It comes with a 250w power supply. I swapped it with a 500w
This is exactly the problem the original questioner will encounter. The "high end gaming" computer from a name brand will have a proprietary footprint power supply that is exactly the wattage of the sum of the components shipped installed. It will burn out or otherwise cause mysterious problems and be hard to replace with a high power standardized model.
I swear you can edit all three prequels into a reasonably watchable 150-180 minute film
Have you not seen the scenes that didn't make it? You could replace several nearly endless chase scenes with character development sequences and have a set of movies the same length but with characters who are interesting and well rounded.
Watch a really, really old show, like Burns and Allen. There's a segment in every episode where one character will awkwardly barges into a scene and start talking about the sponsor's product. The other actors react in character (as well as they can; it's rather forced) for a minute or so, then the interrupter will wander off and the main plot resumes. That's a mini-infomercial.
Modern shows do it more subtly with the characters shown driving the sponsor's vehicles with the camera centered on the brand badge or consuming a sponsor's beverage with the label carefully turned towards the camera. But soon they'll start actually mentioning the products in modern shows: "Wow what a great new car this is!" (followed by exchange on the virtues of said car) or "I just love drinking *soda/beer brand x*!" (followed by discussion of how the other character loves it too).
Every ST series has a low quality episode or two. That being said, Voyager and Enterprise BOTH had issues. And that being said, it's hard to beat Voyager's use of absurd plot devices to wrap up the last episode.
You don't have to outright ask for orders in writing; just notify manager via email of the progress you're making on the emissions cheat project and ask an innocent question. Print out and keep the reply as proof management is complicit.
I vividly recall a horrifying scene from 4th grade. They wanted to expand the menu to include healthier food like vegetables. So they served us cauliflower that had been cooked until it was an off-white pudding. I avoided cauliflower for decades.
This is all very cool but I think if they can keep the thing transmitting it will be much cooler to see what it observes on the far end of the comet's orbit. I wonder if a comet hitchhiking probe could be made to passively observe the Oort cloud and wake back up fully to report the next time its comet came back to the inner system.
There are battery cases for older Note series that do just what you describe. Remove the standard back, remove the standard battery, insert huge battery, place new back molded to go around huge battery.
Speaking of giving a shit; the story mentions he drinks more red wine and so uses the restroom less but I'm surprise he didn't regale the reader with a story of the composting toilet he installed in his apartment.
Worried about viruses on a USB stick at a photo kiosk? What is this, the 00's? Upload it to the website and its printed by the time you get to the store to pick it up.
Your objections are just a matter of software for an ATM customized for this application. Except the one about ATMs not able to count money. Huh? You can put a stack of cash in the thing and it will count the money including identifying the denominations.
Electronic widgets and their tariffs are not the problem with global trade. Severely protectionist tariffs and policies on agricultural commodities and large manufactured goods are the problem.
I wonder why the lander's antenna is directional when it only communicates with the orbiter. That doesn't seem like enough distance to warrant directional.
Unless billionaires want to pony up the cost, and then some. Otherwise, no, huge waste of taxpayer money.
Medicare fraud alone makes $10 billion look like chump change. Complaining about waste of taxpayer money in the context of a lunar base for only $10B is the wrong argument against.
Other comments have already taken you to task for your somewhat pedantic objection to keyboards as output. If the motherboard is functioning but merely locked up by software, sending input by pressing caps lock provides output from the computer in the form of the little light going on and off. Yes, that qualifies as output. Especially in the context of what an A+ hardware tech certification ought to be testing. Furthermore, output on the monitor is the state of bits in RAM or registers. Output on the keyboard is the state of bits in the register in the keyboard controller. By any reasonable definition, these are both data and both output.
You are quite correct. Many years ago I saw a practice "A+" test this as the very first question: Which one or more of the following are both input and output devices: A: Floppy drive B: Keyboard C: Mouse D: Monitor It told me I was wrong for picking A and B because keyboards are input only. It seems they didn't think someone doing helpdesk should know the three little lights on the keyboard are important diagnostic output.
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It comes with a 250w power supply. I swapped it with a 500w
This is exactly the problem the original questioner will encounter. The "high end gaming" computer from a name brand will have a proprietary footprint power supply that is exactly the wattage of the sum of the components shipped installed. It will burn out or otherwise cause mysterious problems and be hard to replace with a high power standardized model.
I swear you can edit all three prequels into a reasonably watchable 150-180 minute film
Have you not seen the scenes that didn't make it? You could replace several nearly endless chase scenes with character development sequences and have a set of movies the same length but with characters who are interesting and well rounded.
But it took several million Allied soldiers to get rid of him. This is why there are an awful lot of WW2 movies all with different characters.
"So, what is a 'miniature infomercial'?"
Watch a really, really old show, like Burns and Allen. There's a segment in every episode where one character will awkwardly barges into a scene and start talking about the sponsor's product. The other actors react in character (as well as they can; it's rather forced) for a minute or so, then the interrupter will wander off and the main plot resumes. That's a mini-infomercial.
Modern shows do it more subtly with the characters shown driving the sponsor's vehicles with the camera centered on the brand badge or consuming a sponsor's beverage with the label carefully turned towards the camera. But soon they'll start actually mentioning the products in modern shows: "Wow what a great new car this is!" (followed by exchange on the virtues of said car) or "I just love drinking *soda/beer brand x*!" (followed by discussion of how the other character loves it too).
Every ST series has a low quality episode or two. That being said, Voyager and Enterprise BOTH had issues. And that being said, it's hard to beat Voyager's use of absurd plot devices to wrap up the last episode.
You don't have to outright ask for orders in writing; just notify manager via email of the progress you're making on the emissions cheat project and ask an innocent question. Print out and keep the reply as proof management is complicit.
I vividly recall a horrifying scene from 4th grade. They wanted to expand the menu to include healthier food like vegetables. So they served us cauliflower that had been cooked until it was an off-white pudding. I avoided cauliflower for decades.
in all totalitarian societies, when powerful people get into political offices
People who get into political office are by definition powerful people. What is important is if they have a totalitarian mindset or not.
the probe wouldn't be generating any power to speak of at that distance, and hence wouldn't make any observations
The Voyager probes are way the heck out there and still have power. The nuclear source they use is what's needed for a long term comet hitchhiker.
This is all very cool but I think if they can keep the thing transmitting it will be much cooler to see what it observes on the far end of the comet's orbit.
I wonder if a comet hitchhiking probe could be made to passively observe the Oort cloud and wake back up fully to report the next time its comet came back to the inner system.
There are battery cases for older Note series that do just what you describe. Remove the standard back, remove the standard battery, insert huge battery, place new back molded to go around huge battery.
HK and most of China is notorious for requiring more than a few 'gifts' to the local constabulary and bureaucrats
Mainland China, yes. Hong Kong is putting up a brave resistence but it's creeping in despite their best efforts.
The current assclown isn't going to change jack and/or squat.
He just changed the time zone, so there!
I don't have a cat
Speaking of giving a shit; the story mentions he drinks more red wine and so uses the restroom less but I'm surprise he didn't regale the reader with a story of the composting toilet he installed in his apartment.
Worried about viruses on a USB stick at a photo kiosk? What is this, the 00's? Upload it to the website and its printed by the time you get to the store to pick it up.
Your objections are just a matter of software for an ATM customized for this application. Except the one about ATMs not able to count money. Huh? You can put a stack of cash in the thing and it will count the money including identifying the denominations.
ATMs (the kind built into the wall at the bank) take deposits these days, so why not just use one of those?
Electronic widgets and their tariffs are not the problem with global trade. Severely protectionist tariffs and policies on agricultural commodities and large manufactured goods are the problem.
I wonder why the lander's antenna is directional when it only communicates with the orbiter. That doesn't seem like enough distance to warrant directional.
Why near a pole? On the equator. A Lunar space elevator could be made with existing materials technology.
Unless billionaires want to pony up the cost, and then some. Otherwise, no, huge waste of taxpayer money.
Medicare fraud alone makes $10 billion look like chump change. Complaining about waste of taxpayer money in the context of a lunar base for only $10B is the wrong argument against.
Other comments have already taken you to task for your somewhat pedantic objection to keyboards as output. If the motherboard is functioning but merely locked up by software, sending input by pressing caps lock provides output from the computer in the form of the little light going on and off. Yes, that qualifies as output. Especially in the context of what an A+ hardware tech certification ought to be testing. Furthermore, output on the monitor is the state of bits in RAM or registers. Output on the keyboard is the state of bits in the register in the keyboard controller. By any reasonable definition, these are both data and both output.
You are quite correct. Many years ago I saw a practice "A+" test this as the very first question:
Which one or more of the following are both input and output devices:
A: Floppy drive
B: Keyboard
C: Mouse
D: Monitor
It told me I was wrong for picking A and B because keyboards are input only. It seems they didn't think someone doing helpdesk should know the three little lights on the keyboard are important diagnostic output.
US$6 Billion is the average price of an airport
Airports pay for themselves after a while with fees from the airlines, etc. Passenger train service (in the US) is a never ending taxpayer subsidy.