A Methodist pastor undoubtedly would have preached about forgiveness many times, that being one of the primary Christian principles. This would have been a perfect chance for the pastor to forgive Wells Fargo and the police. But, NOOOO! I'd like to listen to his next sermon and see what he has to say for himself.
There's a three-letter domain owned by some friends of mine that does nothing but redirect to a page on my own website (with my permission). I've had several people contact me to try to buy the three letter domain, even though a quick whois would have given them the real domain owner's info.
I drive past this sign fairly regularly and always liked the fact that it remained the same as I remember it from when I was a kid in the 1970s driving up 101 with my family. I'll be a little bit sad that a landmark from my younger days is gone, but not heartbroken. What really makes me sad is the loss of Docktown Marina, on the other side of the freeway, where houseboat residents are being evicted. The Docktown Marina sign is still there, though not for long.
Don't forget to add some NULLs (0x00) following the carriage return to give the carriage time to slide all the way back to the beginning before sending more text.
I still have a couple of Bigfoot drives running strong in a Windows 98 machine. Most reliable drives I've ever had. Slow, yes, but for my application, fast enough.
When I used to have a Nintendo (NES), I would hook it up to my cheap TV and the picture was fuzzy, edges were clipped, etc. Then I connected it to an Amiga 1080 (?) NTSC video monitor. The improvement was dramatic. Same (theoretical) resolution, but much sharper and better color.
The headline is meaningless without also including the number of cases actually involving encryption. Looking at the article, that number appears to be 41.
This sounds like a bad idea, and not just the reasons others have already posted. In order to make use of this system, drivers looking for a spot, by definition, are not parked safely off the street, they are driving. And they are looking at their phone/tablet/whatever, not at the road. San Francisco is notorious for the high number of pedestrians injured by cars. How many will die thanks to this new app?
I had a FTA receiver connected to a small dish that was mounted on the roof of the house when I bought it a few years ago. After some fiddling with the receiver settings, I was able to detect several dozen channels, only a few of which were unencrypted. The best one was the NASA TV channel, which I watched quite a lot until one day it went encrypted like the others. I tried re-aiming the dish a few times, to see if I could pick up other satellites, with no luck. Without proper equipment, aiming is very difficult if not impossible. For a casual TV watcher like me, it wasn't worth the time and effort.
My high school (ca 1972-1975) had a computer lab with 3 or 4 desktop programmable calculators. I think they were CalComp or Monroe. They had a system where you could write a program on one to three punch cards that the calculator would read in and execute. The punch cards were standard IBM size, but they had pre-perforated holes that you would push out with a stylus on a special card holder. You could fix a mis-punched hole by gluing the chad back in place. I spent a lot of time learning all about those machines and exploring their limits. I wrote many programs that used the maximum number of instructions possible, and learned a lot about program optimization that way. I discovered some undocumented op codes that allowed some interesting printer operations and wrote a program to print sideways banners on the tape printer.
I have been using the same keyboard layout since 1989, when I first got a Northgate keyboard, and I refuse to switch. The function keys are in two vertical columns to the left of the main keyboard and on the left-hand side of the main keyboard I have, from bottom to top, "Alt", "Shift", "Ctrl" "Tab" and "Esc". (Caps Lock is safely out of reach just to the left of the space bar). There is a full numeric pad on the right as well as a cursor control group just to the left of the numeric pad. I find this layout much more efficient ergonomically than more modern keyboard layouts, which sacrificed good layout for compactness.
One of my main computers that I use almost every day is a Pentium 3 Win98 machine, with four different parallel port devices (attached through a switch to the single parallel port on the computer) -- an HP LaserJet Series II printer (still making clean prints), an EPROM programmer, a security dongle and a JTAG adapter. I also have (and use regularly) a Houston Instruments plotter connected to this computer via RS-232.
Another advantage of using a drive filled with helium is better thermal conductivity than air (0.142 vs 0.024) . The heat generated by the inner workings of the drive will be conducted to the outer case, keeping the inside cooler.
The answer to this question is, "convenience." Imagine the scenario where you recharge your commuter car overnight. With a plug system, you will have to remember to 1) plug in the system when you get home and 2) unplug it again when you leave for work the next day. If you forget either of these steps, you end up with either an uncharged car in the morning, or the plug gets ripped out of the side of the car when you drive off. If you can drive over an inductive loop when you park, your car will charge automatically when you park and there is nothing to disconnect when you leave again.
As I recall, Robert Heinlein's 1952 story, "The Rolling Stones," predicted 3-D printing, or its equivalent, when referring to a method of making repair parts for a rocket engine.
With all the old hard drives that wear out or become obsolete, I wonder if there is any effort being put into recycling the rare earth magnets they contain, or if old drives are just dumped by the ton into landfills.
I have a 10C sitting on my desk beside me right now. I also have a well-used HP-21 at home. I learned to use RPN back in 1975 and it quickly became second nature to me. Since then, I can't stand having to use a calculator with an "=" button. I hope my 10C and 21 last for many more years, because I can't buy replacements any more. A few years ago I bought an HP-41, which was nice while it lasted, but as a newer model, it was made with inferior components and stopped working one day. I really wish HP would reintroduce the HP-1x line, built like in the old days -- to be the BEST calculator you could buy, not the CHEAPEST.
I have a shelf full of development boards and software tools for obsolete 4-bit and 8-bit microprocessors from the 1980s. I have a "Universal Development Laboratory" that requires knowledge of the Forth language for operation with software on 5.25 inch floppy disks and assumes that your computer has two floppy drives and no hard drive. If not completely dead, these tools are in a deep, deep coma.
When I went to high school back in the early 1970s, we had a good selection of shop classes to choose from: Metal shop, woodshop, auto shop, industrial arts (print shop) and electronics. Out of curiosity, I went to the web site for my old school recently and discovered that they have none of these classes available any more. It's a shame that the only tools kids are learning to use now are virtual ones.
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A Methodist pastor undoubtedly would have preached about forgiveness many times, that being one of the primary Christian principles.
This would have been a perfect chance for the pastor to forgive Wells Fargo and the police. But, NOOOO!
I'd like to listen to his next sermon and see what he has to say for himself.
Running in low Earth orbit won't expose them to nearly as much radiation as they'll get in interplanetary space.
There's a three-letter domain owned by some friends of mine that does nothing but redirect to a page on my own website (with my permission). I've had several people contact me to try to buy the three letter domain, even though a quick whois would have given them the real domain owner's info.
I drive past this sign fairly regularly and always liked the fact that it remained the same as I remember it from when I was a kid in the 1970s driving up 101 with my family. I'll be a little bit sad that a landmark from my younger days is gone, but not heartbroken.
What really makes me sad is the loss of Docktown Marina, on the other side of the freeway, where houseboat residents are being evicted. The Docktown Marina sign is still there, though not for long.
Don't forget to add some NULLs (0x00) following the carriage return to give the carriage time to slide all the way back to the beginning before sending more text.
Siri, open the pod bay doors.
I have been using these guys since 1999 and have had no problems. Maybe they are more expensive than the cheap services, but I have no complaints.
"NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet Android Lollipop Update Performance Explored"
This headline has meaning for many of the people reading it on this website, but imagine the average non-technical person trying to parse this.
This has a familiar ring about it. We discussed this same story two years ago.
http://hardware.slashdot.org/s...
I still have a couple of Bigfoot drives running strong in a Windows 98 machine. Most reliable drives I've ever had. Slow, yes, but for my application, fast enough.
When I used to have a Nintendo (NES), I would hook it up to my cheap TV and the picture was fuzzy, edges were clipped, etc. Then I connected it to an Amiga 1080 (?) NTSC video monitor. The improvement was dramatic. Same (theoretical) resolution, but much sharper and better color.
The headline is meaningless without also including the number of cases actually involving encryption. Looking at the article, that number appears to be 41.
This sounds like a bad idea, and not just the reasons others have already posted.
In order to make use of this system, drivers looking for a spot, by definition, are not parked safely off the street, they are driving. And they are looking at their phone/tablet/whatever, not at the road.
San Francisco is notorious for the high number of pedestrians injured by cars.
How many will die thanks to this new app?
I had a FTA receiver connected to a small dish that was mounted on the roof of the house when I bought it a few years ago. After some fiddling with the receiver settings, I was able to detect several dozen channels, only a few of which were unencrypted. The best one was the NASA TV channel, which I watched quite a lot until one day it went encrypted like the others. I tried re-aiming the dish a few times, to see if I could pick up other satellites, with no luck. Without proper equipment, aiming is very difficult if not impossible. For a casual TV watcher like me, it wasn't worth the time and effort.
Have them:
Dismantle a desktop PC.
Take apart a video monitor (CRT or LCD).
Tear down a hard drive.
Congratulations -- they're qualified to be a computer recycler.
My high school (ca 1972-1975) had a computer lab with 3 or 4 desktop programmable calculators. I think they were CalComp or Monroe. They had a system where you could write a program on one to three punch cards that the calculator would read in and execute. The punch cards were standard IBM size, but they had pre-perforated holes that you would push out with a stylus on a special card holder. You could fix a mis-punched hole by gluing the chad back in place.
I spent a lot of time learning all about those machines and exploring their limits. I wrote many programs that used the maximum number of instructions possible, and learned a lot about program optimization that way. I discovered some undocumented op codes that allowed some interesting printer operations and wrote a program to print sideways banners on the tape printer.
I have been using the same keyboard layout since 1989, when I first got a Northgate keyboard, and I refuse to switch. The function keys are in two vertical columns to the left of the main keyboard and on the left-hand side of the main keyboard I have, from bottom to top, "Alt", "Shift", "Ctrl" "Tab" and "Esc". (Caps Lock is safely out of reach just to the left of the space bar). There is a full numeric pad on the right as well as a cursor control group just to the left of the numeric pad.
I find this layout much more efficient ergonomically than more modern keyboard layouts, which sacrificed good layout for compactness.
One of my main computers that I use almost every day is a Pentium 3 Win98 machine, with four different parallel port devices (attached through a switch to the single parallel port on the computer) -- an HP LaserJet Series II printer (still making clean prints), an EPROM programmer, a security dongle and a JTAG adapter. I also have (and use regularly) a Houston Instruments plotter connected to this computer via RS-232.
Another advantage of using a drive filled with helium is better thermal conductivity than air (0.142 vs 0.024) . The heat generated by the inner workings of the drive will be conducted to the outer case, keeping the inside cooler.
The answer to this question is, "convenience."
Imagine the scenario where you recharge your commuter car overnight. With a plug system, you will have to remember to 1) plug in the system when you get home and 2) unplug it again when you leave for work the next day. If you forget either of these steps, you end up with either an uncharged car in the morning, or the plug gets ripped out of the side of the car when you drive off.
If you can drive over an inductive loop when you park, your car will charge automatically when you park and there is nothing to disconnect when you leave again.
As I recall, Robert Heinlein's 1952 story, "The Rolling Stones," predicted 3-D printing, or its equivalent, when referring to a method of making repair parts for a rocket engine.
With all the old hard drives that wear out or become obsolete, I wonder if there is any effort being put into recycling the rare earth magnets they contain, or if old drives are just dumped by the ton into landfills.
I have a 10C sitting on my desk beside me right now. I also have a well-used HP-21 at home. I learned to use RPN back in 1975 and it quickly became second nature to me. Since then, I can't stand having to use a calculator with an "=" button.
I hope my 10C and 21 last for many more years, because I can't buy replacements any more. A few years ago I bought an HP-41, which was nice while it lasted, but as a newer model, it was made with inferior components and stopped working one day.
I really wish HP would reintroduce the HP-1x line, built like in the old days -- to be the BEST calculator you could buy, not the CHEAPEST.
I have a shelf full of development boards and software tools for obsolete 4-bit and 8-bit microprocessors from the 1980s. I have a "Universal Development Laboratory" that requires knowledge of the Forth language for operation with software on 5.25 inch floppy disks and assumes that your computer has two floppy drives and no hard drive. If not completely dead, these tools are in a deep, deep coma.
Obviously, the answer is to force everyone to vomit before boarding a plane.
When I went to high school back in the early 1970s, we had a good selection of shop classes to choose from: Metal shop, woodshop, auto shop, industrial arts (print shop) and electronics. Out of curiosity, I went to the web site for my old school recently and discovered that they have none of these classes available any more. It's a shame that the only tools kids are learning to use now are virtual ones.