To me, the article seems that was 'just enough' pro-linux to get mentioned on a site like Slashdot, but not enough 'real information' to actually convince many people at all.
And that whole psuedo-religion thing turned me off treating the article seriously, and I bet it will turn away many Windows-but-thinking-of-trying-Linux users too.
I agree... I'd much rather the people ACTUALLY doing something illegal be punished, rather than me just for using technology (file swapping, CDRs, DeCSS, etc) that the pirates just happening to be using.
Oh, I totally agree that there are some legitimate services out there, but there's no way of telling who you're dealing with when a reporter is taking your story.
Reporter: "Hi, I'm from the Washington Post." Reporter's thoughts: "Which is true, but I'm going to be selling THIS story to Vanity Fair".
Rule #1: Never ever EVER trust the media. They're not in it to tell the truth, they're in it to sell papers and advertising space. If the truth gets told in the process, that's a bonus.
This is something that several 'fandoms' have been learning over and over, and it never truely sinks in. Just when you think you're talking to someone that 'really gets it', and you think you're going to get a fair shake, they turn around and rape you again.
A search for 'Trink Guarino' on google returns a lot of hits from IBM's web site, listing him as being in the 'Media Relation's department. So... I think there's a much better chance of this being legitimate than you think there is.
Yes. Fortunately, the 'regulation' comes part and parcel with the way the 20,000 volts is generated. Usually, it's part of a charge/pump circuit which charges a capacitor to high voltages. The very fact that it's in a capacitor limits the charge. You'll get your 20,000 volts, but as soon as you try and drain it, the voltage and current drop off to nothing. The thing to do is ensure you have a small-enough valued capacitor. If you use a large capacitor, then there'll be enough charge to sustain the necessary 20mA across your heart to stop it.
Electric fences are often around the 10-20 thousand volt range. However, keep in mind that it's not the volatge that kills you, it's the current.
If that 20,000 volts was unregulated, then yes, it'll kill you, however. The charge (in Columbs) for a electric fense is such that if you short the system through your body, the 20,000 volts goes away VERY quickly, and does not attain then necessary current to cause damage... it just HURTS LIKE BUGGARY.
Gee... it's not like this wasn't covered on Slashdot several times. I can't find it in the Slashdot articles, though, so here's a reference to the EFA.
This is nice, but it's in Adelaide, South Australia. The same state that was first to decide that uploading adult content to the Internet, by FILM STANDARDS, is a jailable offense. Ie, upload a Mills and Boon-style book, go to jail.
Read carefully. The address he gave was that of his chemist friend. I dont think there'd be any problem giving out the address of an unrelated business, or university.
Rescuing military personnel is a lot different from rescuing stranded idiots. Part of the 'psyche' of military personnel depends on knowing that if you're in the shit, and you're still alive, people will bust a gut to get you out.
Then again, that's probably true of the space shuttle missions, too. Even though they're not quite military operations.
(And, c'mon, I know my comment was harsh, but 'Troll' ??:P My Karma is still 'Excellent', so there!:)
Kinda reminds me of the movie 'Vertical Limit'. Four mountainclimbers get stranded, they send another 4 to try and rescue them, and only TWO of the total EIGHT get back alive. Gee... that was really worth it. Might as well let the original 4 die, since they were stupid anyway.
(My numbers might be a little scewed, but only a little)
It's things like this that help sway the growing feeling that the corporations and lawyers will take over the world, and my life. Sure... it may still happen, this is just a drop in the ocean, but it's a little light of hope that I'm going to cling to all day, thank you:)
Get rid of 1c pieces!
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One can reduce the amount of change simply by getting rid of the silly 1c piece, like Australia did (it got rid of both 1c and 2c pieces).
Sure, people will bitch and moan for about 6 months, but then noone would ever consider going back.
All you need to do is 2/3 round at the till. It's great!:)
That's disingenous (okay, okay... I'll just out and say it's stupid:)
UPC or EAN does NOT encode numbers in greycode. Every digit in UPC/EAN is made up of two white bars and two black bars. The widths of those bars, black and white, determine what digit is being represented.
In UPC (both 6 and 12 digit) and EAN-8, the pattern is the same for any digit.
For EAN 13, the first digit is represented by the parity of the encoding of the first four barcoded-digits, and then the rest follows as normal.
When the MS is not in a call (idle mode), it NEVER transmits when it loses contact with the network. EVER.
100% of the time when taking off in a light plane, getting to about 200 feet would cause my phone to do the 'dt-dt-dt' thing like crazy. Either this is losing contact with the network, or suddently being able to see tens of networks, the net result is the same; nasty interference on the aviation radios.
And remember, folks; your flight captain has arrest powers:)
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To me, the article seems that was 'just enough' pro-linux to get mentioned on a site like Slashdot, but not enough 'real information' to actually convince many people at all.
And that whole psuedo-religion thing turned me off treating the article seriously, and I bet it will turn away many Windows-but-thinking-of-trying-Linux users too.
Bleah... I've seen way better advocacy than this.
The controller is standard USB, with a special connector, and one extra line that is used for feedback for light-guns.
(Information paraphrased from "Hacking the X-Box"
I agree... I'd much rather the people ACTUALLY doing something illegal be punished, rather than me just for using technology (file swapping, CDRs, DeCSS, etc) that the pirates just happening to be using.
Which won't help if the reporter really IS from the washington post, but intends to sell the story elsewhere.
Oh, I totally agree that there are some legitimate services out there, but there's no way of telling who you're dealing with when a reporter is taking your story.
Reporter: "Hi, I'm from the Washington Post." Reporter's thoughts: "Which is true, but I'm going to be selling THIS story to Vanity Fair".
Rule #1: Never ever EVER trust the media. They're not in it to tell the truth, they're in it to sell papers and advertising space. If the truth gets told in the process, that's a bonus.
:)
This is something that several 'fandoms' have been learning over and over, and it never truely sinks in. Just when you think you're talking to someone that 'really gets it', and you think you're going to get a fair shake, they turn around and rape you again.
Stuff that for a joke
Quick! Everyone download a copy! :)
A search for 'Trink Guarino' on google returns a lot of hits from IBM's web site, listing him as being in the 'Media Relation's department. So... I think there's a much better chance of this being legitimate than you think there is.
Yes. Fortunately, the 'regulation' comes part and parcel with the way the 20,000 volts is generated. Usually, it's part of a charge/pump circuit which charges a capacitor to high voltages. The very fact that it's in a capacitor limits the charge. You'll get your 20,000 volts, but as soon as you try and drain it, the voltage and current drop off to nothing. The thing to do is ensure you have a small-enough valued capacitor. If you use a large capacitor, then there'll be enough charge to sustain the necessary 20mA across your heart to stop it.
Electric fences are often around the 10-20 thousand volt range. However, keep in mind that it's not the volatge that kills you, it's the current.
If that 20,000 volts was unregulated, then yes, it'll kill you, however. The charge (in Columbs) for a electric fense is such that if you short the system through your body, the 20,000 volts goes away VERY quickly, and does not attain then necessary current to cause damage... it just HURTS LIKE BUGGARY.
A good percentage, about 10% or so, of the spam mails I receive are touting Norton's Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam products... who are made by Symantec.
:)
Sure, It's not Symantec themselves that are spamming, but I'll hold them responsible, dammit!
Gee... it's not like this wasn't covered on Slashdot several times. I can't find it in the Slashdot articles, though, so here's a reference to the EFA.
http://www.efa.org.au/Campaigns/sabill.html
It's a made-up name :) Do a google search, like everyone else :)
This is nice, but it's in Adelaide, South Australia. The same state that was first to decide that uploading adult content to the Internet, by FILM STANDARDS, is a jailable offense. Ie, upload a Mills and Boon-style book, go to jail.
The Dell 3200MP is 1024x768, and $2000USD list price. Mine should be turning up tomorrow :)
Read carefully. The address he gave was that of his chemist friend. I dont think there'd be any problem giving out the address of an unrelated business, or university.
SCOX lost $2.11, almost 25% of its market value on Nasdaq today, and made Nasdaq's "Most Declined" listing at #1.
Although I have my doubts over particually how 'smart' the stock money is, this is particually telling.
Perhaps moderator meant (-1 Redundant) then? :)
Rescuing military personnel is a lot different from rescuing stranded idiots. Part of the 'psyche' of military personnel depends on knowing that if you're in the shit, and you're still alive, people will bust a gut to get you out.
:P My Karma is still 'Excellent', so there! :)
Then again, that's probably true of the space shuttle missions, too. Even though they're not quite military operations.
(And, c'mon, I know my comment was harsh, but 'Troll' ??
Kinda reminds me of the movie 'Vertical Limit'. Four mountainclimbers get stranded, they send another 4 to try and rescue them, and only TWO of the total EIGHT get back alive. Gee... that was really worth it. Might as well let the original 4 die, since they were stupid anyway.
(My numbers might be a little scewed, but only a little)
It's things like this that help sway the growing feeling that the corporations and lawyers will take over the world, and my life. Sure... it may still happen, this is just a drop in the ocean, but it's a little light of hope that I'm going to cling to all day, thank you :)
One can reduce the amount of change simply by getting rid of the silly 1c piece, like Australia did (it got rid of both 1c and 2c pieces).
:)
Sure, people will bitch and moan for about 6 months, but then noone would ever consider going back.
All you need to do is 2/3 round at the till. It's great!
That's disingenous (okay, okay... I'll just out and say it's stupid :)
UPC or EAN does NOT encode numbers in greycode. Every digit in UPC/EAN is made up of two white bars and two black bars. The widths of those bars, black and white, determine what digit is being represented.
In UPC (both 6 and 12 digit) and EAN-8, the pattern is the same for any digit.
For EAN 13, the first digit is represented by the parity of the encoding of the first four barcoded-digits, and then the rest follows as normal.
Always... black/white/black/white.
When the MS is not in a call (idle mode), it NEVER transmits when it loses contact with the network. EVER.
:)
100% of the time when taking off in a light plane, getting to about 200 feet would cause my phone to do the 'dt-dt-dt' thing like crazy. Either this is losing contact with the network, or suddently being able to see tens of networks, the net result is the same; nasty interference on the aviation radios.
And remember, folks; your flight captain has arrest powers
Were they using their cell phones, or were they using the satellite phone in the aircraft ?