Having built a few for friends and family I have to say 2 things. One... give it a go for yourself, it's really not that terribly difficult, especially if you are dedicating a box to it, and starting from scratch. Second, if you really don't want to do it yourself, I'd be happy to build one fore you.
The biggest costs are the base components, tuner, motherboard/cpu/ram, storage. A case... well... everyone has their own opinions, but I cannot justify spending 200 to 300 on a decent htpc case, I'd rather just find a decent beige box, or a 2u server case on the cheap.
If you're seriously interested, I could build one for you.
there are a few things that stand out, about this level of developing.
First, they are playing limit hold'em, which I assume to mean pot-limit texas hold'em. While thats fine, and you'll find plenty pf people that play Pot-Limit, its still a very different game than No-Limit hold'em.
A second thing that I am inferring from the game, is that they are playing heads-up, meaning 1 on 1. Again, this is cool, and I think its a great first step, I still relate that back to Chess. Now if they can take that same AI and play against 8 or 9 other players, effectively, then I'll be impressed.
You got screwed with as a Troll, personally I agree with both of you. I wasn't the geek, but I wasn't the bully either. I grew up in a fairly rough neighborhood, and we routinely settled our differences with our fists, or our skateboards against someone's head. In the end, I was recognized as just another kid. I don't recall having any kids in my schools (junior/senior) that were singled out. Maybe lucky.
I'll agree that sending a kid away for being a bully is not necessarily the right thing, but its not necessarily the wrong thing either. I do recall one kid in elementary school, a bigger kid, larger and meaner than any of us (in elementary what can you possibly be that pissed off about?!) and he would routinely and randomly beat up on just about any kid, I remember one day he was walking by and I was like 'Hey man, whatsup...' just an informal greeting, he punched me right in the face, and walked away... fucking bastard... he eventually got expelled... and wasn't welcome back... that fit.
On the other hand, this bullshit we have now with the Zero-Tolerance policy doesn't allow any room for growing, its a simple matter of their word against yours, and the school district (because they cannot afford not to) acts in their best interest, not in either of the kids interest. I can't necessarily blame the schools, frivouls (spelling is horrible, sorry) lawsuits drive costs fucking skyhigh, and it doesn't stop with schools. Remember watching the move "187" with Samuel Jackson as a teacher, and the punk ass kid says something about go ahead and do whatever, he'll just sue... thats a great fucking lesson our kids have learned. A movie? Yes, it was... art isn't always fiction.
Anyway, enough rambling... just didn't want your voice to go unheard, a troll modifier on your post is fucking bogus, and shows just how much of a panzy society we have become.
While I think that you're post is interesting, and informative (and had I any mod points I'd have given them to you) I think many of the postings are missing the original guy's question. He's looking to make a career change. I don't think (unless I misunderstood) that he particularly cares about making money for himself. He's looking to work as a day trader, so what he trades isn't important right now, is it?
Thats an interesting article indeed. A friend is interested in setting up a fantasy league of various sports, and was trying to explain to me the necessity of having to purchase stats.
Stats?... you mean facts about the game I just watched I would need to purchase... thus a debate began..
It's interesting to me that FACTS about anything could be licensed, let alone restricted. I'm not talking about rebroadcasting the visual content, but in essence, what the 'league' is trying to do is eliminate me from being able to tell my wife about the game I just watched, because I wouldn't be able to tell her the stats... or whatever...
Well.. this certainly can/could turn into a flame war, but for now, lets try to avoid that...
2. Why the hell do I have to install a new kernel? Why? I've never had to on Windows - why is Linux different? Is it so buggy? I installed with a factory version something ending 054. Now I have something ending 122 I believe. I did it ok, but that's not the point I'm making; were there really 68 cock-ups so great in the kernel build from release-time until that now they had to re-release 68 times? I'm guessing probablly not, but still.
MS Windows is no different, the difference is that the Linux kernel is updated more often and is made available more often than the Windows kernel. You can compare the kernel upgrades under linux (sorta) to the service pack updates available for Windows, although even that is inaccurate, because updates under linux can (and do) fall under MANY varying categories. Bug fixes, performance improvements, new features, etc... Can you honestly tell me that the stock Windows kernel is complete and never requires updates, no. On the contrary MS developers don't have the time or resources to fill every wish they've ever had about adding something at the kernel level.
4. X-Windows. What a mess. Why do I have to tell it my x & y refresh rates for my monitor? Windows just 'knows'. Many more things here I feel that X-Windows should just 'know' - the number of buttons on my USB mouse for-instance. If Windows can do it, there's no reason why Linux can't. Also, X-Windows 'feels' slower than Windows. I'm sure there's good reasons for this, but I don't care; Windows is snappier.
While I couldn't agree more that configuring X is a pain, I think you cannot honestly blame the 'linux' nor 'os' developers for this one. In a Windows world, every manufacturer out there gladly submits driver information to MS in order to include it as part of the base install. Certainly quite a bit of information has found its way into the Linux world as well. But generally speaking the linux settings are 'safe'. In order to get very detailed with the hardware, it does usually require entering settings manually. As for mouse support... well... I don't know what to tell you. I've honeslty never really had any problems with Linux recognizing the mouse I was using, nor the number of buttons it had, maybe I've been lucky!
What I'm really trying to say is that you bring up valid points, but you are comparing a free OS to one that is bought and built for commercial use. I'm certainly not saying that Linux is not commercial grade, only that its lacking in some areas, mostly the 'it just works' department, as you stated. However, I think you are trying to bring the experience down to the lowest common denominator. While I can understand this argument, I can only explain that a number of people are attempting to make it better. The fact that you are running a Fedora release tells me you are most likely an end-user and not a power user. I would have to say that for the most part, Fedora makes it fairly easy to install, upgrade, and configure a nice running workstation, with very little help needed (Atleast from experience).
Having said that, you're experience is not unique. Distro developers are working diligently on a number of problem areas, and I can only offer that it will get better.
6)as an independent content producer (and soon a distributor), I want the Net environment to be as unregulated as possible (even from laws that purport to ensure acess). If some ISPs are going to charge for tiered service, either they better offer substantial benefits to customers or people will abandon them in droves.
So then, when you are ready to begin distribution, and you've purchased some fat pipe, that the ISP has decided that you will use for email traffic, rather than for video/ftp streaming and de-prioritze's the hell out of those packets, will you then be happily paying a premium to have your packets reprioritized?
I think a number of people are missing the point on this whole deal. This has never been about the consumer having to pay a premium, or benefit from a potential reduction in costs, this is about the connectivity providers being able to charge premiums for prioritzed traffic, so that you (as a distributor) will be able to get your content to subscribers, ahead of someone else. The whole idea (in my opinion) is going to cause serious issues with the flow of traffic throughout.
It has always been my motto that your net connection is only as fast as its slowest link between any two of your hops. If I'm paying for a 10mbit line, to be able to deliver content, but you are prioritizing someone else's traffic over mine, that is simply not kosher. I've already paid for a fat pipe, I shouldn't have to pay again to be able to take advantage of it.
You make the assumption that she bought her own SIM card, had that been the case, this story would never exist. Ms. Booty is using the original SIM card (or was anyway) that was in the 'recovered' phone. Regardless... Getting the phone originally was not on the up and up. Once the original owner (or friend) had identified to the current possesor that the phone had been ill-gotten, they should have made arrangements to return it, especially being that the timing was all together.
It wasn't like she bought a brand new phone, and the first message she ever received was from some whack-job harrassing her.
Mr Army and Ms Booty and Mr Tubs McGee brought this onto themselves... I say turn over everything to the cops, and allow it to run its course.
I couldn't agree more. I think it's dumb not to include the HDMI output. And to include the wireless controllers I think is a waste! Just include the wired controllers and lets those that want wireless shell out the few extra when it comes time to buy the additional controllers.
Personally, I only have a wireless controller because it was a gift, otherwise I'd be quite happy with just the stock (and replaceable) wired controllers.
As for the harddrive, well... what can I say,... storage is dirt cheap these days, and they're probably paying more per gig for the 20 than the 60. Quite honestly, I'm not going to be buying a ps3, and the same will hold true for the xbox360. Neither offer anything to me that is a great investment. HD content.. thats nice.. but I'm not going to shell out another 1 to 3k on a decent HD tv just to be able to watch it. Progressive scan looks quite nice on the existing hardware, and there aren't any killer apps for either platform yet...
i'm a late adopter when it comes to shit like this... I don't expect anyone to agree with me, and I understand that they don't market this stuff for me (not anymore anyway)... but it would be nice to be able to get the console system ala carte. I want just the console and just a wired controller... thats it. I'll buy the one or two games I want on my own terms.
First and foremost, I'm a long time fan of PRZ... he's a hero among heros and should be credited as such.
Secondly, am I missing the hardware solutions for things like this? I've been a Vonage customer for some time, and while Vonage seems to take a blind eye to security (just ask them they'll tell you they are happy to work with the local and federal law enforcement agencies). When will I be able to use a handheld, encrypted VOIP device, and be sure that its secure?
The $499 PS3 model will be able to transmit games in full 1080p High-Definition via component cables without a problem, and far more surround sound receiver-amplifiers support optical-audio than HDMI.
Where the pain will set in, however, is when Blu-ray movies begin making use of HDCP/AACS copy-protection and the infamous "Image-Constraint-Token" (ICP). At the demand of the major Hollywood studios, both HD-DVD and Blu-ray standards have been developed to support this next-generation copy-protection scheme that protects Hi-Def movies from piracy and illegal digital distribution. While AACS is more or less innocuous from the standpoint of a general consumer, HDCP is destined to rain frustration and disappointment upon the masses, or at least those who purchase the $499 PS3 package.
so there you have it. 1080p, sure... Blu-Ray support...sorry
I can't see how that is going to sell.
It certainly appears legit, here's the registrar information:
Whois Server Version 1.3
Domain names in the.com and.net domains can now be registered with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net/ for detailed information.
so quick to jump... as you'll see... it WILL be released on all platforms (available) at the same time, only episodic content will be available through the Live system.
No worries mate, you'll still get to kill people on your PS3...
thats an incorrect solution, as both functions should work. I've had this same problem when using Sprint PCS's website, pretty routinely. I think this is a page loading issue, as it doesn't recognize that the text is in form, as opposed to search strings.
Thats an excellent question, and from experience I have found that there are two potential determining factors.
First, as detectors go, there are a number of different ones, and different processes that they each might use. Some are heat, some are smoke, some are CO, some are laser sighted (smoke gets in laser, then alarm) etc... Generally speaking the detecting peice can (and often does) wear out, often signalling false positives. We're not talking 6months (although I guess its possible?) we're talking over years. You always hear to check the detector battery every 6 months, but aside from testing the alert tone, there isn't an active way to actually test the detector itself. Obviously some are better than others, but its hard to say that any one is the best. What I'm getting at is that some are 'better' at detecting than others, which does not necessarily mean more accurate. Any one sensor could be overly sensitive and thus cause false positives. I would say that if the existing detector is over 2 years old, replace it all together.
The 2nd possibility is simply age, following on with my previous thought. It is possible to erode the detecting capabilities of a given sensor (atleast in theory) so that it doesn't respond properly. IE, if you guys are always smoking, it is possible for the sensor to accept that X level of smoke in the air is acceptable, but X plus the very slight smoke given off from cooking is over the top. False positive. Another example would be if you guys are ALWAYS frying foods, there becomes an eventual film of oil and grease on everything (yes everything) and that could be causing an issue, but you guys would literally have to be frying even the ice cream your eating as an after dinner snack...
My recommendation is to first and foremost re-install the smoke detectors, regardless of the annoyance that it might cause... I can assure you that even if you ignore the alarm sound, you're body will atleast acknowledge its presence, add to that a smell of smoke and the body WILL react properly. A tip, is to place the smoke detectors on the wall, at the highest spot, its actually a more accurate spot than the ceiling. Also, maybe place them slightly further away from the kithen area, I've got ours placed in the common area in-front of each bedroom.
Also, one thing you can always do, is call the fire department, and have them come inspect your home. Most departments will do this free of charge, other might charge, or ask for a donation, and just have them check your systems...
Well, I cannot speak specifically for the flour peice (although I have no reason to doubt you)... we always trained people to simply cover the pan with its lid, or atleast a lid close enough in size, as in remove the air from the equation, and you can typically better control the blaze or quite possibly fully extinguish.
I wouldn't say that the parent is a troll, atleast not completely. I am also a firefighter, and one thing that I know for sure is that there is plenty of machismo, especially when being an interior firefighter (our department was an extremely aggressive group of 'fighters)... at any rate, this machismo has put a number of our rookies in harms way, far too often, because they were trying to keep up with some of the veterans of the department.
At any rate, all I can say is that I agree with the part of him saying that a number of firefighters die with their head planted firmly (and quite deeply) in their ass. What I have found most commonly, is that the typical firefighter (especially in big city) only cares about collecting a check, and most aren't properly trained to begin with, and there are a HUGE number of people that I would never follow in.
I've fought my share, and I can tell you there are exactly 4 people I would completely trust my life with. One recently passed, leaving the other 3. I can tell you at the same time, that of those 3 only 2 are (in my opinion) adequately trained, the third just knows when enough is enough.
I respect fire, and I think that fire respects me, I've been fortunate to only fall victim to a bad situation once, and once was enough to learn some valuable lessons... ok I just realized that I'm beginning to ramble... -nuff said...
Bullets are lacking in bullet options, the numbered bullets are ONLY numbers, ie it cannot be changed to Roman Numerals, nor can it be alphabetic.
text positioning works well enough (left, center, right, block)...
but I could not get it to save, at all. I tried multiple formats, but without success. It could be a load issue. Also, it was excessively slow to initially load. Is AJAX a design that works better (quicker?) on LANs as opposed to WANs?
While I commend Yahoo! for trying out a new service, this pricing scheme is just 50 minutes better than the basic package offered from Vonage (just as reference). If you look at the softphone offering from other vendors, I think that this Yahoo! service might be on par, if not slightly more/less expensive.
OK, so I've seen a number of comments that say the same general thing 'Encrypt your email if you don't want anyone else to read it'... OK, so hears a question for all the lawyers here on Slashdot (or atleast the ones that play one on TV)... Can you be ordered via the judicial system to decrypt a document?
I'm not asking if Google can be ordered to decrypt a document of yours, I know thats the same as just trying to break the encryption. I'm asking if the courts can order ME to decrypt a document that I have encrypted. And if they 'can'... do I have to comply, based on the 5th Amendment, which is that I have the right to not self-incriminate.
Pardon my spelling, as my rant meter is boiling and I'm trying to keep it level to ask a serious question...
As a question, and as someone who does not currently own any 'Apple' hardware, I have but a single question. Why would you want to run WindowsXP on an Intel based Mac? Seriously... I thought the whole point of running a mac based system was to get better hardware (generally speaking) and a very refined OS. I can understand Apple's move to Intel as a technical one (although I'm not sure I'm sold)... but why would you ultimately want to go backwards to get XP running?
I guess I'm specifically concerned with driver support and performance under XP. Am I wrong in thinking that the Mac components are going to be specific, and they aren't going to have adequate XP support?
Please don't give me the canned 'becuase I want to' response. Thats only answers the geekfactor question. I want to know if you (or anyone, not be accusational) think that you will get a better performing machine with a Intel-Mac / XP combo...
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Actually, you are just a bit wrong. HD content (and the move to such) generally speaking does not require you to carry high quality video. The intent was to move to a different spectrum. So, just because you are getting an HD signal, does not automagically ensure that you will get HD quality, as it has become to be known. ie... HD is all of the following 480p, 720i, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, and 1920i (i think)... each quality obviously being better than the previous.. however all are HD.
So it could be argued that the cable/teclo will still deliver HD content, but just at a lower resolution than what you might want, even quite possibly below the 480p mark.
At anyrate, I unfortunately don't have any links to backup what I'm sharing. But I've talked with local providers, and have done a fair amount of research to understand HD signals. The whole idea is to get more information, and to move to a different spectrum, better quality video is a side effect...
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Having built a few for friends and family I have to say 2 things. One ... give it a go for yourself, it's really not that terribly difficult, especially if you are dedicating a box to it, and starting from scratch. Second, if you really don't want to do it yourself, I'd be happy to build one fore you.
... well... everyone has their own opinions, but I cannot justify spending 200 to 300 on a decent htpc case, I'd rather just find a decent beige box, or a 2u server case on the cheap.
The biggest costs are the base components, tuner, motherboard/cpu/ram, storage. A case
If you're seriously interested, I could build one for you.
Thanks for the clarification, I don't play as much as I'd like, and when we do, we play no-limit. Thanks, harryk
there are a few things that stand out, about this level of developing.
First, they are playing limit hold'em, which I assume to mean pot-limit texas hold'em. While thats fine, and you'll find plenty pf people that play Pot-Limit, its still a very different game than No-Limit hold'em.
A second thing that I am inferring from the game, is that they are playing heads-up, meaning 1 on 1. Again, this is cool, and I think its a great first step, I still relate that back to Chess. Now if they can take that same AI and play against 8 or 9 other players, effectively, then I'll be impressed.
You got screwed with as a Troll, personally I agree with both of you. I wasn't the geek, but I wasn't the bully either. I grew up in a fairly rough neighborhood, and we routinely settled our differences with our fists, or our skateboards against someone's head. In the end, I was recognized as just another kid. I don't recall having any kids in my schools (junior/senior) that were singled out. Maybe lucky.
... thats a great fucking lesson our kids have learned. A movie? Yes, it was... art isn't always fiction.
... just didn't want your voice to go unheard, a troll modifier on your post is fucking bogus, and shows just how much of a panzy society we have become.
I'll agree that sending a kid away for being a bully is not necessarily the right thing, but its not necessarily the wrong thing either. I do recall one kid in elementary school, a bigger kid, larger and meaner than any of us (in elementary what can you possibly be that pissed off about?!) and he would routinely and randomly beat up on just about any kid, I remember one day he was walking by and I was like 'Hey man, whatsup...' just an informal greeting, he punched me right in the face, and walked away... fucking bastard... he eventually got expelled... and wasn't welcome back... that fit.
On the other hand, this bullshit we have now with the Zero-Tolerance policy doesn't allow any room for growing, its a simple matter of their word against yours, and the school district (because they cannot afford not to) acts in their best interest, not in either of the kids interest. I can't necessarily blame the schools, frivouls (spelling is horrible, sorry) lawsuits drive costs fucking skyhigh, and it doesn't stop with schools. Remember watching the move "187" with Samuel Jackson as a teacher, and the punk ass kid says something about go ahead and do whatever, he'll just sue
Anyway, enough rambling
harryk
While I think that you're post is interesting, and informative (and had I any mod points I'd have given them to you) I think many of the postings are missing the original guy's question. He's looking to make a career change. I don't think (unless I misunderstood) that he particularly cares about making money for himself. He's looking to work as a day trader, so what he trades isn't important right now, is it?
Thats an interesting article indeed. A friend is interested in setting up a fantasy league of various sports, and was trying to explain to me the necessity of having to purchase stats.
... you mean facts about the game I just watched I would need to purchase... thus a debate began..
Stats?
It's interesting to me that FACTS about anything could be licensed, let alone restricted. I'm not talking about rebroadcasting the visual content, but in essence, what the 'league' is trying to do is eliminate me from being able to tell my wife about the game I just watched, because I wouldn't be able to tell her the stats... or whatever...
what a crock!
harryk
MS Windows is no different, the difference is that the Linux kernel is updated more often and is made available more often than the Windows kernel. You can compare the kernel upgrades under linux (sorta) to the service pack updates available for Windows, although even that is inaccurate, because updates under linux can (and do) fall under MANY varying categories. Bug fixes, performance improvements, new features, etc... Can you honestly tell me that the stock Windows kernel is complete and never requires updates, no. On the contrary MS developers don't have the time or resources to fill every wish they've ever had about adding something at the kernel level.
While I couldn't agree more that configuring X is a pain, I think you cannot honestly blame the 'linux' nor 'os' developers for this one. In a Windows world, every manufacturer out there gladly submits driver information to MS in order to include it as part of the base install. Certainly quite a bit of information has found its way into the Linux world as well. But generally speaking the linux settings are 'safe'. In order to get very detailed with the hardware, it does usually require entering settings manually. As for mouse support... well... I don't know what to tell you. I've honeslty never really had any problems with Linux recognizing the mouse I was using, nor the number of buttons it had, maybe I've been lucky!
What I'm really trying to say is that you bring up valid points, but you are comparing a free OS to one that is bought and built for commercial use. I'm certainly not saying that Linux is not commercial grade, only that its lacking in some areas, mostly the 'it just works' department, as you stated. However, I think you are trying to bring the experience down to the lowest common denominator. While I can understand this argument, I can only explain that a number of people are attempting to make it better. The fact that you are running a Fedora release tells me you are most likely an end-user and not a power user. I would have to say that for the most part, Fedora makes it fairly easy to install, upgrade, and configure a nice running workstation, with very little help needed (Atleast from experience).
Having said that, you're experience is not unique. Distro developers are working diligently on a number of problem areas, and I can only offer that it will get better.
harryk
While I agree with another comment posted as reply to this, I think you could have done a better job on the RAM, but thats completly opinionated. I've checking out RAM, and assuming that price is a concern, you still could have gone with PC3200 - 2-2-2-5 for a reasonable cost. A quick look at newegg today: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82 E16820134062
or with a different RAM configuration:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82 E16820148007
Just my 2 cents...
So then, when you are ready to begin distribution, and you've purchased some fat pipe, that the ISP has decided that you will use for email traffic, rather than for video/ftp streaming and de-prioritze's the hell out of those packets, will you then be happily paying a premium to have your packets reprioritized?
I think a number of people are missing the point on this whole deal. This has never been about the consumer having to pay a premium, or benefit from a potential reduction in costs, this is about the connectivity providers being able to charge premiums for prioritzed traffic, so that you (as a distributor) will be able to get your content to subscribers, ahead of someone else. The whole idea (in my opinion) is going to cause serious issues with the flow of traffic throughout.
It has always been my motto that your net connection is only as fast as its slowest link between any two of your hops. If I'm paying for a 10mbit line, to be able to deliver content, but you are prioritizing someone else's traffic over mine, that is simply not kosher. I've already paid for a fat pipe, I shouldn't have to pay again to be able to take advantage of it.
You make the assumption that she bought her own SIM card, had that been the case, this story would never exist. Ms. Booty is using the original SIM card (or was anyway) that was in the 'recovered' phone. Regardless... Getting the phone originally was not on the up and up. Once the original owner (or friend) had identified to the current possesor that the phone had been ill-gotten, they should have made arrangements to return it, especially being that the timing was all together.
It wasn't like she bought a brand new phone, and the first message she ever received was from some whack-job harrassing her.
Mr Army and Ms Booty and Mr Tubs McGee brought this onto themselves... I say turn over everything to the cops, and allow it to run its course.
harryk
I couldn't agree more. I think it's dumb not to include the HDMI output. And to include the wireless controllers I think is a waste! Just include the wired controllers and lets those that want wireless shell out the few extra when it comes time to buy the additional controllers.
... storage is dirt cheap these days, and they're probably paying more per gig for the 20 than the 60. Quite honestly, I'm not going to be buying a ps3, and the same will hold true for the xbox360. Neither offer anything to me that is a great investment. HD content .. thats nice .. but I'm not going to shell out another 1 to 3k on a decent HD tv just to be able to watch it. Progressive scan looks quite nice on the existing hardware, and there aren't any killer apps for either platform yet...
... I don't expect anyone to agree with me, and I understand that they don't market this stuff for me (not anymore anyway) ... but it would be nice to be able to get the console system ala carte. I want just the console and just a wired controller... thats it. I'll buy the one or two games I want on my own terms.
Personally, I only have a wireless controller because it was a gift, otherwise I'd be quite happy with just the stock (and replaceable) wired controllers.
As for the harddrive, well... what can I say,
i'm a late adopter when it comes to shit like this
ugh... ranting...
harryk
First and foremost, I'm a long time fan of PRZ... he's a hero among heros and should be credited as such.
Secondly, am I missing the hardware solutions for things like this? I've been a Vonage customer for some time, and while Vonage seems to take a blind eye to security (just ask them they'll tell you they are happy to work with the local and federal law enforcement agencies). When will I be able to use a handheld, encrypted VOIP device, and be sure that its secure?
so there you have it. 1080p, sure... Blu-Ray support...sorry I can't see how that is going to sell.
It certainly appears legit, here's the registrar information:
.com and .net domains can now be registered
Whois Server Version 1.3
Domain names in the
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net/
for detailed information.
Domain Name: VONAGEIPO.COM
Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC.
Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com/
Name Server: DNS1-NYC.VONAGE.NET
Name Server: AUTH00.KEWR0.S.VONAGENETWORKS.NET
Name Server: AUTH01.KEWR0.S.VONAGENETWORKS.NET
Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
Updated Date: 08-may-2006
Creation Date: 25-apr-2005
Expiration Date: 25-apr-2012
so quick to jump... as you'll see ... it WILL be released on all platforms (available) at the same time, only episodic content will be available through the Live system.
No worries mate, you'll still get to kill people on your PS3...
thats an incorrect solution, as both functions should work. I've had this same problem when using Sprint PCS's website, pretty routinely. I think this is a page loading issue, as it doesn't recognize that the text is in form, as opposed to search strings.
But yes, I've had the problems too.
harryk
Sorry... I couldn't help it.. but I kept waiting for ... "And in the darkness bind them"
:(
I feel jipped...
Thats an excellent question, and from experience I have found that there are two potential determining factors.
First, as detectors go, there are a number of different ones, and different processes that they each might use. Some are heat, some are smoke, some are CO, some are laser sighted (smoke gets in laser, then alarm) etc... Generally speaking the detecting peice can (and often does) wear out, often signalling false positives. We're not talking 6months (although I guess its possible?) we're talking over years. You always hear to check the detector battery every 6 months, but aside from testing the alert tone, there isn't an active way to actually test the detector itself. Obviously some are better than others, but its hard to say that any one is the best. What I'm getting at is that some are 'better' at detecting than others, which does not necessarily mean more accurate. Any one sensor could be overly sensitive and thus cause false positives. I would say that if the existing detector is over 2 years old, replace it all together.
The 2nd possibility is simply age, following on with my previous thought. It is possible to erode the detecting capabilities of a given sensor (atleast in theory) so that it doesn't respond properly. IE, if you guys are always smoking, it is possible for the sensor to accept that X level of smoke in the air is acceptable, but X plus the very slight smoke given off from cooking is over the top. False positive. Another example would be if you guys are ALWAYS frying foods, there becomes an eventual film of oil and grease on everything (yes everything) and that could be causing an issue, but you guys would literally have to be frying even the ice cream your eating as an after dinner snack...
My recommendation is to first and foremost re-install the smoke detectors, regardless of the annoyance that it might cause... I can assure you that even if you ignore the alarm sound, you're body will atleast acknowledge its presence, add to that a smell of smoke and the body WILL react properly. A tip, is to place the smoke detectors on the wall, at the highest spot, its actually a more accurate spot than the ceiling. Also, maybe place them slightly further away from the kithen area, I've got ours placed in the common area in-front of each bedroom.
Also, one thing you can always do, is call the fire department, and have them come inspect your home. Most departments will do this free of charge, other might charge, or ask for a donation, and just have them check your systems...
Good luck!
harryk
Well, I cannot speak specifically for the flour peice (although I have no reason to doubt you) ... we always trained people to simply cover the pan with its lid, or atleast a lid close enough in size, as in remove the air from the equation, and you can typically better control the blaze or quite possibly fully extinguish.
... at any rate, this machismo has put a number of our rookies in harms way, far too often, because they were trying to keep up with some of the veterans of the department.
I wouldn't say that the parent is a troll, atleast not completely. I am also a firefighter, and one thing that I know for sure is that there is plenty of machismo, especially when being an interior firefighter (our department was an extremely aggressive group of 'fighters)
At any rate, all I can say is that I agree with the part of him saying that a number of firefighters die with their head planted firmly (and quite deeply) in their ass. What I have found most commonly, is that the typical firefighter (especially in big city) only cares about collecting a check, and most aren't properly trained to begin with, and there are a HUGE number of people that I would never follow in.
I've fought my share, and I can tell you there are exactly 4 people I would completely trust my life with. One recently passed, leaving the other 3. I can tell you at the same time, that of those 3 only 2 are (in my opinion) adequately trained, the third just knows when enough is enough.
I respect fire, and I think that fire respects me, I've been fortunate to only fall victim to a bad situation once, and once was enough to learn some valuable lessons... ok I just realized that I'm beginning to ramble... -nuff said...
harryk
Bullets are lacking in bullet options, the numbered bullets are ONLY numbers, ie it cannot be changed to Roman Numerals, nor can it be alphabetic.
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text positioning works well enough (left, center, right, block)
but I could not get it to save, at all. I tried multiple formats, but without success. It could be a load issue. Also, it was excessively slow to initially load. Is AJAX a design that works better (quicker?) on LANs as opposed to WANs?
harryk
I appreciate the reply, and assumed as such. I wasn't aware of the immunity peice, but that was helpful as well.
I'll be sure to keep this in mind if I'm ever faced with anything as such, I can't imagine every being in such a situation, but just in case.
thanks again,
harryk
While I commend Yahoo! for trying out a new service, this pricing scheme is just 50 minutes better than the basic package offered from Vonage (just as reference). If you look at the softphone offering from other vendors, I think that this Yahoo! service might be on par, if not slightly more/less expensive.
... good luck as well.
Good work Yahoo!
OK, so I've seen a number of comments that say the same general thing 'Encrypt your email if you don't want anyone else to read it' ... OK, so hears a question for all the lawyers here on Slashdot (or atleast the ones that play one on TV) ... Can you be ordered via the judicial system to decrypt a document?
... do I have to comply, based on the 5th Amendment, which is that I have the right to not self-incriminate.
I'm not asking if Google can be ordered to decrypt a document of yours, I know thats the same as just trying to break the encryption. I'm asking if the courts can order ME to decrypt a document that I have encrypted. And if they 'can'
Pardon my spelling, as my rant meter is boiling and I'm trying to keep it level to ask a serious question...
harryk
As a question, and as someone who does not currently own any 'Apple' hardware, I have but a single question. Why would you want to run WindowsXP on an Intel based Mac? Seriously... I thought the whole point of running a mac based system was to get better hardware (generally speaking) and a very refined OS. I can understand Apple's move to Intel as a technical one (although I'm not sure I'm sold) ... but why would you ultimately want to go backwards to get XP running?
I guess I'm specifically concerned with driver support and performance under XP. Am I wrong in thinking that the Mac components are going to be specific, and they aren't going to have adequate XP support?
Please don't give me the canned 'becuase I want to' response. Thats only answers the geekfactor question. I want to know if you (or anyone, not be accusational) think that you will get a better performing machine with a Intel-Mac / XP combo...
harryk
Actually, you are just a bit wrong. HD content (and the move to such) generally speaking does not require you to carry high quality video. The intent was to move to a different spectrum. So, just because you are getting an HD signal, does not automagically ensure that you will get HD quality, as it has become to be known. ie... HD is all of the following 480p, 720i, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, and 1920i (i think) ... each quality obviously being better than the previous.. however all are HD.
So it could be argued that the cable/teclo will still deliver HD content, but just at a lower resolution than what you might want, even quite possibly below the 480p mark.
At anyrate, I unfortunately don't have any links to backup what I'm sharing. But I've talked with local providers, and have done a fair amount of research to understand HD signals. The whole idea is to get more information, and to move to a different spectrum, better quality video is a side effect...
harryk