28-85mm Optical Wide Zoom, 5 Megapixels, 2 AA batteries, has manual mode, and is compact so I take it with me everywhere (it survived backpacking and mountain biking); I have it for a year and a half now and I'm very happy with it; it's noticeably faster than the SONY P71 I had before and takes beautiful shots (use a tripod in low light though).
It was ~$350 but it's not available in North America, you'll have to order from Europe (cheaper) or Asia.
The Efficient Society is a book I wish were available when I was in high school/college. It is an easy read, full of entertaining examples taken from economics, sociology, politics, psychology that help explain the workings of the human society and how & why we have the laws we do.
Truly excellent for a person about to start an independent life.
Warning: the perspective is Canadian and it might offend some Americans.
Spend some time replying to spam with bogus data but a real piece of contact info, like the phone # or email address of your congressman, local politician or public figure.
Help pissing off as many politicians as you can, they'll do something about it.
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Yes, the iRiver iFP-180T can be used as an mp3 player, AM/FM radio, dictation device or USB drive. The 128MB version costs roughly $100US, there are 256 and 512 MB players available. No removable memory though.
A timely example might further illustrate the idea that asymmetric information can generate adverse selection. At first, firms in a new sector - such as today's IT sector - might seem identical to an uninformed bystander, while some "insiders" may have better information about the future profitability of such firms. Firms with lower than average profitability will therefore be overvalued and more inclined to finance new projects by issuing their own shares than high-profitability firms which are undervalued by the market. As a result, low-profitability firms tend to grow more rapidly and the stock market will initially be dominated by "lemons". When uninformed investors eventually discover their mistake, share prices fall - the IT bubble bursts.
There's an excellent resource at NASA: The Space Educators' Handbook
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/seh.html
They have a section on science fiction predictions translated into hard science as far as space travel is concerned (rockets, space stations, shuttles).
Ahhh, the good ol' days when Ronnie was in office...
Presidential Aide: Mr. Reagan! Mr. Reagan, sir! The Russians have just landed on the moon! And they've started to paint it red! What shall we do?
Ronnie: Come back when they've finished, son.
P.A. [later]: Mr. Reagan, sir. The Russians have painted a quarter of the moon red!
Ronnie: Don't worry about it, son. Tell me when they've finished.
P.A. [still later]: Mr. Reagan, sir. The Russians have now painted half the moon red! Aren't you going to do anything?
Ronnie: Nope, not yet.
P.A. [still later and even more anxious]: Mr. Reagan, sir. The Russians have now painted three quarters of the moon red! Can we bomb them, sir? Please, sir?
Ronnie: [ as before ]
P.A.: Mr. Reagan. They've painted the *WHOLE* moon red!
Ronnie: Okay. Now call NASA and tell them to get a rocket up there with plenty of white paint and write "Coca-Cola" across it!
To: All Rogers @Home high speed Internet customers
A couple of weeks ago we made a commitment to keep you updated on any
developments regarding Excite @Home in the U.S.
Yesterday Excite @Home announced that it has agreed to sell its high-speed
Internet access assets to AT&T, pending court approval. We are very pleased
with this announcement as Rogers has worked well with AT&T in the past and
continues to do so. As you may know, AT&T is one of the largest
communications companies in the world.
At the same time, Excite filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of
the United States Bankruptcy Code. This action allows Excite to remain in
control of its business and provides it with protection from creditors
pending completion of the sale.
Please be assured that our commitment to you remains to provide you with
the best high speed Internet service.
We will continue to update you on a regular basis so that you remain
informed.
Alek Krstajic
Senior Vice President and General Manager
Rogers @Home
With Microsoft dropping support for NT4 next year the corporate world cannot afford NOT to go to 2000/XP. They simply cannot function without their monthly dose of fixes/updates/security patches - and there's only one way to continue to get those: upgrade!
The best they can do is negociate a bulk price with M$, clench their teeth and pay.
I'm afraid our boycott won't mean much at this level...
I don't think.us TLD is as attractive to companies as.com
Following the Canadian example My Company.us will be available only for federally registered corporations (or with a presence in at least three states, or something along these lines), otherwise it'll have to use something like MyCompany.ca.us or Mycompany.tx.us...
Harder to remember, dilluted even more with the proposed introduction this year of.biz.pro.coop, etc
Remember last year when Yahoo, CNN and a dozen other high-profile sites werw DoSed?
The kid was Canadian, the computer crimes law was enforced and he's in jail for 1 year, but the damage was done and I bet you it'll not prevent another kid to repeat the deed.
Maybe the next kid will be American, do you really think the solution would be to talk the CERT guy into shutting down the US backbones?
That'll stop the attack, that's for sure!:)
There are more sensible approaches (already posted) let's not behave like nazis here!...
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Consider the Ricoh Caplio GX.
28-85mm Optical Wide Zoom, 5 Megapixels, 2 AA batteries, has manual mode, and is compact so I take it with me everywhere (it survived backpacking and mountain biking); I have it for a year and a half now and I'm very happy with it; it's noticeably faster than the SONY P71 I had before and takes beautiful shots (use a tripod in low light though).
It was ~$350 but it's not available in North America, you'll have to order from Europe (cheaper) or Asia.
For its own benefit, the world should give Burn to the Brim a try!
The Efficient Society is a book I wish were available when I was in high school/college. It is an easy read, full of entertaining examples taken from economics, sociology, politics, psychology that help explain the workings of the human society and how & why we have the laws we do.
Truly excellent for a person about to start an independent life.
Warning: the perspective is Canadian and it might offend some Americans.
...for about a year now is an EZ-PU21 (google for it), no problems whatsoever.
It has two PS/2 inputs (keyb & mouse), no driver required, and works under Windows, Linux and MacOS.
Personal peeve: if it were more compact instead of a 25cm Y-dongle then it would've been perfect!
Spend some time replying to spam with bogus data but a real piece of contact info, like the phone # or email address of your congressman, local politician or public figure. Help pissing off as many politicians as you can, they'll do something about it. -------
BBC reports: "Music fans in the US are buying almost twice as many singles in digital form over the internet as they are on CDs from stores."
More geeks than I thought :)
Yes, the iRiver iFP-180T can be used as an mp3 player, AM/FM radio, dictation device or USB drive. The 128MB version costs roughly $100US, there are 256 and 512 MB players available. No removable memory though.
Samsung has a similar line: Yepp YP-55I (192MB) or a 256MB model, Yepp YP-55V.
For Smart Media support check out the Yepp YP-700H/XAC.
That's a ted more expensive but hey, you might as well indulge yourself this Christmas! *:o)
At Dunwoody!
You can set up a wiki page like these guys did. :)
That's really fun and will positively stimulate your "demographic"
A timely example might further illustrate the idea that asymmetric information can generate adverse selection. At first, firms in a new sector - such as today's IT sector - might seem identical to an uninformed bystander, while some "insiders" may have better information about the future profitability of such firms. Firms with lower than average profitability will therefore be overvalued and more inclined to finance new projects by issuing their own shares than high-profitability firms which are undervalued by the market. As a result, low-profitability firms tend to grow more rapidly and the stock market will initially be dominated by "lemons". When uninformed investors eventually discover their mistake, share prices fall - the IT bubble bursts.
See for yourself!
There's an excellent resource at NASA: The Space Educators' Handbook
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/seh.html
They have a section on science fiction predictions translated into hard science as far as space travel is concerned (rockets, space stations, shuttles).
...I would like a Philips EXP503 eXpanium Personal CD Player with CD-MP3 Playback and Car Kit [amazon.com]
It has ID3 tag support and the user reviews are saying that it still plays while dropped down the stairs!
I did my research, unfortunately it's not available for shipping to Canada :(
http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~atman/spam/adbloc
http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/get_hosts.html
Ahhh, the good ol' days when Ronnie was in office...
Presidential Aide: Mr. Reagan! Mr. Reagan, sir! The Russians have just landed on the moon! And they've started to paint it red! What shall we do?
Ronnie: Come back when they've finished, son.
P.A. [later]: Mr. Reagan, sir. The Russians have painted a quarter of the moon red!
Ronnie: Don't worry about it, son. Tell me when they've finished.
P.A. [still later]: Mr. Reagan, sir. The Russians have now painted half the moon red! Aren't you going to do anything?
Ronnie: Nope, not yet.
P.A. [still later and even more anxious]: Mr. Reagan, sir. The Russians have now painted three quarters of the moon red! Can we bomb them, sir? Please, sir?
Ronnie: [ as before ]
P.A.: Mr. Reagan. They've painted the *WHOLE* moon red!
Ronnie: Okay. Now call NASA and tell them to get a rocket up there with plenty of white paint and write "Coca-Cola" across it!
September 29, 2001
To: All Rogers @Home high speed Internet customers
A couple of weeks ago we made a commitment to keep you updated on any
developments regarding Excite @Home in the U.S.
Yesterday Excite @Home announced that it has agreed to sell its high-speed
Internet access assets to AT&T, pending court approval. We are very pleased
with this announcement as Rogers has worked well with AT&T in the past and
continues to do so. As you may know, AT&T is one of the largest
communications companies in the world.
At the same time, Excite filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of
the United States Bankruptcy Code. This action allows Excite to remain in
control of its business and provides it with protection from creditors
pending completion of the sale.
Please be assured that our commitment to you remains to provide you with
the best high speed Internet service.
We will continue to update you on a regular basis so that you remain
informed.
Alek Krstajic
Senior Vice President and General Manager
Rogers @Home
So Afganistan is after all... Kabul is under siege
Looks *exactly* like the beginning of the Gulf War
With Microsoft dropping support for NT4 next year the corporate world cannot afford NOT to go to 2000/XP. They simply cannot function without their monthly dose of fixes/updates/security patches - and there's only one way to continue to get those: upgrade! The best they can do is negociate a bulk price with M$, clench their teeth and pay. I'm afraid our boycott won't mean much at this level...
I don't think .us TLD is as attractive to companies as .com
.biz .pro .coop, etc
Following the Canadian example My Company.us will be available only for federally registered corporations (or with a presence in at least three states, or something along these lines), otherwise it'll have to use something like MyCompany.ca.us or Mycompany.tx.us...
Harder to remember, dilluted even more with the proposed introduction this year of
Remember last year when Yahoo, CNN and a dozen other high-profile sites werw DoSed?
:)
The kid was Canadian, the computer crimes law was enforced and he's in jail for 1 year, but the damage was done and I bet you it'll not prevent another kid to repeat the deed.
Maybe the next kid will be American, do you really think the solution would be to talk the CERT guy into shutting down the US backbones?
That'll stop the attack, that's for sure!
There are more sensible approaches (already posted) let's not behave like nazis here!...