There have been other residents of this house eith the perv before any of us three came along. I have no idea if/when/how they'll react, but I definitely do NOT want to be on the wrong side of the law when that happens.
I said in another comment, I'm worried about this. If he's recording, then there's a high chance he has a person under the age of eighteen on tape.
The present people in the house don't want to push civil charges, but I can't speak for the people who had lived with him in the past. At this point I'm trying to keep myself out of trouble rather than get him in it.
And yes, a changing of the guard is in the very near future.
I'd prefer to stay on the good side of the law, and there are numerous potential other plaintiffs in this case. At least one person who may have bene watched/recorded/masturbated to/whatever was under the age of eighteen, and I know *I* don't want to be holding the bag for child pornography.
Besides, how do I expect to hold my invasion-of-privacy grounds by invading his? That definitely wouldn't fly in court.