Actually, some of the newer Fluke network analyzers are a small form factor PC with some custom software. I got a chance to play with some of their 802.11 test gear a while back and this was the case. Their handheld device was actually an iPaq running Linux and some more custom software. The x86 device ran Windows 98 or 2K, I forget, and used GBICs so you could swap network interfaces. It seemed to support most of the features the submitter asked for.
Safety margin, sure, but they have to engineer for people who might not put in premium all the time. If you're into performance you (hopefully) know what you're up to =). Many of the chips for Tegs actually lean out the mixture a bit because they assume you are using quality gas, and therefore make more power while getting better mileage. Remember that octance actually makes gas burn slower, so if you use good gas you can tweak the ignition appropriately and get a good amount of power.
Or add this: http://www.bgsoflex.com/megasquirt.html. Granted, it doesn't offer the degree of flexibility that the MoTeC will, as it doesn't do ignition, but for those of us with older cars or carbs it is a god send. I just built one for my turbo 4 that uses KJet (old school mechanical fuel injection).
While reading an article about the F1 system in the Ferrari F355, they mentioned that the computer controlled clutch system could shift faster than the best driver in F1 today, something like.1 seconds! Too cool =)
Even better, spend $20 on an old Mac 6100. I have 4 of em, some running Linux, some running MacOS. Even found a guy selling AUI ethernet transcievers on ebay for dirt cheap. Add a set of computer speakers or hook up to your stereo. The A/V model has Svideo out too!
I dont know that it is overprotective so much as overlitigious. I remember the chemistry set I got as a kid. The regeants were little plastic containers with strips of paper, to which you added distilled water. You used little plastic pipettes to transfer a miniscule amount of chemical to the little "test tube tray" that came with it. Let the good times begin! This was about 10 years ago I imagine.
The real fun started when I inherited my uncle's chemistry set. Glass test tubes! Real chemicals! Nitrocellulose here I come!
Wish I had mod points to bump this up, interesting perspective.
One wonders what state broadband would be in in the US, if the utilities were govt. owned and run, and just sold to CLECs like the currect telco monopolies are SUPPOSED to.
I liked Incubus' first album. It was edgy, new, had a different sound. Their latest album does little to differentiate them from all the other one-mispelled-word-for-a-band-name groups out there, though.
THAT is why I don't listen to the radio. After hearing the same singles on the way to work, while driving around at lunch, and on the way home, you just stop caring. I have enough music that I have downloaded and bought that I don't need the radio anymore.
200 million other people don't care enough about music to find something THEY like, as opposed to being force fed it. The rest of us, use p2p. Thanks for playing!
A system similar to Freenet perhaps? Full crypto between nodes, plausible deniability, stego-type routing schemes, ratings, the concept is there at least. Freenet is basically a net on top of the net, I don't see why it couldn't be applied to the wireless realm, but at a lower level, just for passing packets. It has been a while since I read the protocol spec though, and it was terribly confusing =).
Children are not able to fully understand and cope, on their own, with the violence evidences in such games.
That is a pretty broad statement to make. I played Wolf 3D when I was 9, 10 years old, Doom after that, Quake after that, so on. I knew full well it was a game. It was fun dammit! What makes you presume you know the maturity level of any given kid?
Like many things in a childrens upbringing, this is a matter of BEING A PARENT. You would let your kids see Star Wars, wouldn't you? They know it is JUST A MOVIE don't they? Why shouldn't the same apply to video games?
A voluntary rating system was a great idea. It allows parents a quick and easy way to determine if a game is appropriate for their kids. If reading a box is too much, they have worse problems than video games!
In a hurry, messed up the links. Sorry for the repost.
Of course!
One promising GPL one is Locust World, which combines a bootable Linux distro with the AODV routing software, 802.11 drivers, NAT functionality, and more. The AODV libraries are open source, and you could apply this to just about any wireless medium. More info about AODV in general here.
And of course, the company I work for has a proprietary solution, but it is dependent on using our 802.11b card for the time being. That, and we aren't mass producing hardware at the moment. The tech is certainly there though! Mesh networking with 802.11 is just extending the topology of the wired internet to the wireless world.
As far as routing goes, ad hoc on-demand routing (implemented by the AODV libraries I mentioned above) is probably the best solution for building a scalable network. Wireless links are inherently unreliable, so a pure distance vector algorithm like RIP isn't the best solution, and routing updates on a large network would have a lot of overhead with many nodes.
Forgive me if I glossed over the subject, hopefully other can fill in the blanks =).
One promising GPL one is Locust World, which combines a bootable Linux distro with the AODV routing software, 802.11 drivers, NAT functionality, and more. The AODV libraries are open source, and you could apply this to just about any wireless medium. More info about AODV in general.
And of course, the company I work for has a proprietary solution, but it is dependent on using our 802.11b card for the time being. That, and we aren't mass producing hardware at the moment. The tech is certainly there though! Mesh networking with 802.11 is just extending the topology of the wired internet to the wireless world.
As far as routing goes, ad hoc on-demand routing (implemented by the AODV libraries I mentioned above) is probably the best solution for building a scalable network. Wireless links are inherently unreliable, so a pure distance vector algorithm like RIP isn't the best solution, and routing updates on a large network would have a lot of overhead with many nodes.
Forgive me if I glossed over the subject, hopefully other can fill in the blanks =).
Its roots? Whats that, taking/. and fark links and regurgitating them, all the while making us endure bad puns and horrible graphics and a total lack of production values?
Sorry. I can't stand TechTV, especially the Screen Savers. Max Headroom is good stuff though, there's something they can't fuck up too bad.
Try CDBakeOven, good stuff. XCDRoast works, but is so painful to use I would rather use mkisofs and cdrecord at the command line.
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Phase array antennas may solve some of the problems, but a problem I see with WiFi or any other wireless tech that uses a contention based modulation scheme, is that the collision domain becomes so large with such great line of sight. The article claims they will be using WiFi gear, and at 13 miles, would be service 300,000 square miles of area. Assuming a best case scenario, what do you think the throughput is going to be like for a few thousand subscribers sharing a, nominally, 11Mbps link? =)
QuickTime IS an open standard. It is the Sorenson codec that isn't. Quicktime also adheres to RFCs for all sorts of relevant streaming standards, hence the reason CMU's peer to peer streaming software used it.
Just because you can't play Sorenson encoded.movs on your Linux box doesn't mean it isn't an open standard.
I've spun on 1200s for a couple years now. I had screwed around with some of the early Pioneer units and their knockoffs and they ranged from usable to crap. But a few months back I used a friend's Pioneer CMX-5000 and was blown away. Best CD deck I've ever used. If you've played a CD in it before it stores info about the levels in different parts of the track and displays them in a visual graph, almost like looking at the grooves on a record. Master tempo is a neat feature too, though most CD decks have had that for a while now.
You'd be suprised at the DJs who are using CDs these days. Hell, last time Hybrid played here they had a big stack of CD-Rs with them and not too many records. I do like the way vinyl feels though, and that is something that perhaps only Final Scratch can do. And who wants to have to look over at the display to adjust the pitch on a track? I wanna be able to just drag a finger on a record while I'm cueing the other one...
I believe some landfills use waste methane to produce power. Perhaps by pulverizing waste and feeding it into a digester you could produce enough power to smash the waste in the first place? =) And the remaining byproduct could be sold as cheap fertilizer.
The small-guy is at every advantage in this industry. If the big boys own the lines and the little guys want to use them, the FCC says they have to let them -- even if it means the big-boys taking a financial loss on the deal.
Tell me how many small time DSL outfits you know about? Sure, the FCC makes the big telecom companies sell lines to CLECs at a reasonable rate, but then the same telephone monopoly turns around and sells their own service, presumably at a loss, to stifle competition. The whole thing smacks of the MS vs Netscape battle. Now the competition has dried up and we consumers have the wonderful choice of our local telephone monopoly or cable monopoly.
The applications to take advantage of all that bandwidth don't exist, because the bandwidth to support it isn't there. Phone companies make a pretty penny selling $1K T1s to businesses who need the bandwidth and have little incentive to offer a service that is cheaper per meg. In the meantime, the only choice I have for broadband is the same T1, or Time Warner cable, who refuses to open incoming port 80, caps my upload bandwidth, and won't return my emails asking about their business class service.
For the most part I think the government should stay out of the way of business, but telecom is one industry that most certainly needs to be regulated.
I've noticed since I installed Windows XP I have a "1394 Connection" listed under Network Connections. OS X can share files to Windows using Samba, so I think that covers it!
If you have a Soundblaster AWE you can load its wavetable with your own samples. Creative's Vienna Sound Font is free too. Reason is pricey, but well worth the money.
Thanks for the support, I think =). I hope I'm still in this country for the next election...
My big problem with this measure is that security through legislation isn't security. Fortunately it seems as though folks are wising up to the security issues.
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Actually, some of the newer Fluke network analyzers are a small form factor PC with some custom software. I got a chance to play with some of their 802.11 test gear a while back and this was the case. Their handheld device was actually an iPaq running Linux and some more custom software. The x86 device ran Windows 98 or 2K, I forget, and used GBICs so you could swap network interfaces. It seemed to support most of the features the submitter asked for.
Wow =) Of course, I was referring to the F1 system of the Ferrari, which is their name for that model. Wasn't necessarily referring to Formula 1.
Doesn't the newest M3 use a similar system for shifting?
The NA model we've had over here in the states for a while was a 2.5, but the new turbos are 2.0s.
Safety margin, sure, but they have to engineer for people who might not put in premium all the time. If you're into performance you (hopefully) know what you're up to =). Many of the chips for Tegs actually lean out the mixture a bit because they assume you are using quality gas, and therefore make more power while getting better mileage. Remember that octance actually makes gas burn slower, so if you use good gas you can tweak the ignition appropriately and get a good amount of power.
Or add this: http://www.bgsoflex.com/megasquirt.html. Granted, it doesn't offer the degree of flexibility that the MoTeC will, as it doesn't do ignition, but for those of us with older cars or carbs it is a god send. I just built one for my turbo 4 that uses KJet (old school mechanical fuel injection).
While reading an article about the F1 system in the Ferrari F355, they mentioned that the computer controlled clutch system could shift faster than the best driver in F1 today, something like .1 seconds! Too cool =)
Even better, spend $20 on an old Mac 6100. I have 4 of em, some running Linux, some running MacOS. Even found a guy selling AUI ethernet transcievers on ebay for dirt cheap. Add a set of computer speakers or hook up to your stereo. The A/V model has Svideo out too!
I dont know that it is overprotective so much as overlitigious. I remember the chemistry set I got as a kid. The regeants were little plastic containers with strips of paper, to which you added distilled water. You used little plastic pipettes to transfer a miniscule amount of chemical to the little "test tube tray" that came with it. Let the good times begin! This was about 10 years ago I imagine.
The real fun started when I inherited my uncle's chemistry set. Glass test tubes! Real chemicals! Nitrocellulose here I come!
Wish I had mod points to bump this up, interesting perspective.
One wonders what state broadband would be in in the US, if the utilities were govt. owned and run, and just sold to CLECs like the currect telco monopolies are SUPPOSED to.
I liked Incubus' first album. It was edgy, new, had a different sound. Their latest album does little to differentiate them from all the other one-mispelled-word-for-a-band-name groups out there, though.
THAT is why I don't listen to the radio. After hearing the same singles on the way to work, while driving around at lunch, and on the way home, you just stop caring. I have enough music that I have downloaded and bought that I don't need the radio anymore.
200 million other people don't care enough about music to find something THEY like, as opposed to being force fed it. The rest of us, use p2p. Thanks for playing!
A system similar to Freenet perhaps? Full crypto between nodes, plausible deniability, stego-type routing schemes, ratings, the concept is there at least. Freenet is basically a net on top of the net, I don't see why it couldn't be applied to the wireless realm, but at a lower level, just for passing packets. It has been a while since I read the protocol spec though, and it was terribly confusing =).
Good question though, and probably inevitable.
Children are not able to fully understand and cope, on their own, with the violence evidences in such games.
That is a pretty broad statement to make. I played Wolf 3D when I was 9, 10 years old, Doom after that, Quake after that, so on. I knew full well it was a game. It was fun dammit! What makes you presume you know the maturity level of any given kid?
Like many things in a childrens upbringing, this is a matter of BEING A PARENT. You would let your kids see Star Wars, wouldn't you? They know it is JUST A MOVIE don't they? Why shouldn't the same apply to video games?
A voluntary rating system was a great idea. It allows parents a quick and easy way to determine if a game is appropriate for their kids. If reading a box is too much, they have worse problems than video games!
Great, similar to the laws that were axed and allowed Clear Channel to destroy radio as we know it.
Any time a friend turns on the radio is sends me into a rant. There really isn't anything worth listening to any more, with the exception of NPR.
Thanks Michael Powell (though I'm not sure if he was chairman at the time). And thanks Clear Channel.
In a hurry, messed up the links. Sorry for the repost.
Of course!
One promising GPL one is Locust World, which combines a bootable Linux distro with the AODV routing software, 802.11 drivers, NAT functionality, and more. The AODV libraries are open source, and you could apply this to just about any wireless medium. More info about AODV in general here.
And of course, the company I work for has a proprietary solution, but it is dependent on using our 802.11b card for the time being. That, and we aren't mass producing hardware at the moment. The tech is certainly there though! Mesh networking with 802.11 is just extending the topology of the wired internet to the wireless world.
As far as routing goes, ad hoc on-demand routing (implemented by the AODV libraries I mentioned above) is probably the best solution for building a scalable network. Wireless links are inherently unreliable, so a pure distance vector algorithm like RIP isn't the best solution, and routing updates on a large network would have a lot of overhead with many nodes.
Forgive me if I glossed over the subject, hopefully other can fill in the blanks =).
Of course!
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One promising GPL one is Locust World, which combines a bootable Linux distro with the AODV routing software, 802.11 drivers, NAT functionality, and more. The AODV libraries are open source, and you could apply this to just about any wireless medium. More info about AODV in general
And of course, the company I work for has a proprietary solution, but it is dependent on using our 802.11b card for the time being. That, and we aren't mass producing hardware at the moment. The tech is certainly there though! Mesh networking with 802.11 is just extending the topology of the wired internet to the wireless world.
As far as routing goes, ad hoc on-demand routing (implemented by the AODV libraries I mentioned above) is probably the best solution for building a scalable network. Wireless links are inherently unreliable, so a pure distance vector algorithm like RIP isn't the best solution, and routing updates on a large network would have a lot of overhead with many nodes.
Forgive me if I glossed over the subject, hopefully other can fill in the blanks =).
Its roots? Whats that, taking /. and fark links and regurgitating them, all the while making us endure bad puns and horrible graphics and a total lack of production values?
Sorry. I can't stand TechTV, especially the Screen Savers. Max Headroom is good stuff though, there's something they can't fuck up too bad.
Try CDBakeOven, good stuff. XCDRoast works, but is so painful to use I would rather use mkisofs and cdrecord at the command line.
Phase array antennas may solve some of the problems, but a problem I see with WiFi or any other wireless tech that uses a contention based modulation scheme, is that the collision domain becomes so large with such great line of sight. The article claims they will be using WiFi gear, and at 13 miles, would be service 300,000 square miles of area. Assuming a best case scenario, what do you think the throughput is going to be like for a few thousand subscribers sharing a, nominally, 11Mbps link? =)
QuickTime IS an open standard. It is the Sorenson codec that isn't. Quicktime also adheres to RFCs for all sorts of relevant streaming standards, hence the reason CMU's peer to peer streaming software used it.
.movs on your Linux box doesn't mean it isn't an open standard.
Just because you can't play Sorenson encoded
I've spun on 1200s for a couple years now. I had screwed around with some of the early Pioneer units and their knockoffs and they ranged from usable to crap. But a few months back I used a friend's Pioneer CMX-5000 and was blown away. Best CD deck I've ever used. If you've played a CD in it before it stores info about the levels in different parts of the track and displays them in a visual graph, almost like looking at the grooves on a record. Master tempo is a neat feature too, though most CD decks have had that for a while now.
You'd be suprised at the DJs who are using CDs these days. Hell, last time Hybrid played here they had a big stack of CD-Rs with them and not too many records. I do like the way vinyl feels though, and that is something that perhaps only Final Scratch can do. And who wants to have to look over at the display to adjust the pitch on a track? I wanna be able to just drag a finger on a record while I'm cueing the other one...
I believe some landfills use waste methane to produce power. Perhaps by pulverizing waste and feeding it into a digester you could produce enough power to smash the waste in the first place? =) And the remaining byproduct could be sold as cheap fertilizer.
Uh, who's lack of information?
The small-guy is at every advantage in this industry. If the big boys own the lines and the little guys want to use them, the FCC says they have to let them -- even if it means the big-boys taking a financial loss on the deal.
Tell me how many small time DSL outfits you know about? Sure, the FCC makes the big telecom companies sell lines to CLECs at a reasonable rate, but then the same telephone monopoly turns around and sells their own service, presumably at a loss, to stifle competition. The whole thing smacks of the MS vs Netscape battle. Now the competition has dried up and we consumers have the wonderful choice of our local telephone monopoly or cable monopoly.
The applications to take advantage of all that bandwidth don't exist, because the bandwidth to support it isn't there. Phone companies make a pretty penny selling $1K T1s to businesses who need the bandwidth and have little incentive to offer a service that is cheaper per meg. In the meantime, the only choice I have for broadband is the same T1, or Time Warner cable, who refuses to open incoming port 80, caps my upload bandwidth, and won't return my emails asking about their business class service.
For the most part I think the government should stay out of the way of business, but telecom is one industry that most certainly needs to be regulated.
I've noticed since I installed Windows XP I have a "1394 Connection" listed under Network Connections. OS X can share files to Windows using Samba, so I think that covers it!
If you have a Soundblaster AWE you can load its wavetable with your own samples. Creative's Vienna Sound Font is free too. Reason is pricey, but well worth the money.
Thanks for the support, I think =). I hope I'm still in this country for the next election...
My big problem with this measure is that security through legislation isn't security. Fortunately it seems as though folks are wising up to the security issues.