The diagnostic codes are designed to help mechanics troubleshoot problems on automobiles. With the level of sophistication used in modern cars, it is hard to diagnose the cause of the most common of problems by conventional means. For instance, let's say your car is using way too much gas. Perhaps your Air Temperature Sensor is on the fritz, and is telling the ECM that it is 20 below zero. The computer will compensate by richening the air/fuel mixture, and the results will include fouled out spark plugs, black exhaust smoke, etc. 25 years ago, that meant "the carbeurator is floodin'". Now it means a sensor needs changing. The ECM codes help you figure out which one.
Meanwhile, don't forget that cable companies sell other services, like television and in some cases telephone. Right now I get all three from my cable company (ATT) but I am on the verge of going to satellite for my tv. If my provider tries something like that, it will probably be enough to push me over the edge to DSL (which is priced competitively in my area) and satellite tv, as well as the old baby bell for my telephone service - and I am not even much of a p2p user.
I recently moved into an area (Jacksonville, FL) in which ATT provides telephone, cable tv, and cable modem service. Originally I signed up for all three packages assuming that the quality was the same as their competitors and thus ATT deserves my business based on price. Within one week, ATT missed two appointments and I had a 2 day service outage at my location. I decided as a consumer to put my money elsewhere. So now Directv will be getting my monthly cable money, Bellsouth bills me for telephone service, and a DSL provider to be named later will get paid to provide my IP connectivity. I'm not penalizing ATT - they will hardly miss me. But I am economically rewarding companies who are offering the higher quality of service I want - in the end, this is the only way to win the battle. Speak with your wallet.
You know, I live in Florida, and have next to no use for mattracks. However, this is the coolest thing I have seen posted to slashdot ever. By the way, the tracks are driven off of the end of each axle on the trucks - so any differential systems used to save the tires when turning in 4 wheel drive mode will act identically. No need to worry about stripping out your gearbox.
Early today I read that Microsoft will officially own all bits as soon as they roll out.NET anyways. At least this way they can't break their own copyrights.
but wouldn't a better test involve removing one of the processors, compiling a kernel (while running a non-smp kernel), and then lather-rinse-repeat with both processors in under an SMP enabled kernel? According to the make man page, the -j option contols the number of jobs allowed to run simultaneously. Depending on what you are making, the -jN option can even speed up compile times on single processor machines. The 142 percent "performance" increase may be partially explained by this.
As one of those dual-celeron guys (bang for the buck!), I love to see AMD finally show off dual processor machines. But the next time we get a chance to play with one, lets try to make a more realistic comparison.
A middle school instructor, Mrs. Groos, taught my class to think creatively and apply the results. Sure, she let us play Civ on the 286's (which taught me more geography, politics, and history than any schooling I'd ever had), but the class had little to do with technology. She preached the principles of logic and encouraged us to use all of our available facilities to solve problems. No solution was rejected before being reviewed. Nothing was too obscure as long as it was effective and efficient. Often we were placed into groups for completing tasks. We had to use social skills to get anything accomplished. Looking back, Mrs. Groos was preparing us for both higher education and the working world. Solutions to real problems don't come in multiple choice format. Most projects are handled in teams, and often there are competing ideas to contend with. I gained valuable experience at an early age on dealing with co-workers. Problem solving skills, creativity, and team collaboration are the some of the most important things in programming. Or tech support. Or design. Or management. Mrs. Groos sharpened the tools needed in the real world - and did so with encouragement and direction that deserves the utmost praise.
This "appliance" has one very nice benefit that shouldn't be overlooked. The TV display output allows for a much larger picture at no additional cost to most consumers. Given, there is a large tradeoff in image quality compared to a computer monitor, but the people who fit the market for a product like this will appreciate it - especially if the device will be used like an actual PC. The TV display should be a real selling point for Nokia. Not only does it save lots of money, but many elderly folks have a hard time even with large monitors.
Lowering the cost of modern PC technology allows a new set of consumers to enjoy it. I'm glad Nokia made a provision that may better cater to their needs.
Since they have a Unisys frontend to Microsoft software and Dell hardware, buying new votes couldn't be any easier!!! If only somehow AOL were involved...
Everybuddy is an instant messaging client for Linux which can connect to not only AOL's toc.oscar.aol.com server, but to ICQ, Yahoo!, and MSN's chat services all at once. It displays very nice status information, allows multiple accounts to be logged on at once, can use ispell to help correct typos in a non-intrusive way, and will log all conversations by Contact name. This means you can talk to "Natalie" on AOL and later on ICQ, then either use the view log function to read past conversations or grep the log file for a specific term if need be. The latest version has other great features, such as assigning sounds or a command to be performed when a contact name comes or goes offline. It comes with sound support, has a very nice look and feel, and is IMHO the best choice in IM clients for linux at this time.
Government access to medical records for the public good, such as for research, public health crises, and law enforcement.
Limits on HMO and health providers use of and access to health information.
So big brother sees all, but medical companies whose business is health care lose rights to information? Sounds like this could open the door for the insurance lobby. It creates an excuse for health insurance rates to rise - since the company can't know your own particular circumstances, it has to place you into a category of people. Much like the car insurance effect on unmarried males under age 25. Unreal. We have more information and use less of it.
I was really looking forward to some riots in the streets after this election fiasco... now I'll be lucky to get violence in my ps/2 games!!! What is this world coming to?? We should be using those extra polygons for super-detailed bloody gore.
After bouncing the signal off a few moons in the outer part of our solar system, NASA scientists identified the Pioneer Spacecraft easily when they logged in -
login: nasa
password:
Linux 0.0.1test1
Last login: Fri Oct 1 12:42:57 +0500 1997 from nasa.gov
You have mail.
nasa@pioneer:~$uptime
6:30pm up 12418 days, 12:41, 1 user, load average: 0.02, 0.01, 0.01
Lets face it - its good to have a thorough review of the Carnivore system, and for trusted oversight. But the inner workings are not something the public need to know about. It only opens the avenues of criticism my the technically inept. Have a community-trusted (read non-government subsidized) entity keep Carnivore in check. But don't expect Carnivore to be perfect.
The idea is not for the mother's nerve to function in the baby's body, but rather to serve as a pathway for his own good nerves to generate usuable conduits. Timeliness is very important, as adults do not experience much nerve growth. If the procedure is successful, I imagine future patients could donate the nerve themselves, or perhaps a synthetic placeholder could be developed.
I like to see a product like this coming from a well respected brand such as Pioneer. Not only does that imply a high quality product, it shows that a major corporation does not fear legal repurcussions by groups such as the MPAA. If all holds true, prices on this type of system will fall eventually, and replicating DVD's can be as easy at doing the same with compact discs. Remember, it wasn't that long ago that cd burners were out of most people's budgets...
As a voting citizen of the state of Florida, I can personally testify that the vast information networks we often pride ourselves on can be of harm to journalistic integrity. Too many journalists exposed to incomplete/inaccurate information has caused a fiasco, which would not have occurred 30 years ago. Without modern communication technology piping instant "feedback" to ratings-hungry journalists, perhaps a more conservative approach to covering the election would have eliminated the sensationalism and better presented the facts. Technology should be used to enhance our knowledge of truth, not to make a story.
From what I have seen, the newest string of Netscape software is still slower than its predecessor and less stable - despite definitely making improvements over the last few weeks. I wonder if the program is really ready to lose the beta tag, especially with widespread distribution of the Windows version to a public with high expectations. ISP's may be forced into doing tech support for a Netscape package that isn't fully ready for the average consumer's daily use.
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The diagnostic codes are designed to help mechanics troubleshoot problems on automobiles. With the level of sophistication used in modern cars, it is hard to diagnose the cause of the most common of problems by conventional means. For instance, let's say your car is using way too much gas. Perhaps your Air Temperature Sensor is on the fritz, and is telling the ECM that it is 20 below zero. The computer will compensate by richening the air/fuel mixture, and the results will include fouled out spark plugs, black exhaust smoke, etc. 25 years ago, that meant "the carbeurator is floodin'". Now it means a sensor needs changing. The ECM codes help you figure out which one.
Meanwhile, don't forget that cable companies sell other services, like television and in some cases telephone. Right now I get all three from my cable company (ATT) but I am on the verge of going to satellite for my tv. If my provider tries something like that, it will probably be enough to push me over the edge to DSL (which is priced competitively in my area) and satellite tv, as well as the old baby bell for my telephone service - and I am not even much of a p2p user.
I recently moved into an area (Jacksonville, FL) in which ATT provides telephone, cable tv, and cable modem service. Originally I signed up for all three packages assuming that the quality was the same as their competitors and thus ATT deserves my business based on price. Within one week, ATT missed two appointments and I had a 2 day service outage at my location. I decided as a consumer to put my money elsewhere. So now Directv will be getting my monthly cable money, Bellsouth bills me for telephone service, and a DSL provider to be named later will get paid to provide my IP connectivity. I'm not penalizing ATT - they will hardly miss me. But I am economically rewarding companies who are offering the higher quality of service I want - in the end, this is the only way to win the battle. Speak with your wallet.
When did Yahoo start posting these things before slashdot?
Yahoo - news for nerds, who have a bedtime.
For instance, the 160MB drives aren't supported in linux 2.4 yet, and filesystems have maximum sizes.
No wonder I can't get my 486sx/25 w/ 16mb of ram and a 160mb HDD to run this crazy Linux!!!
You know, I live in Florida, and have next to no use for mattracks. However, this is the coolest thing I have seen posted to slashdot ever. By the way, the tracks are driven off of the end of each axle on the trucks - so any differential systems used to save the tires when turning in 4 wheel drive mode will act identically. No need to worry about stripping out your gearbox.
On the Commodore 64. It was a rom cartridge. It rocked. The physics where somewhere between Moon Patrols and Summer Games.
Early today I read that Microsoft will officially own all bits as soon as they roll out .NET anyways. At least this way they can't break their own copyrights.
...is still working fine and dandy at 2:34am, EST. toc.oscar.aol.com:21 .
but wouldn't a better test involve removing one of the processors, compiling a kernel (while running a non-smp kernel), and then lather-rinse-repeat with both processors in under an SMP enabled kernel? According to the make man page, the -j option contols the number of jobs allowed to run simultaneously. Depending on what you are making, the -jN option can even speed up compile times on single processor machines. The 142 percent "performance" increase may be partially explained by this.
As one of those dual-celeron guys (bang for the buck!), I love to see AMD finally show off dual processor machines. But the next time we get a chance to play with one, lets try to make a more realistic comparison.
I was talking to an MSCE buddy of mine yesterday, and he swore up and down he is running Linux 7.1 now.
Nope, I voted for Bush. Early, and often!
I live in Florida. Its been below 32 for almost everynight this month. Ridiculous. I say the Ice Age is coming. Which is good for us overclockers.
A middle school instructor, Mrs. Groos, taught my class to think creatively and apply the results. Sure, she let us play Civ on the 286's (which taught me more geography, politics, and history than any schooling I'd ever had), but the class had little to do with technology. She preached the principles of logic and encouraged us to use all of our available facilities to solve problems. No solution was rejected before being reviewed. Nothing was too obscure as long as it was effective and efficient. Often we were placed into groups for completing tasks. We had to use social skills to get anything accomplished. Looking back, Mrs. Groos was preparing us for both higher education and the working world. Solutions to real problems don't come in multiple choice format. Most projects are handled in teams, and often there are competing ideas to contend with. I gained valuable experience at an early age on dealing with co-workers. Problem solving skills, creativity, and team collaboration are the some of the most important things in programming. Or tech support. Or design. Or management. Mrs. Groos sharpened the tools needed in the real world - and did so with encouragement and direction that deserves the utmost praise.
This "appliance" has one very nice benefit that shouldn't be overlooked. The TV display output allows for a much larger picture at no additional cost to most consumers. Given, there is a large tradeoff in image quality compared to a computer monitor, but the people who fit the market for a product like this will appreciate it - especially if the device will be used like an actual PC. The TV display should be a real selling point for Nokia. Not only does it save lots of money, but many elderly folks have a hard time even with large monitors.
Lowering the cost of modern PC technology allows a new set of consumers to enjoy it. I'm glad Nokia made a provision that may better cater to their needs.
Since they have a Unisys frontend to Microsoft software and Dell hardware, buying new votes couldn't be any easier!!! If only somehow AOL were involved...
Everybuddy is an instant messaging client for Linux which can connect to not only AOL's toc.oscar.aol.com server, but to ICQ, Yahoo!, and MSN's chat services all at once. It displays very nice status information, allows multiple accounts to be logged on at once, can use ispell to help correct typos in a non-intrusive way, and will log all conversations by Contact name. This means you can talk to "Natalie" on AOL and later on ICQ, then either use the view log function to read past conversations or grep the log file for a specific term if need be. The latest version has other great features, such as assigning sounds or a command to be performed when a contact name comes or goes offline. It comes with sound support, has a very nice look and feel, and is IMHO the best choice in IM clients for linux at this time.
Government access to medical records for the public good, such as for research, public health crises, and law enforcement.
Limits on HMO and health providers use of and access to health information.
So big brother sees all, but medical companies whose business is health care lose rights to information? Sounds like this could open the door for the insurance lobby. It creates an excuse for health insurance rates to rise - since the company can't know your own particular circumstances, it has to place you into a category of people. Much like the car insurance effect on unmarried males under age 25. Unreal. We have more information and use less of it.
For the first thousand nerds who think this is really cool, Handspring will jack the price up if you dare take advantage of another service provider.
I was really looking forward to some riots in the streets after this election fiasco... now I'll be lucky to get violence in my ps/2 games!!! What is this world coming to?? We should be using those extra polygons for super-detailed bloody gore.
After bouncing the signal off a few moons in the outer part of our solar system, NASA scientists identified the Pioneer Spacecraft easily when they logged in - login: nasa password: Linux 0.0.1test1 Last login: Fri Oct 1 12:42:57 +0500 1997 from nasa.gov You have mail. nasa@pioneer:~$uptime 6:30pm up 12418 days, 12:41, 1 user, load average: 0.02, 0.01, 0.01
Lets face it - its good to have a thorough review of the Carnivore system, and for trusted oversight. But the inner workings are not something the public need to know about. It only opens the avenues of criticism my the technically inept. Have a community-trusted (read non-government subsidized) entity keep Carnivore in check. But don't expect Carnivore to be perfect.
The idea is not for the mother's nerve to function in the baby's body, but rather to serve as a pathway for his own good nerves to generate usuable conduits. Timeliness is very important, as adults do not experience much nerve growth. If the procedure is successful, I imagine future patients could donate the nerve themselves, or perhaps a synthetic placeholder could be developed.
I like to see a product like this coming from a well respected brand such as Pioneer. Not only does that imply a high quality product, it shows that a major corporation does not fear legal repurcussions by groups such as the MPAA. If all holds true, prices on this type of system will fall eventually, and replicating DVD's can be as easy at doing the same with compact discs. Remember, it wasn't that long ago that cd burners were out of most people's budgets...
As a voting citizen of the state of Florida, I can personally testify that the vast information networks we often pride ourselves on can be of harm to journalistic integrity. Too many journalists exposed to incomplete/inaccurate information has caused a fiasco, which would not have occurred 30 years ago. Without modern communication technology piping instant "feedback" to ratings-hungry journalists, perhaps a more conservative approach to covering the election would have eliminated the sensationalism and better presented the facts. Technology should be used to enhance our knowledge of truth, not to make a story.
From what I have seen, the newest string of Netscape software is still slower than its predecessor and less stable - despite definitely making improvements over the last few weeks. I wonder if the program is really ready to lose the beta tag, especially with widespread distribution of the Windows version to a public with high expectations. ISP's may be forced into doing tech support for a Netscape package that isn't fully ready for the average consumer's daily use.