Same technology, different packaging. While EL ribbons and panels can be cool for lighting, I don't think it lends itself as easily to three dimensional projects. That's just my opinion though, based on the art project ideas I have had in the past. You might have some wicked ideas for the flat stuff.:)
Almost forgot... Cool Neon sells an audio sensitive EL Wire driver that will let you create responsive designs. I'm using EL Wire to decorate our pumpkin this year and some audio sensitive drivers to make it respond to trick-or-treaters.
Yes, 12:01am was the same day as the post. I never disputed that. The poster was late in their proclimation, and would have been more accurate had they used the past tense form "opened today".
You hit the nail on the head. I CHOSE not to see Episode 3 because Lucas blew chunks on 1 and 2. I suppose I could have downloaded it, but why would I want to waste my time tracking down a sucky rip when I wasn't willing to spend a couple of bucks at a theater? (I would waste more of my time downloading and then watching than I would just going to the theater.) My time is valuable to me, and I won't waste any more of it on the SW franchise even if Lucas hand delivered a signed DVD to my doorstep.
"If you take a test tube of HIV and add crocodile serum it will have a greater effect than human serum. It can kill a much greater number of HIV viral organisms,"
Ummm.... So? The same thing can be said of chlorine bleach.
There are lots of known chemicals that kill HIV. The trick is finding one that leaves the patient alive. I know the/. editors don't read the articles submitted all the way to the end, so here's a bit towards the end that really matters:
"However, the crocodile's immune system may be too powerful for humans and may need to be synthesized for human consumption."
There is nothing in the article to suggest that they have isolated the specific component that kills HIV, let alone determined that it is safe for human injection.
I'd say you aren't getting the picture. The FCC ruling is indeed bad news for independant ISPs, ones who can not afford to build their own infrastructure. That is not blown out of proportion.
What SpeakEasy is stating with their press release is that they will not be affected because unlike smaller ISPs they do not lease their last mile from the telcos themselves. They lease from the last man standing in the world of DSL providers who built their own infrastructure: Covad.
So, SpeakEasy did not say the FCC ruling isn't bad, just that it isn't bad to them because of their situation.
As the customer of a small ISP (CLIQ), I fully expect to get screwed in the long run by SBC using this ruling to force my ISP out of business.
Perhaps the editor added their own personal knowledge. Would you like an example of NewEgg editing a user's review submission? This review contains a complaint by a user that their previous review had been edited.
I recently bought a new case from NewEgg. Typical aluminum miniATX case, nothing special. The case and power supply were fine, but the screws it shipped with kept binding up in threads, and one even broke off in the hard drive. I wrote a review praising the case, but suggesting that the user toss the screws and use ones out of their stash. And for this NewEgg rejected my review. It's a shame, I was positive for the case, and just wanted to warn users about the one pitfall it had.
I suppose it could have been worse, they editied the review of someone else who reviewed this same case.
If I was 'in my right mind' I'd be living in Fiji taking tourists on scuba tours of the soft corals. Since I'm not, I stay in SF and buy shiny toys; and I maintian the right to bitch about them if they don't work as expected. And I've got the balls to do it with a real login account.
So I have been told. I was almost hung from the roof of the building when I walked into work the other day with my shiny new 17" PowerBook G4 that I had just purchased and on which I had already painted a big red BOFH logo.:)
Finally, he raises the question on whether corporations should get involved in social issues.
An interesting question, and it quickly becomes a sword that cuts both ways.
Should a corporation become involved in government when it comes to social issues? Does not the government already represent the people? If a corporation, made of the people already represented, speaks up is that not giving some people a double voice? That does seem unfair.
The other cut of that blade is that if it is unfair for corporations to act on social issues it is also unfair for them to act on any other government issue. The government already represents the people, and letting corporations lobby, donate, etc, is giving some people more representation than others.
So, Balmer, if you think MS should stay out of social issues when those issues are being considered as law, then perhaps you should take your own advice and shut down the entire Microsoft lobbying machine?
If you have ever seen the show 'Coupling', you need a Porn Buddy. Someone you have a mutual agreement with to go to your place and clean out your porn should anything drastic ever happen to you.:)
Not just the 30 seconds. You have to sit your arse down for the 20-50 minutes that the install takes, so that you can ensure a (l)user doesn't click restart and be given this dialog box. Or, you have to plan a follow-up visit to every machine you upgade to ensure the (l)user didn't choose an option that goes against company policy.
Yes, I was there, but how difficult would it have been to make the final dialog box before reboot state that the machine needed to reboot, and be logged into the Administrator account to finish the install?
I am certain there will be office techs who have to install SP2 on more than one machine in a day who will leave the machine unattended while they start the install on others. That means that am office drone could see the reboot dialog, click OK, and wind up being presented with a dialog that changes an administrative setting.
They took the easy path. The easy path is rarely the secure path. You can't assume that the admin will be there for the reboot unless you inform the admin it is necessary.
I've installed SP2 on two machines now. In both cases SP2 had me reboot, and before offering a log-in prompt it presented a screen where I could enable or disable automatic updates. This is an administrative setting, and it should not have presented itself prior to an authenticated login. Sure, it only happens once, but by design it violates secure computing practices.
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Same technology, different packaging. While EL ribbons and panels can be cool for lighting, I don't think it lends itself as easily to three dimensional projects. That's just my opinion though, based on the art project ideas I have had in the past. You might have some wicked ideas for the flat stuff. :)
-Chris
Red Bull glows in UV (black lights). :)
-Chris
Almost forgot... Cool Neon sells an audio sensitive EL Wire driver that will let you create responsive designs. I'm using EL Wire to decorate our pumpkin this year and some audio sensitive drivers to make it respond to trick-or-treaters.
-Chris
Everything looks cooler when lit with EL Wire from Benny at Cool Neon! -Chris
What a flocking waste of time...
Yes, 12:01am was the same day as the post. I never disputed that. The poster was late in their proclimation, and would have been more accurate had they used the past tense form "opened today".
-Chris
I saw the 12:01am showing at the Sony Metreon last night. I couldn't wait until today.
No spoilers: It was fantastic!
-Chris
You hit the nail on the head. I CHOSE not to see Episode 3 because Lucas blew chunks on 1 and 2. I suppose I could have downloaded it, but why would I want to waste my time tracking down a sucky rip when I wasn't willing to spend a couple of bucks at a theater? (I would waste more of my time downloading and then watching than I would just going to the theater.) My time is valuable to me, and I won't waste any more of it on the SW franchise even if Lucas hand delivered a signed DVD to my doorstep.
-Chris
My number one suggestion is hire someone who has built scalable mail systems, and written tons of code to support them: Matt Simerson
You can learn about him, and his mail projects at http://www.tnpi.biz/internet/mail/toaster.shtml
-Chris Knight
"If you take a test tube of HIV and add crocodile serum it will have a greater effect than human serum. It can kill a much greater number of HIV viral organisms,"
/. editors don't read the articles submitted all the way to the end, so here's a bit towards the end that really matters:
Ummm.... So? The same thing can be said of chlorine bleach.
There are lots of known chemicals that kill HIV. The trick is finding one that leaves the patient alive. I know the
"However, the crocodile's immune system may be too powerful for humans and may need to be synthesized for human consumption."
There is nothing in the article to suggest that they have isolated the specific component that kills HIV, let alone determined that it is safe for human injection.
-Chris
World of Warcraft runs on OS X. That's the only game a lot of people play anymore. :)
-Chris
I'd say you aren't getting the picture. The FCC ruling is indeed bad news for independant ISPs, ones who can not afford to build their own infrastructure. That is not blown out of proportion.
What SpeakEasy is stating with their press release is that they will not be affected because unlike smaller ISPs they do not lease their last mile from the telcos themselves. They lease from the last man standing in the world of DSL providers who built their own infrastructure: Covad.
So, SpeakEasy did not say the FCC ruling isn't bad, just that it isn't bad to them because of their situation.
As the customer of a small ISP (CLIQ), I fully expect to get screwed in the long run by SBC using this ruling to force my ISP out of business.
-Chris
Perhaps the editor added their own personal knowledge. Would you like an example of NewEgg editing a user's review submission? This review contains a complaint by a user that their previous review had been edited.
-Chris
I recently bought a new case from NewEgg. Typical aluminum miniATX case, nothing special. The case and power supply were fine, but the screws it shipped with kept binding up in threads, and one even broke off in the hard drive. I wrote a review praising the case, but suggesting that the user toss the screws and use ones out of their stash. And for this NewEgg rejected my review. It's a shame, I was positive for the case, and just wanted to warn users about the one pitfall it had.
I suppose it could have been worse, they editied the review of someone else who reviewed this same case.
-Chris
Ah yes, the wisdom of the AC...
If I was 'in my right mind' I'd be living in Fiji taking tourists on scuba tours of the soft corals. Since I'm not, I stay in SF and buy shiny toys; and I maintian the right to bitch about them if they don't work as expected. And I've got the balls to do it with a real login account.
-Chris
So I have been told. I was almost hung from the roof of the building when I walked into work the other day with my shiny new 17" PowerBook G4 that I had just purchased and on which I had already painted a big red BOFH logo. :)
-Chris
After taking to Apple tech support about my X11 problem, and having them refuse to help, I guess I'll just have to follow the MS support path and re-install the OS.
The sysadmin mantra lives on: All operating systems suck, they just suck differently.
-Chris
Finally, he raises the question on whether corporations should get involved in social issues.
An interesting question, and it quickly becomes a sword that cuts both ways.
Should a corporation become involved in government when it comes to social issues? Does not the government already represent the people? If a corporation, made of the people already represented, speaks up is that not giving some people a double voice? That does seem unfair.
The other cut of that blade is that if it is unfair for corporations to act on social issues it is also unfair for them to act on any other government issue. The government already represents the people, and letting corporations lobby, donate, etc, is giving some people more representation than others.
So, Balmer, if you think MS should stay out of social issues when those issues are being considered as law, then perhaps you should take your own advice and shut down the entire Microsoft lobbying machine?
-Chris
Fifteen to thirty percent faster, and still crushed under the load of Slashdot.
If you have ever seen the show 'Coupling', you need a Porn Buddy. Someone you have a mutual agreement with to go to your place and clean out your porn should anything drastic ever happen to you. :)
-Chris
> I, for one, am just happy that this is making its way into the visual realm
I take it you never saw the BBC television production of HHGTTG? That was visual, and infinitely amusing.
-Chris
Not just the 30 seconds. You have to sit your arse down for the 20-50 minutes that the install takes, so that you can ensure a (l)user doesn't click restart and be given this dialog box. Or, you have to plan a follow-up visit to every machine you upgade to ensure the (l)user didn't choose an option that goes against company policy.
-Chris
Yes, I was there, but how difficult would it have been to make the final dialog box before reboot state that the machine needed to reboot, and be logged into the Administrator account to finish the install?
I am certain there will be office techs who have to install SP2 on more than one machine in a day who will leave the machine unattended while they start the install on others. That means that am office drone could see the reboot dialog, click OK, and wind up being presented with a dialog that changes an administrative setting.
They took the easy path. The easy path is rarely the secure path. You can't assume that the admin will be there for the reboot unless you inform the admin it is necessary.
-Chris
I've installed SP2 on two machines now. In both cases SP2 had me reboot, and before offering a log-in prompt it presented a screen where I could enable or disable automatic updates. This is an administrative setting, and it should not have presented itself prior to an authenticated login. Sure, it only happens once, but by design it violates secure computing practices.
-Chris
Yes, and my name alone should strike fear into the hearts of popcorn haters everywhere! he he ha ha ho ho
-Chris Knight