Radio shack (et.al.) have many universal remotes with the JP1 interface. You have to build your own cable (any day I solder is a good day) and then you can program any key to send any IR signal. It's pretty slick once you get it working. You gotta be able to edit Excel spreadsheets of the command arrays &c.&c, but in the end you can make the remote do anything.
A sat phone + a modem that works with it is gonna be the only sure fire thing. Barring that focus on getting the computer connected to the internet and able to download whatever else you need.
That being said, CURSES to the INTELs and LOGITECHs of the world, whom: instead of putting the specific driver you want online, instead put a 8meg file with 100 drivers and their stoopid crappy UI for using whatever it is you need a 1k driver for.
Wrote this list when my first was about 6 months old. She's 2.67yr now, and we've got a 3 wk old as well. --- Things M@ has figured out
1: Sometimes there is no reason 2: See #1 3: No matter how ridiculous it seems, Mommy is always right 4: Changing very messy baby, alone, makes the phone ring 5: No pictures during breast feeding 6: It generally takes 20-30 laps around the house to get the baby to sleep, however: See #1 7: Maximum cuteness is generally achieved by putting down the camera 8: Swaddling will not endure without duct tape 9: Bring "X" diapers anywhere and you will need "X+1" diapers Applies to everything. Bring 2 'emergency' outfits and you will need 3. 10: "Do you want ME to change the diaper?" is a stupid question 11: Sometimes there is nothing you can do, but you damn well better try harder 12: Checklist for diaper change:
-New Diaper open and ready for application
-Diaper-Jeanie open and not full (diaper pail)
-Baby Wipe Ready...Forget one of these and you will end up with one hand holding a baby and the other covered in **** 13. Do not wake sleeping baby 14. Epicach is not needed to make a baby throw up, just put on a nice shirt 15. The audio characteristics of baby crying:
a. Cancels all other sounds
b. Produces Sweating
c. Is perceived as cute to the uninitiated
d. Have nothing to do with what is actually bothering the baby 16. You may own a thousand outfits, of every size and color, but at 2am there will be nothing to put on the baby 17. A baby does not care what she is wearing. If we could all just agree that a baby looks cute in a mu-mu then the world of parenting would be a much a happier place. 18. Baby arms disappear when you put a shirt over her head 19. Any action may cause the baby to smile... and... 20. It's all worth one smile
For those who failed to click this link on the day it was posted (it changes every day, yes EVERY DAY, not just weekdays, not just when the guy isn't on vacataion, EVERY DAY for like 7 years people.)
The image in question can be found at this, non-changing link: APOD for 030327.
You gotta hand it to the marketing departments on this one... they are selling this as "An alternitive to broadband" to those who don't want to pay that much, or who are in an area where they cannot get broadband.
I've had at least 3 people ask me if this was a good idea. I said NO in eveyr case, becuase they want to charge you a monthly fee to run a compression algorithm, which I don't think is fair. The fee is usually like $5-$7. If it was like $.50 a month, I'd say GO GO GO! But $5-$7 is cyber-highway robbery.
Hi! I'm conducting a Survey: Would you like to refinance? Would you like a credit card? Did you know you won a trip? Do you want to switch long distance carriers?
Not every programmer needs a 3 hour block with no interruptions. I think having access to the internet is a FAR more distracting technology than email.
I need BREAKS when I'm developing. I use those breaks to check email or (gasp) Slashdot, etc.
I mis-read that title as ISS (Space Station) discovers HOLE, and immediatly thought our worst fears of a problem with the space station with the shuttle fleet grounded might have happened.
Of course the Russian Soyez could always come to the rescue.
Crichton's new book _Prey_ has a lot of swam intelligence stuff in it, and as usual he did a kick-ass job. Excellent read. Available in eBook version as well.
I have to once again plug the palm platform as an excellent eBook read. The 160x160 monochrome display on my PalmV is enough to read comfortably, without eye strain, and with the back-light, it's possibly to read your eBook anywhere anytime. I've had mine for about 3-4 years. I am in the market to upgrade and all of the products in this so-called round up are feature heavy. I'm pretty sure I'm just going to get a palm Vx, as the only thing I miss on the V is memoery. I can only have 2 books in my palm at a time, but I usually only keep one becuase you need as much free memory as whatever you want to beam.
Anyhow, I *highly* recommend reading eBooks on the palm. If you think finding the latest Phish CD on Kazaa is kewl, try getting something from the NYT bestseller's list. Keeps you entertained for far longer than a 5 min OOG or MP3.
This image (and a much better description) were the APOD on the 20th. The image is from 1998. Apod.
I think Slashdot should have a box on the right with the APOD (astronomy picture of the day.) Of course, then it might get slashdotted... maybe someone nice could setup a mirror.
The map (really big version too) is today's Astronomy Picture of the Day. Along with another good description of the findings with the typical excellent APOD links.
The doh-rey-me beer song was never in a simpson's episode. It has been falsley associated with the simpson's becuase it often ends with "That will bring us back to D'oh!"
But the DOUGH is referring to money in the first line.
Waterproof: No joke. I have always sworn that my Garmin GPS12xl (gps) is the best piece of consumer electronics I have ever owned. I take the thing white water rafting on a thin lanyard attached to my chest. It rocks! Practically indestructable. I 've killed like 10 palms, and a couple laptops. Garmin rocks.
Slashdot Mirror
Radio shack (et.al.) have many universal remotes with the JP1 interface. You have to build your own cable (any day I solder is a good day) and then you can program any key to send any IR signal. It's pretty slick once you get it working. You gotta be able to edit Excel spreadsheets of the command arrays &c.&c, but in the end you can make the remote do anything.
M@
A sat phone + a modem that works with it is gonna be the only sure fire thing. Barring that focus on getting the computer connected to the internet and able to download whatever else you need.
That being said, CURSES to the INTELs and LOGITECHs of the world, whom: instead of putting the specific driver you want online, instead put a 8meg file with 100 drivers and their stoopid crappy UI for using whatever it is you need a 1k driver for.
M@
Wrote this list when my first was about 6 months old. She's 2.67yr now, and we've got a 3 wk old as well.
...Forget one of these and you will end up with one hand holding a baby and the other covered in ****
---
Things M@ has figured out
1: Sometimes there is no reason
2: See #1
3: No matter how ridiculous it seems, Mommy is always right
4: Changing very messy baby, alone, makes the phone ring
5: No pictures during breast feeding
6: It generally takes 20-30 laps around the house to get the baby to sleep, however: See #1
7: Maximum cuteness is generally achieved by putting down the camera
8: Swaddling will not endure without duct tape
9: Bring "X" diapers anywhere and you will need "X+1" diapers Applies to everything. Bring 2 'emergency' outfits and you will need 3.
10: "Do you want ME to change the diaper?" is a stupid question
11: Sometimes there is nothing you can do, but you damn well better try harder
12: Checklist for diaper change:
-New Diaper open and ready for application
-Diaper-Jeanie open and not full (diaper pail)
-Baby Wipe Ready
13. Do not wake sleeping baby
14. Epicach is not needed to make a baby throw up, just put on a nice shirt
15. The audio characteristics of baby crying:
a. Cancels all other sounds
b. Produces Sweating
c. Is perceived as cute to the uninitiated
d. Have nothing to do with what is actually bothering the baby
16. You may own a thousand outfits, of every size and color, but at 2am there will be nothing to put on the baby
17. A baby does not care what she is wearing. If we could all just agree that a baby looks cute in a mu-mu then the world of parenting would be a much a happier place.
18. Baby arms disappear when you put a shirt over her head
19. Any action may cause the baby to smile... and...
20. It's all worth one smile
M@
But it still feels a little bit good to let finally let it out... especially if you've been making an effort to hold it back.
M@
For those who failed to click this link on the day it was posted (it changes every day, yes EVERY DAY, not just weekdays, not just when the guy isn't on vacataion, EVERY DAY for like 7 years people.)
The image in question can be found at this, non-changing link:
APOD for 030327.
MMMMmmmm.... APOD.
M@
You gotta hand it to the marketing departments on this one... they are selling this as "An alternitive to broadband" to those who don't want to pay that much, or who are in an area where they cannot get broadband.
I've had at least 3 people ask me if this was a good idea. I said NO in eveyr case, becuase they want to charge you a monthly fee to run a compression algorithm, which I don't think is fair. The fee is usually like $5-$7. If it was like $.50 a month, I'd say GO GO GO! But $5-$7 is cyber-highway robbery.
M@
Hi! I'm conducting a Survey:
Would you like to refinance?
Would you like a credit card?
Did you know you won a trip?
Do you want to switch long distance carriers?
M@
Not every programmer needs a 3 hour block with no interruptions. I think having access to the internet is a FAR more distracting technology than email.
I need BREAKS when I'm developing. I use those breaks to check email or (gasp) Slashdot, etc.
M@
Unfortunatly no-one can be told what the Animatrix is. You have to see it for yourself.
M@
I just downloaded the episodes at the highest rez to burn a few CD's for friends, and I am expierencing very good bandwidth from the site.
Kudos to the sysadmin.
M@
I mis-read that title as ISS (Space Station) discovers HOLE, and immediatly thought our worst fears of a problem with the space station with the shuttle fleet grounded might have happened.
Of course the Russian Soyez could always come to the rescue.
M@
I think the term "has remained stronger than ever" warrents some investigation.
M@
Crichton's new book _Prey_ has a lot of swam intelligence stuff in it, and as usual he did a kick-ass job. Excellent read. Available in eBook version as well.
M@
I have to once again plug the palm platform as an excellent eBook read. The 160x160 monochrome display on my PalmV is enough to read comfortably, without eye strain, and with the back-light, it's possibly to read your eBook anywhere anytime. I've had mine for about 3-4 years. I am in the market to upgrade and all of the products in this so-called round up are feature heavy. I'm pretty sure I'm just going to get a palm Vx, as the only thing I miss on the V is memoery. I can only have 2 books in my palm at a time, but I usually only keep one becuase you need as much free memory as whatever you want to beam.
Anyhow, I *highly* recommend reading eBooks on the palm. If you think finding the latest Phish CD on Kazaa is kewl, try getting something from the NYT bestseller's list. Keeps you entertained for far longer than a 5 min OOG or MP3.
M@
Send a Red Hat 8.0 CD back.
M@
This image (and a much better description) were the APOD on the 20th. The image is from 1998.
Apod.
I think Slashdot should have a box on the right with the APOD (astronomy picture of the day.) Of course, then it might get slashdotted... maybe someone nice could setup a mirror.
M@
Look, if he was dying, he wouldn't bother to carve 'aaggggh'. He'd just say it!
Script
M@
In other news, the phone company is being sued becuase they list a person's address next to their name.
M@
The map (really big version too) is today's Astronomy Picture of the Day. Along with another good description of the findings with the typical excellent APOD links.
Go Apod!
M@
This material will make an excellent backround for my new pr0n site.
M@
The doh-rey-me beer song was never in a simpson's episode. It has been falsley associated with the simpson's becuase it often ends with "That will bring us back to D'oh!"
But the DOUGH is referring to money in the first line.
M@
Dunno if I'm giving away a good secret here, but in my expeirence the most extensive clearing house of simpson's information is:
http://www.snpp.com
(Springfield Nuclear Power Plant)
M@
I have heard by word of mouth that the probability of a fatal accident is around %1 for each shuttle launch.
Does anyone have any info on this?
M@
How is this significantly different than a 3.5" floppy? Size is huge yes, but technology wise, it sounds like a really good floppy.
M@
Waterproof: No joke. I have always sworn that my Garmin GPS12xl (gps) is the best piece of consumer electronics I have ever owned. I take the thing white water rafting on a thin lanyard attached to my chest. It rocks! Practically indestructable. I 've killed like 10 palms, and a couple laptops. Garmin rocks.
M@