They tried that, but they had to start over because their video card wasn't supported. Besides, what good is a 65,000 processor cluster unless you can play video games?
Yeah, they definitely look cool, but the cost to benefit ratio just isn't there yet (IMHO).
The only flat panels that **REALLY** impress me are the 22 and 23 inch Mac Cinema displays. - The only flat panels I've seen that beat my 1600x1200
Resolution. Too bad they sell for more than all three of my cars.
> The only fan in the entire system is in the PSU.
My Gateway Destination with a 233 PII has that. Its basically got a fan shroud that redirects the power supply's air over the processor's heatsink.
I'm attempting to duplicate the shroud idea using plexiglass scraps on my other computers. Its such a simple concept. Why doesn't anybody sell kits to do this?
If you travel somewhere with a lot of history, buy a history book. Its a lot easier to appreciate historic locations like Paris or Athens if you know a little bit about the landmarks.
Yeah, its great for companies, but for residential applications?
How about this? A programmable thermostat with a $ meter.
Of course it wouldn't be exact, but it might teach a few people (myself included) that turning my thermostat up those last two degrees makes a huge difference in my energy bill.
> Up until the sixties, one working parent families were the norm. Now two working parents represent by far the largest majority of families.
Would it be safe to extrapolate three parent families in the near future?;-)
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>... Stayed in school too long. There is a point at which it's better to bail from school, get into an entry-level job, and start clawing your way up than to stay in school and hope for a better job later. Thinking that "the market is really good, but if I just take another 18 months to finish this 4-year degree I'll be all set with a better salary" is just stupid, especially if you're piling up debt to do it (see previous point).
I have to disagree with that one. Lets suppose I need $50,000 to finance my education. I could either delay graduation and work for it now, or I could benefit from low student loan rates (which are much cheaper than mortgage rates I might add)
I'm a recent graduate, and even in this market I find it easier to pay back my loans than to consider the enormous amount of time I'd be flipping burgers (or time spent on some other non-degree paying job)
Of the "poor" students at expensive schools like MIT or Harvard, wouldn't it make more financial sense in the long run for them to just borrow what they needed? Geez!, You'd be 65 on graduation day if you had to pay for that on student wages!
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> I mean come on this is like saying being overweight is bad, or shooting heroin can cause problems down the road.
What? you mean they don't just cancel each other out?
Their building committee was considering doing some rennovation that would have required them to have a wheelchair accessable ramp leading up to the pipe-organ. Ironicly, you need to be able to use foot pedals to play one.
Don't get me wrong. The ADA is a good thing, but sometimes things get a tad bit out of hand.
Without Braille on the buttons, she would have had to give her card, and PIN, to the driver to do the transaction. It's not just drivers that use those machines.
Next ATM makers will be sued for not having braille printouts on the receipts.
Although this is a very clever idea, I don't want one. I often spend weekends working on cars and sometimes burn my fingers working with hot stuff. Usually these types of burns involve only my index finger, but as I type this my left index finger and thumb are barely healed up from burns last weekend.
My boss doesn't like hearing excuses, so how do I explain that I can't login? I bet that under the right circumstances, I could potentially claim workman's compensation for not being able to work.
From the financial perspective, now is not a good time to skip a year between H.S. and college. There are still lots of recent college grads still looking for work. Do you expect to compete in the job market against them? If it was still 1998-1999, I'd say sure: get the experience, but why struggle with your career now when you can "sit out" the economy and finish college? Likewise, What if we experience another booming economy while you're commited to finishing college?
Now is the **Best** time to be in college. College loans are as cheap as they have ever been. You're eligible for more scholarships as a recent HS grad, and college tuition costs will likely increase the longer you wait.
Have you considered going to college part time? Maybe you'll want to work your way through. My philosophy on working your way through college is this: Unless you're getting valuble job-related experience, it's not worth your time. The intrest you'll pay on college loans is less than [college grad income minus HS grad income] This is not to mention that you'll have more time to invest in your classes without a job during your schooling.
All of the "Book PCs" I've seen all use a PCI card thats about half the standard height. I'm estimating that a book PC case is shorter than a standard PCI card is tall.
Thanks for looking though. I appreciate your effort.
I want one,
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... For my home entertainment center, I especially like the Fan-less processor to cut back on noise. but... I have looked near and far, and can't seem to find a TV tuner card that will fit in those "small form factor" / low profile PCI slots. Do they even exist? Any suggestions besides going the USB route? (USB isn't fast enough for a good picture IMHO)
In most cases, I'd rather have a large tower than a "book-pc", but since I'll be running this 24/7, a 50-100 watt power supply should hopefully cut back on my electric bill.
After taking a peek at the article, I gotta admit it does look cool. Too bad it is not black;-)
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Anybody got 65000 AOL disks?
They tried that, but they had to start over because their video card wasn't supported.
Besides, what good is a 65,000 processor cluster unless you can play video games?
Yeah, they definitely look cool, but the cost to benefit ratio just isn't there yet (IMHO).
The only flat panels that **REALLY** impress me are the 22 and 23 inch
Mac Cinema displays. - The only flat panels I've seen that beat my 1600x1200
Resolution. Too bad they sell for more than all three of my cars.
> The only fan in the entire system is in the PSU.
My Gateway Destination with a 233 PII has that.
Its basically got a fan shroud that redirects the power supply's air over the processor's heatsink.
I'm attempting to duplicate the shroud idea using plexiglass scraps on my other computers.
Its such a simple concept. Why doesn't anybody sell kits to do this?
oops......it did say how accurate.
Within a meter. - still not accurate enough for a lawnmower that drives itself. (unless it is a really wide mower)
The article doesn't mention how accurate this technology is - only that it's accurate enough to find an isle in a grocery store.
I'm hoping that technology like this gets cheap and accurate enough to have my lawnmower drive itself.
... at least Microsoft Doesn't make EULAs for cars.
Forget changing your own oil let alone installing performance parts.
If you travel somewhere with a lot of history,
buy a history book. Its a lot easier to appreciate historic locations like Paris or Athens if you know a little bit about the landmarks.
Yeah, its great for companies,
but for residential applications?
How about this?
A programmable thermostat with a
$ meter.
Of course it wouldn't be exact, but
it might teach a few people (myself included)
that turning my thermostat up those last two degrees makes a huge difference in my energy bill.
actually,
two grand.
one for the computer,
one for an flat panel monitor.
Is that a computer in your pocket
or are you just happy to see me?
How tight does the mesh have to be?
(just for a ballpark idea)
great post! - I had no idea that was another urban legend.
;-)
Too bad they couldn't use crayolas instead
> Up until the sixties, one working parent families were the norm. Now two working parents represent by far the largest majority of families.
;-)
Would it be safe to extrapolate three parent families in the near future?
> ... Stayed in school too long. There is a point at which it's better to bail from school, get into an entry-level job, and start clawing your way up than to stay in school and hope for a better job later. Thinking that "the market is really good, but if I just take another 18 months to finish this 4-year degree I'll be all set with a better salary" is just stupid, especially if you're piling up debt to do it (see previous point).
I have to disagree with that one.
Lets suppose I need $50,000 to finance my education. I could either delay graduation and work for it now, or I could benefit from low student loan rates (which are much cheaper than mortgage rates I might add)
I'm a recent graduate, and even in this market I find it easier to pay back my loans than to consider the enormous amount of time I'd be flipping burgers (or time spent on some other non-degree paying job)
Of the "poor" students at expensive schools like MIT or Harvard, wouldn't it make more financial sense in the long run for them to just borrow what they needed?
Geez!, You'd be 65 on graduation day if you had to pay for that on student wages!
> I mean come on this is like saying being overweight is bad, or shooting heroin can cause problems down the road.
What?
you mean they don't just cancel each other out?
Reminds me of a situation at my parent's church.
Their building committee was considering doing some
rennovation that would have required them to have a
wheelchair accessable ramp leading up to the
pipe-organ. Ironicly, you need to be able to use foot pedals to play one.
Don't get me wrong.
The ADA is a good thing,
but sometimes things get a tad bit out of hand.
Without Braille on the buttons, she would have had to give her card, and PIN, to the driver to do the transaction. It's not just drivers that use those machines.
Next ATM makers will be sued for not having
braille printouts on the receipts.
I mean, ;-)
just look how cool the installer is.
Although this is a very clever idea, I don't want one. I often spend weekends working on cars and sometimes burn my fingers working with hot stuff.
Usually these types of burns involve only my index finger, but as I type this my left index finger and thumb are barely healed up from burns last weekend.
My boss doesn't like hearing excuses, so how do I explain that I can't login? I bet that under the right circumstances, I could potentially claim workman's compensation for not being able to work.
From the financial perspective, now is not a good time to skip a year between H.S. and college. There are still lots of recent college grads still looking for work. Do you expect to compete in the job market against them? If it was still 1998-1999, I'd say sure: get the experience, but why struggle with your career now when you can "sit out" the economy and finish college? Likewise, What if we experience another booming economy while you're commited to finishing college?
Now is the **Best** time to be in college. College loans are as cheap as they have ever been.
You're eligible for more scholarships as a recent HS grad, and college tuition costs will likely increase the longer you wait.
Have you considered going to college part time?
Maybe you'll want to work your way through.
My philosophy on working your way through college is this: Unless you're getting valuble job-related experience, it's not worth your time. The intrest you'll pay on college loans is less than [college grad income minus HS grad income]
This is not to mention that you'll have more time to invest in your classes without a job during your schooling.
To a consumer, 3.0 sounds like a better product than 2.6
:-)
My vote would be to make it Linux 10.0 to make it compatible with the SuSe & mandrake number systems.
that PCI riser 90 degree thing just might work. Thanks for your input!
The Leadtek Winfast [newegg.com] PCI TV Tuner won't fit?
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Nope, won't fit.
Here's a pic:
http://www.newegg.com/app/Showimage.asp?image=14-
All of the "Book PCs" I've seen all use a PCI card thats about half the standard height. I'm estimating that a book PC case is shorter than a standard PCI card is tall.
Thanks for looking though. I appreciate your effort.
... For my home entertainment center,
;-)
I especially like the Fan-less processor to cut back on noise.
but...
I have looked near and far, and can't seem to find a TV tuner card that will fit in those "small form factor" / low profile PCI slots. Do they even exist?
Any suggestions besides going the USB route?
(USB isn't fast enough for a good picture IMHO)
In most cases, I'd rather have a large tower than a "book-pc", but since I'll be running this 24/7, a 50-100 watt power supply should hopefully cut back on my electric bill.
After taking a peek at the article, I gotta admit it does look cool. Too bad it is not black