Ahh, I'm over keeping old stuff around just in case. I'd rather someone else get some use out of it now, than worry that my monitor will fail sometime in the next few years. Newegg will have one out to me next day, and meanwhile I can VNC from my netbook if I really need to. I find that the less stuff I have around my house, the happier I am.
P4s use more power than modern machines. If you could use a PIII for something, an Atom would probably work as well & use even less power, though I'd rather reuse something all else being equal. The nominal wattage on a power supply doesn't really say all that much about what a machine is actually using.
It's really worth it, I saw the one in April and it was amazing. There were tons of people there in April, I imagine the last one will be a zoo, but you won't regret it.
What may also work is to just start recording the confrontation, be as compliant as possible, get as much information from the officer as possible, and avoid escalation.
Here in MD, an audio recording could get you into actual legal trouble, which is a ridiculous side effect of our wiretapping laws. I agree that you should avoid escalation, but you really don't have to delete your pictures.
Yes, if you're on private property and you're asked to stop taking pictures, you should. They can even ask you to leave the premises, but they still can't make you delete what's on your camera already.
Don't delete any photos. Get a copy of The Photographer's Right from http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm, and stick it in your camera bag if you're worried. Just because some rentacop has an attitude doesn't mean you need to change your behavior.
But as timeOday pointed out - would it work as well if the FBI is monitoring you for 10 years? Think hidden cameras or even microphones which could record keystrokes, hardware keyloggers, etc. The encryption may be unbreakable, but the password can be retrieved by other means given enough time & resources.
I get more satisfaction using the device as a content-creation vehicle rather than a consumption device.
The one guy I know who has one actually writes a column for a major newspaper. To his (and my) surprise, he's ended up typing his column on the ipad, using the virtual keyboard, rather than fire up his laptop. He even has a bluetooth keyboard that he hasn't bothered to use with it, since he finds the onscreen one fine. He loves the thing.
I read a lot of PG books on my Palm - "pointing and clicking through a webpage" really is a much bigger pain than using a reader program. It's not even close.
You're right, but in some situations the time isn't too important. For example, I have an old 2.5" USB drive with a Truecrypt partition that I use for offsite backup. The controller in the USB case is flakey, and 95% of the time will only connect at USB 1 so it's slow as molasses. But once a month or so I set it to run overnight & I don't really care that it takes 12 hours to finish.
I actually like the slower, cool running drives for larger storage - they don't overheat your cabinet if you're using them for DVR stuff, plus they're quieter. Sucks as a system drive, yes, but not for everything.
The first rsync might take a while, but after that it shouldn't be too bad. A simple robocopy backup of 300GB or so on my main machine takes about 15mins for me. On a personal drive with 3TB of data, most isn't changing very often.
It's a synonum to "would someone please think about the children" card.
It's funny you should say that, but I'm interested in this because of my children. My kids are old enough to be home alone sometimes, but not old enough to have their own phones yet. The only reason I still have a landline, really, is for them to use when they're home alone. I've considered porting the number over to a prepaid cellphone which I could just leave plugged in for them to use, which would have the advantage that our "home" phone could come with us when traveling. So I am interested in having an E911 system that works well, in case my children need to call it. I am not, however, interested in law enforcement being able to track everyone on a whim.
Secret ballot wasn't universal in US Presidential Elections until 1892.
Yes, and have you read the tales of voter intimidation and violence that preceded that change? It's pretty interesting stuff, but I wouldn't want to go back to it.
I've seen the bar go down one when i hold it funny, but it's not bad, and i'm a lefty.
I don't have one, but the report I read said it seemed to be worse when held in the left hand, as (usually) done by rightys. So you may be better off as a lefty.
A bunch of people stand still on an oddly shaped field for hours. Once in a while someone throws a small ball at someone else and a few others run around the field, then everyone stands still again. Most of the time, spectators are watching silly crap on a giant screen while stuffing themselves with really bad junk food.
As an American, that's pretty much my idea of baseball too. But funnily, that's why I like it - it's hanging out in a stadium, eating (we usually bring some not-so-bad food) & drinking & every once in a while watching what's happening. A mellow outing. And you can bring your kids - I lived in the UK, and I wouldn't take them to a football match there...
They should spend a few billion in many different places instead of putting all their eggs in one basket.
At most this project will provide a fraction of Europe's power. A quick Google shows that in 2002 Europe's wind power alone had already passed 20k megawatts; the Desertec plan discussed is slated to produce "thousands" of megawatts. It's to help with the goal of 20% from renewable sources in 2020. So, it's a long, long way from putting all their eggs in one basket.
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I live in a large city. ... I do not understand why the housing keeps being that expensive.
Location, location, location.
Ahh, I'm over keeping old stuff around just in case. I'd rather someone else get some use out of it now, than worry that my monitor will fail sometime in the next few years. Newegg will have one out to me next day, and meanwhile I can VNC from my netbook if I really need to. I find that the less stuff I have around my house, the happier I am.
Yes, it seems the law is "audio recordings which embarrass law enforcement officers will be prosecuted". The law really needs to be changed.
That's a really cool idea, thanks. Now I know what to do with my extra WRT54GL...
Yes, and I even get rid of CRTs through Craigslist. I'm amazed at what people will come and take.
P4s use more power than modern machines. If you could use a PIII for something, an Atom would probably work as well & use even less power, though I'd rather reuse something all else being equal. The nominal wattage on a power supply doesn't really say all that much about what a machine is actually using.
I just realized that I'll be in Orlando the week of the last one anyway - I might just have to go try to see it again.
It's really worth it, I saw the one in April and it was amazing. There were tons of people there in April, I imagine the last one will be a zoo, but you won't regret it.
What may also work is to just start recording the confrontation, be as compliant as possible, get as much information from the officer as possible, and avoid escalation.
Here in MD, an audio recording could get you into actual legal trouble, which is a ridiculous side effect of our wiretapping laws. I agree that you should avoid escalation, but you really don't have to delete your pictures.
Yes, if you're on private property and you're asked to stop taking pictures, you should. They can even ask you to leave the premises, but they still can't make you delete what's on your camera already.
That's their Batpod, I don''t think they've actually built the Tron bikes yet.
Don't delete any photos. Get a copy of The Photographer's Right from http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm, and stick it in your camera bag if you're worried. Just because some rentacop has an attitude doesn't mean you need to change your behavior.
Encryption can work pretty well
But as timeOday pointed out - would it work as well if the FBI is monitoring you for 10 years? Think hidden cameras or even microphones which could record keystrokes, hardware keyloggers, etc. The encryption may be unbreakable, but the password can be retrieved by other means given enough time & resources.
I get more satisfaction using the device as a content-creation vehicle rather than a consumption device.
The one guy I know who has one actually writes a column for a major newspaper. To his (and my) surprise, he's ended up typing his column on the ipad, using the virtual keyboard, rather than fire up his laptop. He even has a bluetooth keyboard that he hasn't bothered to use with it, since he finds the onscreen one fine. He loves the thing.
I read a lot of PG books on my Palm - "pointing and clicking through a webpage" really is a much bigger pain than using a reader program. It's not even close.
You're right, but in some situations the time isn't too important. For example, I have an old 2.5" USB drive with a Truecrypt partition that I use for offsite backup. The controller in the USB case is flakey, and 95% of the time will only connect at USB 1 so it's slow as molasses. But once a month or so I set it to run overnight & I don't really care that it takes 12 hours to finish.
I actually like the slower, cool running drives for larger storage - they don't overheat your cabinet if you're using them for DVR stuff, plus they're quieter. Sucks as a system drive, yes, but not for everything.
Not only has it been broken, but you can even set up Media Center with auto ripping tools so that you can do it from your couch with a remote...
The first rsync might take a while, but after that it shouldn't be too bad. A simple robocopy backup of 300GB or so on my main machine takes about 15mins for me. On a personal drive with 3TB of data, most isn't changing very often.
It's a synonum to "would someone please think about the children" card.
It's funny you should say that, but I'm interested in this because of my children. My kids are old enough to be home alone sometimes, but not old enough to have their own phones yet. The only reason I still have a landline, really, is for them to use when they're home alone. I've considered porting the number over to a prepaid cellphone which I could just leave plugged in for them to use, which would have the advantage that our "home" phone could come with us when traveling. So I am interested in having an E911 system that works well, in case my children need to call it. I am not, however, interested in law enforcement being able to track everyone on a whim.
Secret ballot wasn't universal in US Presidential Elections until 1892.
Yes, and have you read the tales of voter intimidation and violence that preceded that change? It's pretty interesting stuff, but I wouldn't want to go back to it.
I've seen the bar go down one when i hold it funny, but it's not bad, and i'm a lefty.
I don't have one, but the report I read said it seemed to be worse when held in the left hand, as (usually) done by rightys. So you may be better off as a lefty.
A bunch of people stand still on an oddly shaped field for hours. Once in a while someone throws a small ball at someone else and a few others run around the field, then everyone stands still again. Most of the time, spectators are watching silly crap on a giant screen while stuffing themselves with really bad junk food.
As an American, that's pretty much my idea of baseball too. But funnily, that's why I like it - it's hanging out in a stadium, eating (we usually bring some not-so-bad food) & drinking & every once in a while watching what's happening. A mellow outing. And you can bring your kids - I lived in the UK, and I wouldn't take them to a football match there...
PV cells are for putting on top of existing structures.
And even then they don't usually make a whole lot of sense, much though I wish they did.
They should spend a few billion in many different places instead of putting all their eggs in one basket.
At most this project will provide a fraction of Europe's power. A quick Google shows that in 2002 Europe's wind power alone had already passed 20k megawatts; the Desertec plan discussed is slated to produce "thousands" of megawatts. It's to help with the goal of 20% from renewable sources in 2020. So, it's a long, long way from putting all their eggs in one basket.