Depends on the force required to turn the measurement device. If it's very little, you can use your V8 to compile in 15 minutes, and I'll use my plunge router and be done in about 3. =]
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So your fiancee knows what WEP is, and also knows that it slows down your network? Impressive!
Also, I have heard of the whole take picture in the locker room thing. I'm wondering how common it really is. I sure as hell wouldn't be taking pics of dudes in the locker room, and don't know any other guys that would either. I would assume the same holds for women. Though if you know of any women that would, I would appreciate an email address. =]
Personally, I think that camera phones are a joke. Even though I see the convenience factor, the picture quality is horrendous. Until that's fixed, I'll stick with my non-camera monochrome LCD.
Sorry to nitpick, but a company's policy doesn't make something outlawed. It just means that they can make whatever rules they want and kick your ass out if you don't obey them.
With our corporate-influenced government, I think it's an important distinction.
The link says something like "See any serious problems with this story? Email our on duty editor." Apparently they have a different idea of "serious problem". That, or the story queue is like the bases on Alien(s?). There's a time limit, after which you can't cancel the story.
Still doesn't matter. Desktop users need something easy to use. If you could build a Linux system that a KDE or Gnome theme that made the system seem exactly like XP, coupled with applications that behaved exactly like the ones people are used to, you'd have a winner.
Desktop systems are about the users. And the users couldn't give a rat's ass about the kernel.
I have a buddy I went to college with. Nice guy, very well spoken and everything. He's still single, and we're in our late twenties. I'm sure it has absolutely nothing to do with the several MindStorms "things" he has in various places in his house. I mean, they're cool, but jeezus, wait til you have one reeled in before you bust the Mindstorms out of the storage room.
You can purchase new ones for $50 from lots of dealers.
Is this supposed to be a good thing? Today I just decided to switch mp3 players. I had an Archos Studio, which used NiMH AAs. I now have a Neuros HD. It doesn't use a user-replaceable battery, you have to send it in to the manufacturer to replace. The cost? $12. Yes, TWELVE. I realize that it's probably much larger than the iPod's, but seriously, how much can a fucking battery possibly cost?
Didn't mean to flame, if it sounded that way. To help your search, the ones I know of: Archos Jukebox Recorder, Neuros HD, and one of the Creative Nomad units will record.
I know someone who has experience with the Archos, and is pretty happy with it. There's an open-source firmware for it, too.
I am not aware of any available MP3 recorders, especially not portable MP3 recorders.
You're kidding, right? I know of three portable mp3/wav recorders right off the top of my head. I'm not even going to bother linking to them, a simple search will find them for you.
The advantage of a disc player is that you can swap the whole collection for a new one. Not a single one of those over-listened tunes remain. It's difficult to do that with a 20GB HD, even when you try hard.
Curious: exactly how large is your music collection? Mine is about 35G, and I have a 10G HD player. Even though it took quite a bit of time, I was able to weed out the stuff I never listen to in order to get it down to 10G. I occasionally have to rework things, but it works well.
As far as swapping the collection for a new one, and the over-listened tunes not remaining, I don't see that as a problem easily solved by playlists.
In any case, I'm a lazy ass, and creating a playlist is easier than burning a CD.
I agree about the original MD players. They have their strong points, and although they're getting fewer, I can see how some people would be attracted to them. My main point was the price. A decent portable MD player costs next to nothing, same for the disks. But just the player for $200? And media you can't use anywhere else? Even without DRM, I just can't see a single reason to even consider this thing.
The reason I got a HDD mp3 player was because I was tired of carrying media around with me. mp3 CD players can be had for less than $100 for a good one. The media for this thing doesn't hold much more than a CDRW, and each "disc" costs about as much as a spindle of CDRWs. Couple that with the fact that in order to get the capacity of a 20G HDD mp3 player, you'd wind up spending just as much. And carrying discs around. Then add in DRM, in typical Sony fashion. Screw that.
I predict minidisc will continue to be Sony's ed-headed stepchild.
That's really neat! So basically, one could exploit that, and make the system execute code that it was not intended to? Scary. Good thing that can't happen in other systems!
Ah, that brings back memories. I was 1337 enough to have the 85 instead of the standard issue 81 that everyone else had in high school. I don't remember what the differences were, but everyone was jealous. And it was BLACK. Not as cool as the geeks that turned the TVs on and off with their HPs, but still cool.
I remember writing programs to save myself 5 minutes a problem on my Econ exams in college. The professor was always puzzled why I would finish so quickly. I told him at the end of the quarter.
I swear I saw this article earlier today, maybe noon EST or so. It was a "mysterious future" article. Then it disappeared. Is there a reason this happens?
You have to love the author's use of trying to look for a hotel in France with the terms 'Paris Hilton' as an example of searching gone awry.
A few weeks ago, there was a funny part on SNL. On Weekend Update, Jimmy Fallon was interviewing Paris Hilton (it was really her). He was asking her about The Paris Hilton, i.e. a Hilton Hotel located in Paris.
I can understand the reliability issues, but what's the concern with the unencrypted chatter? Are you terrorists, or sharing trade secrets? Or having IM sex? Being security-minded is good, but unnecessary in this case.
You know, it sucks, but I realized I used the wrong verb tense after I submitted the post. I salute you for making an attempt to educate the readers. Thank you!
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I know it was a seemingly innocent question, but unfortunately, YHBT. See "Is this good or is it whack?" for details.
Depends on the force required to turn the measurement device. If it's very little, you can use your V8 to compile in 15 minutes, and I'll use my plunge router and be done in about 3. =]
So your fiancee knows what WEP is, and also knows that it slows down your network? Impressive!
Also, I have heard of the whole take picture in the locker room thing. I'm wondering how common it really is. I sure as hell wouldn't be taking pics of dudes in the locker room, and don't know any other guys that would either. I would assume the same holds for women. Though if you know of any women that would, I would appreciate an email address. =]
Personally, I think that camera phones are a joke. Even though I see the convenience factor, the picture quality is horrendous. Until that's fixed, I'll stick with my non-camera monochrome LCD.
passed a corporate rule that outlaws
Sorry to nitpick, but a company's policy doesn't make something outlawed. It just means that they can make whatever rules they want and kick your ass out if you don't obey them.
With our corporate-influenced government, I think it's an important distinction.
Dr Who? I'm not familiar with this show.
The link says something like "See any serious problems with this story? Email our on duty editor." Apparently they have a different idea of "serious problem". That, or the story queue is like the bases on Alien(s?). There's a time limit, after which you can't cancel the story.
An Amazon link. With a referral ID in the URL. How original.
Mod down into the depths of hell, please.
Still doesn't matter. Desktop users need something easy to use. If you could build a Linux system that a KDE or Gnome theme that made the system seem exactly like XP, coupled with applications that behaved exactly like the ones people are used to, you'd have a winner.
Desktop systems are about the users. And the users couldn't give a rat's ass about the kernel.
Only 20 years later.
Do people really put up with this? If this were implemented in the US, it would be 5 seconds flat til that network was cut into 500 million pieces.
I have a buddy I went to college with. Nice guy, very well spoken and everything. He's still single, and we're in our late twenties. I'm sure it has absolutely nothing to do with the several MindStorms "things" he has in various places in his house. I mean, they're cool, but jeezus, wait til you have one reeled in before you bust the Mindstorms out of the storage room.
Definition please:
The "make your own" says you need "Perspex". Would some kind Brit care to define that for those of us on the other side of the pond?
You can purchase new ones for $50 from lots of dealers.
Is this supposed to be a good thing? Today I just decided to switch mp3 players. I had an Archos Studio, which used NiMH AAs. I now have a Neuros HD. It doesn't use a user-replaceable battery, you have to send it in to the manufacturer to replace. The cost? $12. Yes, TWELVE. I realize that it's probably much larger than the iPod's, but seriously, how much can a fucking battery possibly cost?
Didn't mean to flame, if it sounded that way. To help your search, the ones I know of: Archos Jukebox Recorder, Neuros HD, and one of the Creative Nomad units will record.
I know someone who has experience with the Archos, and is pretty happy with it. There's an open-source firmware for it, too.
I am not aware of any available MP3 recorders, especially not portable MP3 recorders.
You're kidding, right? I know of three portable mp3/wav recorders right off the top of my head. I'm not even going to bother linking to them, a simple search will find them for you.
The advantage of a disc player is that you can swap the whole collection for a new one. Not a single one of those over-listened tunes remain. It's difficult to do that with a 20GB HD, even when you try hard.
Curious: exactly how large is your music collection? Mine is about 35G, and I have a 10G HD player. Even though it took quite a bit of time, I was able to weed out the stuff I never listen to in order to get it down to 10G. I occasionally have to rework things, but it works well.
As far as swapping the collection for a new one, and the over-listened tunes not remaining, I don't see that as a problem easily solved by playlists.
In any case, I'm a lazy ass, and creating a playlist is easier than burning a CD.
I agree about the original MD players. They have their strong points, and although they're getting fewer, I can see how some people would be attracted to them. My main point was the price. A decent portable MD player costs next to nothing, same for the disks. But just the player for $200? And media you can't use anywhere else? Even without DRM, I just can't see a single reason to even consider this thing.
The reason I got a HDD mp3 player was because I was tired of carrying media around with me. mp3 CD players can be had for less than $100 for a good one. The media for this thing doesn't hold much more than a CDRW, and each "disc" costs about as much as a spindle of CDRWs. Couple that with the fact that in order to get the capacity of a 20G HDD mp3 player, you'd wind up spending just as much. And carrying discs around. Then add in DRM, in typical Sony fashion. Screw that.
I predict minidisc will continue to be Sony's ed-headed stepchild.
That's really neat! So basically, one could exploit that, and make the system execute code that it was not intended to? Scary. Good thing that can't happen in other systems!
Buffer underrun? Your TI-92 had a CD burner?
Ah, that brings back memories. I was 1337 enough to have the 85 instead of the standard issue 81 that everyone else had in high school. I don't remember what the differences were, but everyone was jealous. And it was BLACK. Not as cool as the geeks that turned the TVs on and off with their HPs, but still cool.
I remember writing programs to save myself 5 minutes a problem on my Econ exams in college. The professor was always puzzled why I would finish so quickly. I told him at the end of the quarter.
I swear I saw this article earlier today, maybe noon EST or so. It was a "mysterious future" article. Then it disappeared. Is there a reason this happens?
Great post, well deserving of the high moderation. I just have one comment:
:-)
Having said all that I did buy my (Apple loving) brother an iPod for christmas
If you are ever in need of a replacement brother, or additional one, please don't hesitate to contact me.
You have to love the author's use of trying to look for a hotel in France with the terms 'Paris Hilton' as an example of searching gone awry.
A few weeks ago, there was a funny part on SNL. On Weekend Update, Jimmy Fallon was interviewing Paris Hilton (it was really her). He was asking her about The Paris Hilton, i.e. a Hilton Hotel located in Paris.
"Is there back door access at the Paris Hilton?"
"Is there double occupancy at the Paris Hilton?"
She took it pretty well, and it was pretty good.
I can understand the reliability issues, but what's the concern with the unencrypted chatter? Are you terrorists, or sharing trade secrets? Or having IM sex? Being security-minded is good, but unnecessary in this case.
You know, it sucks, but I realized I used the wrong verb tense after I submitted the post. I salute you for making an attempt to educate the readers. Thank you!