I wouldn't mind ex-Compaq engineers, but it depends on which ones. A lot of the Enterprise class HP and Compaq products are pretty damn good, think server and workstation products. I wouldn't trust products from the consumer computer products groups though.
I got two letters over the past month or two saying that I can save a whole 5% on my bill if I extend my contract another year. I think that was $2 for me, so big whoop. I did get a different offer to extend my night and weekend hours (from starting at 9pm to starting at 7pm), but I think that is one or two years I need to add to my contract.
I pretty much have to wait this one out, I'll decide what to do when my contract expires. I want to leave my options open. I think people might switch to get a new number, others might switch just to replace a bum phone.
OK, if that is true then they really HAVE shot themselves in the foot.
Microsoft, Intel and AMD got to where they were because they sold first to the low end then gradually worked their way up, without abandoning their roots. For one, RH stands to loose their brand recognition because IMO they've never truly established themselves as high end player and I think SuSE will eat them alive on the low end and the high end.
I also object to killing a solidly profitable yet slowly growing product simply because it wasn't growing fast enough. I can't imagine how many businesses would love to have a profitable mainstream product. I bet with a little ingenuity and better marketing I'm reasonably sure it could have paid them back with better growth.
I think Windows keeps enough ability in its bootloader to at least be able to read that file. I think WNT, W2k and XP all keep a tiny six or so megabyte partition to hold the bootloader, etc.
That was done in 2003, not 1997 or whenever the LG started. One can't retroactively claim a trademark because they provided a few (big) favors to the original group of volunteers.
I thought OLED was already being used now, mostly in car radio displays. I think the only difficulty is getting the color range that people are now used to getting from a computer display.
Given that it is organic, how long will they last?
The likelyhood of life elsewhere remains the same whether humans will ever be able to observe it or not. The likelihood of finding life is a different thing.
Some of it is because of the sample limit of the equipment at the other end of the copper, which I think is around 64kbps. ISDN gets around this simply by bypassing the analog stages. Now it is DSL on the other end of said wire which makes it really the next generation "telephone modem" although neither ISDN nor DSL really seem to have any analog component.
I really don't think that is relevant because so few really saw much more than 33.6k
I agree. A system designed to allow outsiders that didn't even give any financing or help an influence or control shouldn't happen.
I really don't know the spectrum or why certain frequencies are more succeptible than others, that is a little outside and beyond my education, but if that is true then there is no reason to pick easily jammable frequencies so some disturbed group, big or small, can disrupt things.
I just found that my state still has this in action: http://www.mipsor.state.mi.us/
The best I can see are disclaimers that the information is wrong. It almost appears as if they don't even bother to check the data given to them. There are warnings that people that use this data to commit crimes are subject to criminal prosecution, somehow I doubt that notice really stops people. The list I see doesn't list the dates of the occurences.
If this is right, then most states have it: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/cac/states.htm
I'd say keep them out of the typical classroom unless they can be proven to be helpful.
For one thing, people learned how to read, write and do math long before computers were ever existed. Now, even in districts with all the high dollar video equipment and computers, one can graduate without good language or math skills.
Film projectors and TVs were thought to be the "magic bullet" that would be so educational but really just allow the teacher and student to turn off their brains. Another problem with TV is that a lot of schools got them in exchange for running the advertising to the students.
I forgot to note that to my knowledge, this sex offender list was removed from public accessability within a couple weeks, particularly after the scathing reports on the errors.
Michigan had an internet-public sex offender list.
After a bunch of legal wrangling in the legislatures and the court system, it was allowed to go public.
When the newspapers had done accuracy tests, they found that 30%+ of the list was flat out wrong. The criminals hadn't bothered to register at their new job, new residence, etc. When someone was living in that house after the perp was long gone, the new residents get the brunt of the outcry, vandalism, etc.
If the law enforcement and court system can't be bothered to track them or keep the lists accurate, then they shouldn't be allowed or required to post lists of them anywhere on any grounds.
I don't understand. How would signing an NDA allow anyone to write an open source driver with closed documentation?
If the NDA documents are required, and that some information in that protected document gets into the driver, then wouldn't that person be violating the NDA?
I thought the point of Blue Gene was to be faster and smaller, and that it follows the efficient computing idea where you get significantly more TF per watt, much more TF per cubic volume, much less cooling needed per TF, etc.
Somehow, I don't think most apartment dwellers are faced with the problem of running five PCs and a SUN machine.
When I built my loft, I had numerous circuits going everywhere. I think each wall in each room had its own 20 amp line (with appropriatly rated wiring) and each outlet is rated for 15 amp service.
I've heard about universities as much as ten years ago banning even just having a refrigerator because the wiring couldn't keep up with every room having a refrigerator.
Rewiring old buildings is expensive, replacing them even more so, so people had to put up with restrictions. Many of these buildings may be several decades and possibly centuries old, so it may have been a while since the wiring has been given an update.
Canadians pay fees and levies (somehow never called a tax) on recording devices and recording media. I think they wanted to charge twenty dollars per gigabyte on portable hard drive MP3 players too, and they were on their way to increasing all those levies.
On top of that, couldn't spell worth sh!t. That person also doesn't proofread or test their HTML, had several ampersand NBSPs and other amp. HTML symbols that had no semicolon. Sad to say, the crapbox sold on eBay for $305.
Another problem is that 60Hz AC can be a problem if it is simply "in the clear", where an audio signal is transmitted linearly into a magnetic signal.
Linearly translating a magnetic signal to an audio signal is what hearing aids do. I can hear all sorts of crap, I can hear the spark plug firings on a car, the vertical scanning on a monitor, the crazy stuff that flourescent light balasts do, etc, not to mention the power lines.
Like it or not, the "professional" space seems to be dwindling and is in a losing market.
For example, Alpha is effectively out of the market, anyone buying one will be knowing that they are buying the last of the line. AFIAK, neither DEC, Compaq nor HP has really made a profit with Alpha. It also doesn't help that they are charging $40,000 for a single CPU box and $5000+ for each additional CPU. The systems are fantastic, but not enough for the money. Certainly not good enough for most people that hasve a professional degree.
If LANL & Cray is going for Opteron for their Red Storm, and IBM is using PPC for Blue Gene, then it shows that you can't put things into neat little compartments.
Besides, MIPS is more likely to be put into toys (game systems) than most of the other chips listed.:)
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I wouldn't mind ex-Compaq engineers, but it depends on which ones. A lot of the Enterprise class HP and Compaq products are pretty damn good, think server and workstation products. I wouldn't trust products from the consumer computer products groups though.
I got two letters over the past month or two saying that I can save a whole 5% on my bill if I extend my contract another year. I think that was $2 for me, so big whoop. I did get a different offer to extend my night and weekend hours (from starting at 9pm to starting at 7pm), but I think that is one or two years I need to add to my contract.
I pretty much have to wait this one out, I'll decide what to do when my contract expires. I want to leave my options open. I think people might switch to get a new number, others might switch just to replace a bum phone.
OK, if that is true then they really HAVE shot themselves in the foot.
Microsoft, Intel and AMD got to where they were because they sold first to the low end then gradually worked their way up, without abandoning their roots. For one, RH stands to loose their brand recognition because IMO they've never truly established themselves as high end player and I think SuSE will eat them alive on the low end and the high end.
I also object to killing a solidly profitable yet slowly growing product simply because it wasn't growing fast enough. I can't imagine how many businesses would love to have a profitable mainstream product. I bet with a little ingenuity and better marketing I'm reasonably sure it could have paid them back with better growth.
You laugh, but I think the regional Bells have done this very thing.
In the US, I think it is legal to copy a work provided you have legitimate personal ownership of, and the copy is only for personal use.
However, it is illegal to circumvent copy protections to do so. It is also illegal to distribute those copies.
I think Windows keeps enough ability in its bootloader to at least be able to read that file. I think WNT, W2k and XP all keep a tiny six or so megabyte partition to hold the bootloader, etc.
Any mention of an email address? I did find a PO box. SSC is simply being too sleazy to let this go, IMO.
That was done in 2003, not 1997 or whenever the LG started. One can't retroactively claim a trademark because they provided a few (big) favors to the original group of volunteers.
I thought OLED was already being used now, mostly in car radio displays. I think the only difficulty is getting the color range that people are now used to getting from a computer display.
Given that it is organic, how long will they last?
The likelyhood of life elsewhere remains the same whether humans will ever be able to observe it or not. The likelihood of finding life is a different thing.
Some of it is because of the sample limit of the equipment at the other end of the copper, which I think is around 64kbps. ISDN gets around this simply by bypassing the analog stages. Now it is DSL on the other end of said wire which makes it really the next generation "telephone modem" although neither ISDN nor DSL really seem to have any analog component.
I really don't think that is relevant because so few really saw much more than 33.6k
I agree. A system designed to allow outsiders that didn't even give any financing or help an influence or control shouldn't happen.
I really don't know the spectrum or why certain frequencies are more succeptible than others, that is a little outside and beyond my education, but if that is true then there is no reason to pick easily jammable frequencies so some disturbed group, big or small, can disrupt things.
I just found that my state still has this in action:
http://www.mipsor.state.mi.us/
The best I can see are disclaimers that the information is wrong. It almost appears as if they don't even bother to check the data given to them. There are warnings that people that use this data to commit crimes are subject to criminal prosecution, somehow I doubt that notice really stops people. The list I see doesn't list the dates of the occurences.
If this is right, then most states have it:
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/cac/states.htm
I'd say keep them out of the typical classroom unless they can be proven to be helpful.
For one thing, people learned how to read, write and do math long before computers were ever existed. Now, even in districts with all the high dollar video equipment and computers, one can graduate without good language or math skills.
Film projectors and TVs were thought to be the "magic bullet" that would be so educational but really just allow the teacher and student to turn off their brains. Another problem with TV is that a lot of schools got them in exchange for running the advertising to the students.
I forgot to note that to my knowledge, this sex offender list was removed from public accessability within a couple weeks, particularly after the scathing reports on the errors.
It's not just that.
Michigan had an internet-public sex offender list.
After a bunch of legal wrangling in the legislatures and the court system, it was allowed to go public.
When the newspapers had done accuracy tests, they found that 30%+ of the list was flat out wrong. The criminals hadn't bothered to register at their new job, new residence, etc. When someone was living in that house after the perp was long gone, the new residents get the brunt of the outcry, vandalism, etc.
If the law enforcement and court system can't be bothered to track them or keep the lists accurate, then they shouldn't be allowed or required to post lists of them anywhere on any grounds.
I don't understand. How would signing an NDA allow anyone to write an open source driver with closed documentation?
If the NDA documents are required, and that some information in that protected document gets into the driver, then wouldn't that person be violating the NDA?
Please clarify.
I thought the point of Blue Gene was to be faster and smaller, and that it follows the efficient computing idea where you get significantly more TF per watt, much more TF per cubic volume, much less cooling needed per TF, etc.
LD players are easy to come by, cheaply too. The machines I have are very reliable, I have one that was built in 1991 and it still works great.
I think Pioneer has commited to keeping replacement parts available for their LD machines until at least 2010.
Even then, if one fears being losing the ability to watch a movie, I'd suggest recording a DVD-R or two of it for safekeeping.
Somehow, I don't think most apartment dwellers are faced with the problem of running five PCs and a SUN machine.
When I built my loft, I had numerous circuits going everywhere. I think each wall in each room had its own 20 amp line (with appropriatly rated wiring) and each outlet is rated for 15 amp service.
I'd suggest investing in a few UPS boxes as well.
I've heard about universities as much as ten years ago banning even just having a refrigerator because the wiring couldn't keep up with every room having a refrigerator.
Rewiring old buildings is expensive, replacing them even more so, so people had to put up with restrictions. Many of these buildings may be several decades and possibly centuries old, so it may have been a while since the wiring has been given an update.
Canadians pay fees and levies (somehow never called a tax) on recording devices and recording media. I think they wanted to charge twenty dollars per gigabyte on portable hard drive MP3 players too, and they were on their way to increasing all those levies.
On top of that, couldn't spell worth sh!t. That person also doesn't proofread or test their HTML, had several ampersand NBSPs and other amp. HTML symbols that had no semicolon. Sad to say, the crapbox sold on eBay for $305.
Another problem is that 60Hz AC can be a problem if it is simply "in the clear", where an audio signal is transmitted linearly into a magnetic signal.
Linearly translating a magnetic signal to an audio signal is what hearing aids do. I can hear all sorts of crap, I can hear the spark plug firings on a car, the vertical scanning on a monitor, the crazy stuff that flourescent light balasts do, etc, not to mention the power lines.
Like it or not, the "professional" space seems to be dwindling and is in a losing market.
:)
For example, Alpha is effectively out of the market, anyone buying one will be knowing that they are buying the last of the line. AFIAK, neither DEC, Compaq nor HP has really made a profit with Alpha. It also doesn't help that they are charging $40,000 for a single CPU box and $5000+ for each additional CPU. The systems are fantastic, but not enough for the money. Certainly not good enough for most people that hasve a professional degree.
If LANL & Cray is going for Opteron for their Red Storm, and IBM is using PPC for Blue Gene, then it shows that you can't put things into neat little compartments.
Besides, MIPS is more likely to be put into toys (game systems) than most of the other chips listed.