Not true. This seems to be fairly common practice, at least in some industries. For anything going near a lot of the govs computers, or gov contractors, the source code is given, even though they dont "own" it.
I would say headphones too, and I would def. say get grados. The sr125s are in your price range and sound amazing. Beyond that a lot of quality headphones need a headphone amp to get any level of output, however the grados will work fine plugged into a discman, soundcard etc. (Altho the sr-125s have a 1/4" jack, not the miniplug that a disc man takes, you need a converter, no big deal). Some of the other grados, quite possiblly the sr80s have the minijack, and they allll sound great.
The pronto has been out for awhile. It looks like the big difference between this and the pronto, is the pronto has no "defined" buttons really. That means you can make the buttons any shape/thing you want by editing bitmaps. This has the buttons already defined and you just assign them. I use the Marantz rc3200, basically a rebranded pronto device. You hook it up to your PC via serial port. Then you can drag and drop buttons and labels onto a template to create different screens. Its very very useful.
I think a lot of people on slashdot could probably fill these up easily. I have my cd collection ripped to mp3, its at about 80 gigs at the moment, over 8000 songs. I wish I could back that up easily. But I do have the original cds, it would just take forever to re-encode them.
Thats not true, I've used classified PCs that are cerfified for TOP SECRET data. Ofcourse, the networks themselves are all isolated and secure networks with no internet connection, but the OS is windows!
"This goes for almost ALL mid to high quality CD players." Not true. It goes for all players that allow more than one TOC for the cd. This does not include a lot of "mid to high quality CD players" The Rega Planet seems to play these cds fine. I doubt anyone would say it wasnt at least mid quality.
Parachute. If you attach the parachute to you, it will just snatch the sled out from under you. If you attach the parachute to you, it will snatch you off the sled. Possibly,depending on how fast you are going, the parachute ride at the end might be more fun than the sledding! The only issue would be having the parachute deploy quickly enough, you'd have to experiment with a way to make it quickly fill, like springing open or something possibly.
How hard was it getting it to sync in linux? I haven't done any research on it, since I currently just sync it with my windows box...Any info on the web about the process you went thru to make it work?
Oh yeah, and I forgot in my original post, Cross made 2 sizes, I have the smaller one (takes 6 x9 tablets). I found the full size one to be too bulky.
How is this different than the crossPad ? I got one of these on clearence at Staples about 3-4 years ago. Its a pen that has a radio transmitter in it, you write on regular paper on a special tablet. This records everything you write in the pad, and on paper. When you get home, you sync it to your computer (rs232, no usb) and viola, your notes ready to be converted with the included IBM handwriging recognition software. How is this thing any different, besides the usb? I really love my crossPad, its nice to have a paper copy, and a digital copy of everything I jot down. -Mkl
This has been covered pretty frequently "The basic rule for seeding: If its not possible to safely improvise a part with the time and tools provided, they will provide something that can be pressed into service. It will require some ingenuity to make it work, it will never "just bolt on". If there are specific safety regulations, the relavant parts will always be provided. For example, things like safety valves, regulators, and gas tanks will be planted, and will have their certification paperwork sitting in the directors briefcase. (and if we happen to find such a part that isn't one of the known good ones, they don't let us use it) " Jeff - The NERDS (dp@the-nerds.org), November 24, 2000
(He was a contestant with the first US team to compete)
"It doesn't matter if you hire the smartest people you can find... theres always someone out there smarter."
But, really...doesn't there have to be someone who is the smartest at that moment? If there is always someone smarter, there would have to be an infinite amount of people!
I always assumed the "Deep" was making a reference to the search tree of chess, which is...well, deep. Although, "deep thought" probably makes just as much sense.
Nope. There are several crime scence photographers that use digital. Its all explained in this article. http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/20 02/09/fore nsics
I own the 20-39 pci (its 39 inches tall and is tuned to 20hz). The best sub I've owned hands down, it uses little space, since its so tall, and is awesome for home theater, and it's very musical too, altho I tend to keep it turned down pretty low due to my taste in music. I can recommend one 200%.
I can't speak for him, but mostly Sam Goody, Amazon, and smaller independent shops. Why? I can't believe how many people in think that just because you have an excessively large music collection you stole it. (Downloaded, whatever) Some people just collect music, and have been buying CDs for 8-10 years.
So then how do we buy the specialized equipment we need? Instead of raising the cost of jobs which use that specialized equipment, raise all of it? That makes less sense. We still charge 19.95$ for oil changes, should we increase those to help pay for equipment that we only use on other jobs? And actually we have "Shop Supplies" on the invoice, it generally covers items such as Brake Clean, Rags, etc.
We generally charge 10-20$ just to pull a car in and lift it up. It's not worth our time otherwise, if we didnt charge, wed be losing money. I'm not sure what profession you're in, but we all need to eat.
Yeah, getting back to the original point of the article...You can get a list of the DTCs pretty cheap from a place like AllData, which just sends you a DVD with the list of DTCs for each car. I just think this is silly, if a business cant afford the equipment it needs to do business, who cares. There is just an associated cost with doing business, and in this case its, if you want to properly fix electronically controlled cars, you need to get the DTCs from somewhere. And for most people, just having the DTCs wouldnt help. The thing that helps is that the people who spupply the DTCs usually provide flow charts for checking out the various components.
I think you're getting into a pointless arguement. Naturally there are cheaper solutions avalible for tools, but as professionals we prefer a no hassle solution which just works. This is an integrated realtime solution that does just that, works. No need to boot up, or worry about what it's doing. We hit the switch, its instant on, its inside the car, we can drive down the road watching the values, and it fits in our hand and is very ruggedized. They have cables that connect to Palms etc. And really, the machine we have does more than just the DTC, it has realtime graphs of the data, etc. Which you could spend the time to make a computer to do, but for the most part these are mechanics, not computer hardware/software people. If you think you can make a computer that does that and stores all the DTC's(and we get updates all the time.. because we paid for the scanner in the first place) go right ahead! If it works the same way, independent shops would be the first in line to buy them... And what it boils down to is, thats exactly what the scanner company did. (in our case OTC TOOLS). They built the scanner, software and hardware, and they decided it costs that much. Are they making a profit? Sure! They arent buidling these scanners and giving them away. By the time we did all that (the computer, figuring out DTC's, we'd have lost 6000$ worth of time we could have been doing what we do well, fixing cars.
Basically it's about having the right tools for the job. Sure we could scrimp on equipment, and natually people now bitch about the price...You know what tho? The people who want their car fixed now, and fixed right, are willing to pay. If you want to complain about price, we usually just laugh and point you in the direction of a shop that charges 20$ an hour, but will take 10 hours and a bunch of guesses as to what part it will take, instead of paying 60$ an hour, and having it take an hour or two, without our time or your time being wasted:)
Yeah, lots of conditions like that will set a code, depending on how they hit the system. The most common code I see is the one for having the gas cap loose. It happens constantly, I just scan the system, clear the code, and put the gas cap on properly.
I work as a mechanic full time right now... and I worked as a technician for the past 4 years while I went to school (CS major working as a mechanic, go figure). Anyway, I've never had a problem with this mysterious hidden code problem. It's pretty simple, I use a handheld diagnostic scanner (Genisys scanner, it runs a Lynx realtime linux, has usb ports, pcmcia ports, ethernet, large color screen, pretty sweet) it plugs into ALL cars made after 1996 (when the standard for OBDII came out) and most domestic cars with computers made before then. It tells me what code (or codes) have been set, and the data from the time it was set (RPM , engine temp, TPC value etc). I then take the code, and usually it will say something along the lines of "PO0047 OXY Sensor Bank 2" (I made that code up, but it is very close to something which would actually occur) Now, that tells me its an oxygen sensor in bank 2, no problem. It seems to me all these "independent shops" just dont have the proper equipment(sidenote: I work at an independent shop). I have NEVER had a car give me a code that was "secret" and that I didnt have access to. Ofcourse, We have the proper equipment (the scanner was $6,000) and we also have several DVDS which , for each code in the computer give you a flow chart of what to check that could set that code.
It seems that the backwoods shops that people go to because they are cheap, dont have that equipment. Which is why noone understands that when we scan your computer for codes, we charge $55 just to check what the codes are for, not even to fix them. So remember, when you get your car fixed and it costs a lot for something you think must be simple, remember that the mechanic is probably still paying for thousands of dollars in tools he needs for his job. That was a long rant,but some of it was ontopic I guess.
Not on my 73 VW Thing, It has the Gas heater, which actually has its own spark plug and a line to the gas tank where it burns fuel to provide heat. Sure sometimes they blow up, but I don't think thats the reason they took them out on the 74 models....
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Not true. This seems to be fairly common practice, at least in some industries. For anything going near a lot of the govs computers, or gov contractors, the source code is given, even though they dont "own" it.
How do you feel about the fact that the famous "Michael Meyers" Mask is actually a painted Shatner mask?
I would say headphones too, and I would def. say get grados. The sr125s are in your price range and sound amazing. Beyond that a lot of quality headphones need a headphone amp to get any level of output, however the grados will work fine plugged into a discman, soundcard etc. (Altho the sr-125s have a 1/4" jack, not the miniplug that a disc man takes, you need a converter, no big deal). Some of the other grados, quite possiblly the sr80s have the minijack, and they allll sound great.
The pronto has been out for awhile. It looks like the big difference between this and the pronto, is the pronto has no "defined" buttons really. That means you can make the buttons any shape/thing you want by editing bitmaps. This has the buttons already defined and you just assign them. I use the Marantz rc3200, basically a rebranded pronto device. You hook it up to your PC via serial port. Then you can drag and drop buttons and labels onto a template to create different screens.
Its very very useful.
I think a lot of people on slashdot could probably fill these up easily. I have my cd collection ripped to mp3, its at about 80 gigs at the moment, over 8000 songs. I wish I could back that up easily. But I do have the original cds, it would just take forever to re-encode them.
Thats not true, I've used classified PCs that are cerfified for TOP SECRET data. Ofcourse, the networks themselves are all isolated and secure networks with no internet connection, but the OS is windows!
"This goes for almost ALL mid to high quality CD players."
Not true. It goes for all players that allow more than one TOC for the cd. This does not include a lot of "mid to high quality CD players"
The Rega Planet seems to play these cds fine. I doubt anyone would say it wasnt at least mid quality.
Well, don't worry, I've purchased 500 cds in the past 2 years,so I'm making up for you statistically im sure!
No need to thank me!
Parachute. If you attach the parachute to you, it will just snatch the sled out from under you. If you attach the parachute to you, it will snatch you off the sled. Possibly ,depending on how fast you are going, the parachute ride at the end might be more fun than the sledding! The only issue would be having the parachute deploy quickly enough, you'd have to experiment with a way to make it quickly fill, like springing open or something possibly.
How hard was it getting it to sync in linux? I haven't done any research on it, since I currently just sync it with my windows box...Any info on the web about the process you went thru to make it work?
Oh yeah, and I forgot in my original post, Cross made 2 sizes, I have the smaller one (takes 6 x9 tablets). I found the full size one to be too bulky.
-thedrinkofastronauts
How is this different than the crossPad ? I got one of these on clearence at Staples about 3-4 years ago. Its a pen that has a radio transmitter in it, you write on regular paper on a special tablet. This records everything you write in the pad, and on paper. When you get home, you sync it to your computer (rs232, no usb) and viola, your notes ready to be converted with the included IBM handwriging recognition software.
How is this thing any different, besides the usb?
I really love my crossPad, its nice to have a paper copy, and a digital copy of everything I jot down.
-Mkl
This has been covered pretty frequently
"The basic rule for seeding: If its not possible to safely improvise a part with the time and tools provided, they will provide something that can be pressed into service. It will require some ingenuity to make it work, it will never "just bolt on". If there are specific safety regulations, the relavant parts will always be provided. For example, things like safety valves, regulators, and gas tanks will be planted, and will have their certification paperwork sitting in the directors briefcase. (and if we happen to find such a part that isn't one of the known good ones, they don't let us use it) "
Jeff - The NERDS (dp@the-nerds.org), November 24, 2000
(He was a contestant with the first US team to compete)
"It doesn't matter if you hire the smartest people you can find... theres always someone out there smarter."
But, really...doesn't there have to be someone who is the smartest at that moment? If there is always someone smarter, there would have to be an infinite amount of people!
I always assumed the "Deep" was making a reference to the search tree of chess, which is...well, deep. Although, "deep thought" probably makes just as much sense.
Nope. There are several crime scence photographers that use digital. Its all explained in this article.0 02/09/fore nsics
http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2
I own the 20-39 pci (its 39 inches tall and is tuned to 20hz). The best sub I've owned hands down, it uses little space, since its so tall, and is awesome for home theater, and it's very musical too, altho I tend to keep it turned down pretty low due to my taste in music.
I can recommend one 200%.
I can't speak for him, but mostly Sam Goody, Amazon, and smaller independent shops. Why?
I can't believe how many people in think that just because you have an excessively large music collection you stole it. (Downloaded, whatever)
Some people just collect music, and have been buying CDs for 8-10 years.
So then how do we buy the specialized equipment we need? Instead of raising the cost of jobs which use that specialized equipment, raise all of it?
That makes less sense. We still charge 19.95$ for oil changes, should we increase those to help pay for equipment that we only use on other jobs?
And actually we have "Shop Supplies" on the invoice, it generally covers items such as Brake Clean, Rags, etc.
We generally charge 10-20$ just to pull a car in and lift it up. It's not worth our time otherwise, if we didnt charge, wed be losing money.
I'm not sure what profession you're in, but we all need to eat.
Yeah, getting back to the original point of the article...You can get a list of the DTCs pretty cheap from a place like AllData, which just sends you a DVD with the list of DTCs for each car.
I just think this is silly, if a business cant afford the equipment it needs to do business, who cares. There is just an associated cost with doing business, and in this case its, if you want to properly fix electronically controlled cars, you need to get the DTCs from somewhere.
And for most people, just having the DTCs wouldnt help. The thing that helps is that the people who spupply the DTCs usually provide flow charts for checking out the various components.
I think you're getting into a pointless arguement. Naturally there are cheaper solutions avalible for tools, but as professionals we prefer a no hassle solution which just works. This is an integrated realtime solution that does just that, works. No need to boot up, or worry about what it's doing. We hit the switch, its instant on, its inside the car, we can drive down the road watching the values, and it fits in our hand and is very ruggedized.
They have cables that connect to Palms etc.
And really, the machine we have does more than just the DTC, it has realtime graphs of the data, etc. Which you could spend the time to make a computer to do, but for the most part these are mechanics, not computer hardware/software people.
If you think you can make a computer that does that and stores all the DTC's(and we get updates all the time.. because we paid for the scanner in the first place) go right ahead! If it works the same way, independent shops would be the first in line to buy them...
And what it boils down to is, thats exactly what the scanner company did. (in our case OTC TOOLS).
They built the scanner, software and hardware, and they decided it costs that much. Are they making a profit? Sure! They arent buidling these scanners and giving them away. By the time we did all that (the computer, figuring out DTC's, we'd have lost 6000$ worth of time we could have been doing what we do well, fixing cars.
Basically it's about having the right tools for the job. Sure we could scrimp on equipment, and natually people now bitch about the price...You know what tho? The people who want their car fixed now, and fixed right, are willing to pay. If you want to complain about price, we usually just laugh and point you in the direction of a shop that charges 20$ an hour, but will take 10 hours and a bunch of guesses as to what part it will take, instead of paying 60$ an hour, and having it take an hour or two, without our time or your time being wasted:)
Yeah, lots of conditions like that will set a code, depending on how they hit the system. The most common code I see is the one for having the gas cap loose. It happens constantly, I just scan the system, clear the code, and put the gas cap on properly.
I work as a mechanic full time right now... and I worked as a technician for the past 4 years while I went to school (CS major working as a mechanic, go figure). Anyway, I've never had a problem with this mysterious hidden code problem. It's pretty simple, I use a handheld diagnostic scanner (Genisys scanner, it runs a Lynx realtime linux, has usb ports, pcmcia ports, ethernet, large color screen, pretty sweet)
it plugs into ALL cars made after 1996 (when the standard for OBDII came out) and most domestic cars with computers made before then. It tells me what code (or codes) have been set, and the data from the time it was set (RPM , engine temp, TPC value etc).
I then take the code, and usually it will say something along the lines of "PO0047 OXY Sensor Bank 2" (I made that code up, but it is very close to something which would actually occur)
Now, that tells me its an oxygen sensor in bank 2, no problem.
It seems to me all these "independent shops" just dont have the proper equipment(sidenote: I work at an independent shop). I have NEVER had a car give me a code that was "secret" and that I didnt have access to. Ofcourse, We have the proper equipment (the scanner was $6,000) and we also have several DVDS which , for each code in the computer give you a flow chart of what to check that could set that code.
It seems that the backwoods shops that people go to because they are cheap, dont have that equipment. Which is why noone understands that when we scan your computer for codes, we charge $55 just to check what the codes are for, not even to fix them.
So remember, when you get your car fixed and it costs a lot for something you think must be simple, remember that the mechanic is probably still paying for thousands of dollars in tools he needs for his job.
That was a long rant,but some of it was ontopic I guess.
I've used pantyhose to replace my fan belt. No Joke :)
Not on my 73 VW Thing, It has the Gas heater, which actually has its own spark plug and a line to the gas tank where it burns fuel to provide heat. Sure sometimes they blow up, but I don't think thats the reason they took them out on the 74 models....