Diamonds and solar cells make sense. Considering rubies are some of the better laser making crystals, it follows that anything with light works well with natural substances and the more pure the substance the better the light that comes through.
I wonder if cubic zirconium would create the same effect or a slightly lessor effect at a fraction of the cost.
For a brand name called "fido" having one that was named www.phydeaux.com would be a logical (to me) way to have a domain name about the company if you had strong feelings.
Here I thought that having a sound alike only mattered if you were in a business that was in direct competition of the trademark holder. How silly of me.
The U.S. Army has a long history of using rockets. The minuteman, honest john, nike and others were in the inventory for quite a while. This is just a logical extension of those inventory items. What is interesting is that it's only now that the Army gets back into this.
Is there a tech company or organization that makes it's announced target date? I can think of only one or two instances that the release date and the announced date are within a month or so of each other. So, this is news?
Yes, I'm all for honest reports of instability, difficulty in a company, and other negative press, but to have 'missed their target date' for the primary purpose of the news article is a bit over the edge in zelatroy (and if that's not a word, it should be.)
I'm a Linux user and believe entirely in it's ability to do the job better, stronger, faster, cheaper than almost anything MS puts out, but if their pushing back the release date is to ensure a more stable platform, this is a bad thing? Maybe they're learning that people don't want an unstable platform and want to be able to depend on their machines, especially the newbie/technophobe and they're responding to user input. That would be a good thing and would prove the 'competition brings better market items' therom.
"Big Media" is dictating what we can or cannot hear.
This is just a logical extension of radio. Even better, the stations do not have to purchase/lease a frequency, they just need 'net connection. Maybe that's the problem, the producers cannot control it and therefore want it shut down until they can get a stranglehold over how/when things are broadcast.
So much for the little guy being able to have a web-streaming radio station.
Jupiter, gas ball with a whole bunch of different gasses than the Earth, Probably has a whole different spectrum of colours within it's Aurora. I wonder if our eyes can pick up the wonders of that one without digital enhancement. I, for one, would like to see colour pics, without touchups, of the whole thing just to see the differences.
What a concept. That means that.net should be given to network admin consortiums and.gov should be given to the government. Oh.gov already is. So it's only the 'little guy' that is still under the control of corporations? Figures.
The person committing the crime, by all means get the warrant and look into the computer, drives, etc. But the companies? I know the feds can intercept mail if there is reason to believe the crime IS BEING committed, but has there ever been a search warrant for the post office for AFTERWORDS? I doubt it. Some things really need to be directly taken from the physical world to cyberspace in terms of rights and leave alones.
But some of the prototypes that are overhyped, the makers of the item find a fatal flaw just before the maden use of the item and 'accidentally' damage it, delaying the use of it. Then they get the time to fix it with the update or patch that it requires.
Saves them from the embarassment of launching something that will not work. On the other hand it does end up with a correct item that works as expected so everyone is happy.
Putting all your chickens in one basket of an unproven, brand new technology type just because it's the fad of the moment. The smart ones used that as yet another diversification technique and not the entire portfolio.
Snake oil salesmen use some of the same techniques to seperate people from their money. Yes, some actually had a good idea but the SNR was rather on the noise side then too.
MS finds a good thing that is cross platform and decides they cannot make a buck from it because people might actually use software NOT made by MS. So, what do they do? They change it so the only thing their systems will play well is a MS only based program.
If you thought that the cold war with atomic weapons would leave the Earth cold and desolate, try sending an asteroid of any size to impact. According to the people they don't let out too often, a water hit is worse than a land hit as well.
Just something to think about before people get too happy about this as a defensive/offensive device.
If that company goes out of business and your contract is renewable, you cannot renegotiate with an entity that does not exist, therefore you cannot renegotiate. Your contract does NOT state that both parties will be there at the end of the term, I'd bet.
I'm a firm believer that US laws were intentionally started only to bring punishment to those who unnecessarily harm another person. Active, not 'state of being' law origins. Decrypting messages is not, in and of itself, harmful to others, what you do with the decrypted information is another ballgame alltogether. Decompiling software is not harmful either, but if you use that information only to copy the code and sell 'your own' version, again, that's a different story.
I do not believe there should be laws against harming yourself, that's your choice and you should have to also bear the consequences of the actions rather than have a governmental body tell you what you must do (seatbelt laws come to mind here along with motorcycle helmets.)
It is interesting that the most closed societies are starting to open and the most open ones are closing down, China excepted. I wonder if our grandchildren will recognize the societies as they stand now.
USB is nice, but it's a relative newcomer. Firewire has been out longer and I've not heard anything but good things about it. Standards for hardware equipment and add-ons is a good thing for the consumer as we've seen with PC clones. Prices fall, more companies in the business etc. As opposed to differing standards, like microchannel expansion bus vs PCI vs ISA vs VLB, it got difficult to figure out which add-on goes on what computer.
Does anyone have a picture of the stupid thing? It would be really, REALLY nice to have a picture of either the specific model in question or a "Some may be slightly different" with a picture of one that's CLOSE to it.
Or comments on markings, or such. Mine is not from this company but I was curious what type/model was affected by the notice and found that there are no "With Alcatel name and model numbers xxx and xxx" I mean is it ALL their models? Is it one specific? Even the warning page doesn't give specifics.
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Diamonds and solar cells make sense. Considering rubies are some of the better laser making crystals, it follows that anything with light works well with natural substances and the more pure the substance the better the light that comes through.
I wonder if cubic zirconium would create the same effect or a slightly lessor effect at a fraction of the cost.
DanH
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People think the US is trying to be the world's police force? Not hardly, it's the darn corporations that are being silly with the enforcement.
DanH
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For a brand name called "fido" having one that was named www.phydeaux.com would be a logical (to me) way to have a domain name about the company if you had strong feelings.
Here I thought that having a sound alike only mattered if you were in a business that was in direct competition of the trademark holder. How silly of me.
DanH
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Here's what it feels like to be slashdotted...
DanH
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I honestly hope this one is basically a final product, not the prototype that was introduced a couple weeks ago.
If so, I'll be on my way to the store about a day after it comes out.
DanH
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The U.S. Army has a long history of using rockets. The minuteman, honest john, nike and others were in the inventory for quite a while. This is just a logical extension of those inventory items. What is interesting is that it's only now that the Army gets back into this.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
Is there a tech company or organization that makes it's announced target date? I can think of only one or two instances that the release date and the announced date are within a month or so of each other. So, this is news?
Yes, I'm all for honest reports of instability, difficulty in a company, and other negative press, but to have 'missed their target date' for the primary purpose of the news article is a bit over the edge in zelatroy (and if that's not a word, it should be.)
I'm a Linux user and believe entirely in it's ability to do the job better, stronger, faster, cheaper than almost anything MS puts out, but if their pushing back the release date is to ensure a more stable platform, this is a bad thing? Maybe they're learning that people don't want an unstable platform and want to be able to depend on their machines, especially the newbie/technophobe and they're responding to user input. That would be a good thing and would prove the 'competition brings better market items' therom.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
"Big Media" is dictating what we can or cannot hear.
This is just a logical extension of radio. Even better, the stations do not have to purchase/lease a frequency, they just need 'net connection. Maybe that's the problem, the producers cannot control it and therefore want it shut down until they can get a stranglehold over how/when things are broadcast.
So much for the little guy being able to have a web-streaming radio station.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
Jupiter, gas ball with a whole bunch of different gasses than the Earth, Probably has a whole different spectrum of colours within it's Aurora. I wonder if our eyes can pick up the wonders of that one without digital enhancement. I, for one, would like to see colour pics, without touchups, of the whole thing just to see the differences.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
Due to conservation of intelligence, every 18 months, people will lose an amount equal to doubling the clock speed of the CPUs.
Hmmm, surprised that was not part of the original law as it seems to be a truism.
DanH
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What a concept. That means that .net should be given to network admin consortiums and .gov should be given to the government. Oh .gov already is. So it's only the 'little guy' that is still under the control of corporations? Figures.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
The person committing the crime, by all means get the warrant and look into the computer, drives, etc. But the companies? I know the feds can intercept mail if there is reason to believe the crime IS BEING committed, but has there ever been a search warrant for the post office for AFTERWORDS? I doubt it. Some things really need to be directly taken from the physical world to cyberspace in terms of rights and leave alones.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
But some of the prototypes that are overhyped, the makers of the item find a fatal flaw just before the maden use of the item and 'accidentally' damage it, delaying the use of it. Then they get the time to fix it with the update or patch that it requires.
Saves them from the embarassment of launching something that will not work. On the other hand it does end up with a correct item that works as expected so everyone is happy.
Again, just something to think about.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
Putting all your chickens in one basket of an unproven, brand new technology type just because it's the fad of the moment. The smart ones used that as yet another diversification technique and not the entire portfolio.
Snake oil salesmen use some of the same techniques to seperate people from their money. Yes, some actually had a good idea but the SNR was rather on the noise side then too.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
There was Lt. Yuri Gagarin, the original space case.
DanH
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MS finds a good thing that is cross platform and decides they cannot make a buck from it because people might actually use software NOT made by MS. So, what do they do? They change it so the only thing their systems will play well is a MS only based program.
Extend, embrace, destroy. Yet again.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
If you thought that the cold war with atomic weapons would leave the Earth cold and desolate, try sending an asteroid of any size to impact. According to the people they don't let out too often, a water hit is worse than a land hit as well.
Just something to think about before people get too happy about this as a defensive/offensive device.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
Has Taco Bell paid for advertising on the side of this one so they can get it coming and going?
DanH
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and what did the guy behind the counter say? Did he try to talk you into keeping it?
"Helloooo, Polly.." (whap, whap, whap)
DanH
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Total ReKall has already been filmed, you should be hearing from their lawyers soon if they use the same ones as MasterCard.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
If that company goes out of business and your contract is renewable, you cannot renegotiate with an entity that does not exist, therefore you cannot renegotiate. Your contract does NOT state that both parties will be there at the end of the term, I'd bet.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
Yeah, so? It's something that sells and they are a commercial firm. The problem with this is...??
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
I'm a firm believer that US laws were intentionally started only to bring punishment to those who unnecessarily harm another person. Active, not 'state of being' law origins. Decrypting messages is not, in and of itself, harmful to others, what you do with the decrypted information is another ballgame alltogether. Decompiling software is not harmful either, but if you use that information only to copy the code and sell 'your own' version, again, that's a different story.
I do not believe there should be laws against harming yourself, that's your choice and you should have to also bear the consequences of the actions rather than have a governmental body tell you what you must do (seatbelt laws come to mind here along with motorcycle helmets.)
It is interesting that the most closed societies are starting to open and the most open ones are closing down, China excepted. I wonder if our grandchildren will recognize the societies as they stand now.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
USB is nice, but it's a relative newcomer. Firewire has been out longer and I've not heard anything but good things about it. Standards for hardware equipment and add-ons is a good thing for the consumer as we've seen with PC clones. Prices fall, more companies in the business etc. As opposed to differing standards, like microchannel expansion bus vs PCI vs ISA vs VLB, it got difficult to figure out which add-on goes on what computer.
I like it.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page
Does anyone have a picture of the stupid thing? It would be really, REALLY nice to have a picture of either the specific model in question or a "Some may be slightly different" with a picture of one that's CLOSE to it.
Or comments on markings, or such. Mine is not from this company but I was curious what type/model was affected by the notice and found that there are no "With Alcatel name and model numbers xxx and xxx" I mean is it ALL their models? Is it one specific? Even the warning page doesn't give specifics.
DanH
Cav Pilot's Reference Page