Passing electricity through the coil causes the piece of Terfonal to slightly expand, resulting in a force of 400 pounds
That's GOTTA do some damage if put on the wrong 'flat surface'. Like maybe a picture windows, or someone's forehead:->
Seriously though, I hope this becomes available in the US when I build my house. I'd LOVE to put these in the walls and make a home theatre without the speakers!
Plus, its somewhat of a security risk to name your servers too specifically. Lets intruders know EXACTLY which servers to go after without even looking at them closley (i.e pridns.company.org, secdns.company.org, etc.)
Do any of you EEE's out there know the switching speed of most el'cheapo LEDs?
It seems to me, in order to get a pattern off any LED it'd hafta switch intensities VERY fast. 100 million times per second on a 100mbps network... or even 56 thousand per second on modems. That, to me, seems extremely fast for the cheap LEDs that would be put into an indicator light. Maybe not, but in my own personal experience I tried building a 'strobe' out of Radio Shack LEDs.. it didnt work very well because once i got to a speed aplicable for a stobe, it was just a blur of light.. no definite switching
I had a Dell Dimension XPS P3-600 a year back. Great machine, untill i put Win2k on it.
Damn windows put freakin EVERYTHING on IRQ 9 per the ACPI capability. Only with the hardware I had, it made it VERY unstable even under 2k's supposed ACPI compatibility.
That's actually what made me switch to linux. Put RedHat on it and didnt have any issues.
Dell finally released a BIOS update that would allow you to disable ACPI, IIRC. But, it was already too late:)
As anyone that's worked with extreme cooling knows, its the condensation that kills. Ever look inside a chest freezer? There's ICE on the walls.
I've seen (and tried) lots of peltier combinations, cases in mini-fridges, etc. But as soon as you get far enough below ambient, you risk condensation on the components. I've cooled systems to about 30F(ambient about 70F) and fried an AMD 'cuz its pins were soaked in water.
With N2, its LOTS colder than ambient, so condensation turns to ice VERY fast. So you have to insulate the shiat out of your proc.mobo. But from what i've seen, the o/cing advantage isnt a whole lot more because you're limited by sheer quality of the silicon, and the design of the transistors. They're just physcally too big to switch that fast, etc. my $.02(.01CAN)
well.. clicked on this story.. got a big fat UGLY ad in the middle of the page...
might be worth the $5
if somebody's listening here that is in charge of them, would you please change the alignment so the last line of text doesnt get stuck waaay at the bottom...
There's a bunch of database/comparison software out there... so no big need to reinvent those.
However, one thing I'd like more of would be physics/event recreation and modeling. Granted, it's very complex stuff. But to be able to analyze blood splatters, glass breakage, etc in software would be great. Although manual inspection usually suffices, putting events together in one similation would be benificial, especially giving a deposition.
PCs are going to get cheaper because they use cheaper hardware... that's what they've always done.
I've got entry level boxes from several companies, from sever different 'eras'. The ones that are still working are the older ones. Its AMAZING the hard drive failure rate on new cheap machines! I'm just starting to replace hard drives from 4-5 years back, but i've already replaced 25% of the drives from machines made 2-3 years ago!
Manufacturers cut corners were they can be cut. Were they have control, which is the hardware. That, and they're gettin a SWEET deal from software companies anyway!(at least the major companies)
Which begs the question: Do you really WANT them cheaper? I've seen a trend in our sales from the entry/home-use boxes to mid-line/commercial boxes. We now deal strictly in commercial lines (cpq evo over the presario, hp vectra over the pavilion, etc)just because of the better reliability track record and longer warranty. Although they are $60 to $100 more than the 'equivilant' home-line box. .
Current one's not bad.. only 2 employees though...
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I'm workin in a 2 person partnership right now.. but hope to move on to something bigger. Having only 2 ppl kinda kills some flexibility, either I have to do it or he does. But committee decisions are quick and easy:)
I've dealt alot with compaq and other larger corps.. VERY screwed up management systems.. and branches of the company might was well be different companies. Absolutly no communication.
I'd like to do something that has enough ppl that can cover/take over for a bit. But still keep enough communication and teamwork as possible
and OT.. 96 comments in thread.. NONE at -1 !!! wow either the -1 mod isnt working or ppl are finally able to have a positive, constructive discussion around here %-)
So.. were are they going to put the CTRL, ALT, and DEL keys on my phone? Cuz i KNOW i'm going to need them to kill the damn KaZaa Spyware runnin in the background.. hmm.. that'd be too easy to bug...
Can any media truly be 'copy protected'? If all else fails I can use a program like Ghost2002 or other forensic-certified disk duplication software to do a bit by bit copy. Basically make an exact duplicate of a disc.
How would this be unplayable?
I's talkin to one of the pilots of an Apache at the last airshow here. He said it was pointless to put one in(at least for that particular chopper) 'cuz as soon as you need it you're dead. They fly so close to the ground that any crippling hit wouldn't give them enough time to shit thier pants before meeting the ground...
I'm still trying to figure out how hitting a stationary object while moving at 70 mph will cause an object within your car to move at 500mph.
IIRC from my first-year physics course it had something to do with the transfer of momentum. A 2000 lb car at 70 MPH has ALOT of momentum(obviously) If you transfer that momentum into a 10 lb notebook you effectivly can increase the speed by 20 times. Granted, most of the momentum of the car ended up in the highway divider, but still there are alot of forces involved. I've responded to accidents were knobs on the dashboard get pushed through the skull with as much force as a.45cal bullet.
A more accurate representation, however, would be to represent the forces in G's. Typically 200 to 300 G's is not uncommon in object hitting solid parts of the car like dashboards.
Do NOT microwave an egg in its shell and expect to eat it! Kinda neat to watch though:)
Actually, don't microwave a scambled egg outside of its shell and eat it. NASTY! That, and its REALLy not that hard to fry something:) (especially for an overlockin' geek!)
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there again, prove the hotmail account is mine! i have several bogus accounts...
... and Hennessy was WAY hotter when she was younger with Moriarty... I never missed an episode with her in it... the other ADA's you can have!
Although, i'd hafta say, I liked Sam better than Moriarty...
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couldn't freakin LOG IN to any mirror.. let alone a half fast one!
just hope nobody mods this up untill tomorrow
Geeez... Firestones where good untill a few models a few years ago, now they only sell Bridgestone :)
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Wouldnt be suprised if IBM starts selling BMI drives
Passing electricity through the coil causes the piece of Terfonal to slightly expand, resulting in a force of 400 pounds
:->
That's GOTTA do some damage if put on the wrong 'flat surface'. Like maybe a picture windows, or someone's forehead
Seriously though, I hope this becomes available in the US when I build my house. I'd LOVE to put these in the walls and make a home theatre without the speakers!
I DEFINITLY hafta agree with that
Plus, its somewhat of a security risk to name your servers too specifically. Lets intruders know EXACTLY which servers to go after without even looking at them closley (i.e pridns.company.org, secdns.company.org, etc.)
Kind of an insight into your computer's subconscious, perhaps.
Geez.. leave a word processor open when the computer goes to 'sleep' mode. Get to see all its crazy dreams!
"NOOO not WINDOWS!!! AHHH... I'M FALLLLING!!!! must.... install.... li... nu..x"
Do any of you EEE's out there know the switching speed of most el'cheapo LEDs?
It seems to me, in order to get a pattern off any LED it'd hafta switch intensities VERY fast.
100 million times per second on a 100mbps network... or even 56 thousand per second on modems. That, to me, seems extremely fast for the cheap LEDs that would be put into an indicator light. Maybe not, but in my own personal experience I tried building a 'strobe' out of Radio Shack LEDs.. it didnt work very well because once i got to a speed aplicable for a stobe, it was just a blur of light.. no definite switching
I had a Dell Dimension XPS P3-600 a year back. Great machine, untill i put Win2k on it.
:)
Damn windows put freakin EVERYTHING on IRQ 9 per the ACPI capability. Only with the hardware I had, it made it VERY unstable even under 2k's supposed ACPI compatibility.
That's actually what made me switch to linux. Put RedHat on it and didnt have any issues.
Dell finally released a BIOS update that would allow you to disable ACPI, IIRC. But, it was already too late
As anyone that's worked with extreme cooling knows, its the condensation that kills. Ever look inside a chest freezer? There's ICE on the walls.
I've seen (and tried) lots of peltier combinations, cases in mini-fridges, etc. But as soon as you get far enough below ambient, you risk condensation on the components. I've cooled systems to about 30F(ambient about 70F) and fried an AMD 'cuz its pins were soaked in water.
With N2, its LOTS colder than ambient, so condensation turns to ice VERY fast. So you have to insulate the shiat out of your proc.mobo. But from what i've seen, the o/cing advantage isnt a whole lot more because you're limited by sheer quality of the silicon, and the design of the transistors. They're just physcally too big to switch that fast, etc.
my $.02(.01CAN)
well.. clicked on this story.. got a big fat UGLY ad in the middle of the page...
might be worth the $5
if somebody's listening here that is in charge of them, would you please change the alignment so the last line of text doesnt get stuck waaay at the bottom...
... Politics are honest...
Exactly what those plums are remains to be decided: Access to the rejected submissions bin? A 'Gold Star' in your comments header? Karma?...
;-)
Brings a whole new meaning to 'karma whoring'
Seriously though, Slashdot is probably the only site i'd actually pay to use!
Maybe we should get some kinda 'troll rebate' or something...
There's a bunch of database/comparison software out there... so no big need to reinvent those.
However, one thing I'd like more of would be physics/event recreation and modeling. Granted, it's very complex stuff. But to be able to analyze blood splatters, glass breakage, etc in software would be great. Although manual inspection usually suffices, putting events together in one similation would be benificial, especially giving a deposition.
PCs are going to get cheaper because they use cheaper hardware... that's what they've always done.
I've got entry level boxes from several companies, from sever different 'eras'. The ones that are still working are the older ones. Its AMAZING the hard drive failure rate on new cheap machines! I'm just starting to replace hard drives from 4-5 years back, but i've already replaced 25% of the drives from machines made 2-3 years ago!
Manufacturers cut corners were they can be cut. Were they have control, which is the hardware. That, and they're gettin a SWEET deal from software companies anyway!(at least the major companies)
Which begs the question: Do you really WANT them cheaper? I've seen a trend in our sales from the entry/home-use boxes to mid-line/commercial boxes. We now deal strictly in commercial lines (cpq evo over the presario, hp vectra over the pavilion, etc)just because of the better reliability track record and longer warranty. Although they are $60 to $100 more than the 'equivilant' home-line box.
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I'm workin in a 2 person partnership right now.. but hope to move on to something bigger. :)
Having only 2 ppl kinda kills some flexibility, either I have to do it or he does. But committee decisions are quick and easy
I've dealt alot with compaq and other larger corps.. VERY screwed up management systems.. and branches of the company might was well be different companies. Absolutly no communication.
I'd like to do something that has enough ppl that can cover/take over for a bit. But still keep enough communication and teamwork as possible
and OT.. 96 comments in thread.. NONE at -1 !!! wow either the -1 mod isnt working or ppl are finally able to have a positive, constructive discussion around here %-)
So.. were are they going to put the CTRL, ALT, and DEL keys on my phone? Cuz i KNOW i'm going to need them to kill the damn KaZaa Spyware runnin in the background..
hmm.. that'd be too easy to bug...
YEAH BABY!
'bout time a pattentholder isn't lookin to cash in...
Can any media truly be 'copy protected'? If all else fails I can use a program like Ghost2002 or other forensic-certified disk duplication software to do a bit by bit copy. Basically make an exact duplicate of a disc.
How would this be unplayable?
"Kirk, Admiral James T."
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... which aired January 1984...
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I's talkin to one of the pilots of an Apache at the last airshow here. He said it was pointless to put one in(at least for that particular chopper) 'cuz as soon as you need it you're dead. They fly so close to the ground that any crippling hit wouldn't give them enough time to shit thier pants before meeting the ground...
At least that's what he said...
I'm still trying to figure out how hitting a stationary object while moving at 70 mph will cause an object within your car to move at 500mph.
.45cal bullet.
IIRC from my first-year physics course it had something to do with the transfer of momentum. A 2000 lb car at 70 MPH has ALOT of momentum(obviously) If you transfer that momentum into a 10 lb notebook you effectivly can increase the speed by 20 times. Granted, most of the momentum of the car ended up in the highway divider, but still there are alot of forces involved. I've responded to accidents were knobs on the dashboard get pushed through the skull with as much force as a
A more accurate representation, however, would be to represent the forces in G's. Typically 200 to 300 G's is not uncommon in object hitting solid parts of the car like dashboards.
Do NOT microwave an egg in its shell and expect to eat it! Kinda neat to watch though :)
:) (especially for an overlockin' geek!)
Actually, don't microwave a scambled egg outside of its shell and eat it. NASTY! That, and its REALLy not that hard to fry something
Y not the other way around, launch all the garbage up there and make earth a cleaner place :)
NASA's new social engineering department...