Slightly off topic - but I am looking for a good remote to control my computer. I currently pipe the video and audio to my TV/stereo so I can either listen to MP3s or watch VCD/DVD/DivX (I don't have a standalone DVD player). I would prefer an RF remote. Is there any out there that have a small joystick that emulates a mouse? For example, the Book PC has a remote with a mouse pointer on it, but I don't think it is sold seperately.
I don't recall why the Klingon was even on Earth. If he was trying to get his message back to his people, what was he doing on Earth? It seems that he would have had to go in the opposite direction to get to Earth.
Oh wait, I get it... it's the only way Bragga could setup the Human-Klingon link. Gotcha.
In the interim the government could track all gifts (i.e., kids receiving $20 for their birthday) in a practical manner and could thus decide to tax all gifts.
I agree completly. However, I would want our government to make sure that adequate evidence is first presented. Bombing terrorists groups now may result in allies viewing US actions in a negative fashion. If Bin Ladden is shown to have had a role in this then I would give Afganistan a brief time to turn him over. If they didn't then the US should "ride into town, and kick some bad-guy ass".
I am glad to see Nato and many of its members stepping in with support for the US.
I only need to utilize my fingers to move an MS Intellimouse Explorer Pro if I utilize a mouse pad with built in wrist support. No arm movement at all.
However, I can't use this setup while playing CounterStrike. Response is too slow.
And if one is too calus to think about loss of life... how about a loss of two great engineering accomplishments? American Icon? American pride? Sense of safety on our turf? etc.
When the news first broke out many of these web sites were down. I found out what was going on by checking slashdot. Many people posted links to news sites that were still working. It was interesting to watch newly posted links successively become bogged down. It took me a while to be able to find a working video feed of the event. I got the latest news from my wife at home who was watching regular television.
This event has really tested the ability of the Internet to handle news.
BTW, I have finally found a good news site that is providing continual video coverage: http://www.sky.com/skynews/home/
I have been watching it for the past hour and a half - although it has been jumpy lately.
I have been watching a continuous video feed for the past hour from http://www.sky.com/skynews/home/
BTW, they www.sky.com runs Solaris. So does washingtonpost.com - which was one of the few sites that was up. I don't promote Solaris - but it is interesting.
I have been watching a continuous video feed for the past hour from http://www.sky.com/skynews/home/
BTW, they www.sky.com runs Solaris. So does washingtonpost.com - which was one of the few sites that was up. I don't promote Solaris - but it is interesting.
I know I'd be able to stay away from these types of CD's.
Up until all CDs are sold with this encoding scheme. I don't see where the proprietary scheme would be ruled illegal. I think she has a case in the fact that the CDs should be marked as such. Most CDs today are playable in CD-ROM drives and consumers expect this type of compatability. I would hope the court would force the record companies to clearly indicate that the CD is not a standard CD (even if there is a means of making the CD compatible with CD-ROM drives via a codec/driver download).
The LinkSys 4 port DSL/Cable Router (with built in firewall support) consumes 15 Watts. Wouldn't it be cheaper on electricity than an old 486 setup even if you left the 486's monitor off most of the time?
I dread the day motherboard manufacturers will finally kill ISA slots though...
I once messed up flashing a BIOS. The video card's (AGP) startup screen wouldn't even display. Using an ISA video card I was able to boot again and re-flash the BIOS correcty.
I will never chuck that ISA video card away - unless ISA completly disappears.
I would love to see a unit with the specs that you mention but I would add:
1) Enough processing power (CPU and video) to handle DivX;-) and SVCD files.
2) Some expansion (1 PCI or ISA slot) for a little customization. For example, I would like to get a small unit to hookup to my digital piano via MIDI. A laptop wouldn't do since the MIDI voices that are on typical laptops are good enough.
3) Finally, flat screen is a must for me. I don't want a bulky monitor in my entertainment center or on top of my digital piano.
(e) Law Enforcement, Intelligence, and Other Government Activities.-This section does not prohibit any lawfully authorized investigative, protective, information security, or intelligence activity of an officer, agent, or employee of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State, or a person acting pursuant to a contract with the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State. For purposes of this subsection, the term "information security" means activities carried out in order to identify and address the vulnerabilities of a government computer, computer system, or computer network.
Does that mean that the law doesn't apply to the government? The paragraph says "does not prohibit..."; does not prohibit from what? Does not prohibit from using anticircumvention devices for investigation? If so, that throws out using ROT-13 to hide my sensitive data from government authorities. I would have hoped that wrapping my (copyright by default) data in simple encryption that the data could not be used against me if it was obtained without a warrant. Wasn't this what Aimster was trying to do?
(e) Law Enforcement, Intelligence, and Other Government Activities.-This section does not prohibit any lawfully authorized investigative, protective, information security, or intelligence activity of an officer, agent, or employee of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State, or a person acting pursuant to a contract with the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State. For purposes of this subsection, the term "information security" means activities carried out in order to identify and address the vulnerabilities of a government computer, computer system, or computer network.
Does that mean that the law doesn't apply to the government? The paragraph says "does not prohibit..."; does not prohibit from what? Does not prohibit from using anticircumvention devices for investigation? If so, that throws out using ROT-13 to hide my sensitive data from government authorities. I would have hoped that wrapping my (copyright by default) data in simple encryption that the data could not be used against me if it was obtained without a warrant. Wasn't this what Aimster was trying to do?
Just an example... I saw a documentary on the making of Hot Shots (Charlie Sheen). Remember the sceen where Sadam Hussien is frozen, knocked over, and his frozen brittle body smashes into tiny pieces? The filmmakers first tried regular video cameras, but the scattering of the fragmented pieces could not be seen because the action was too quick. They turned to high speed video photography to capture more images of the action then slowed it down. The result was quite impressive.
Did MS up the release date of XP? Seems like RC2 came out awefully close to the release of RC1. I thought the final version was to be released in the Fall. Is this for retail or for OEMs (which you said the OEM version will be shipped mid-August)?
My father has a setup through Dish Network where he pays something like $199/year for 10 channels from a pick of the top 50 channel package. He can add additional channels for about $2 per month. AFAIK, there are no bundeling restrictions.
AOL Time Warner (AOL: news, chart, profile) and Eastman Kodak
(EK: news, chart, profile) are both based in New York.
Yup, he has seen the light, he has to protect home businesses. What do you think the probability that these companies lobbied this senator and convinced him to take action?
Thanks for posting this. I am ticked for the exact same reason. My experience:
I bought the Marvel G450 in March after readin many positive comments off of usenet about the card. I wanted to use it under Win2K since it is the best platform for video capture. However, I had numerous driver problems/conflicts and had to eventually drop to WinME. I lost the ability to have larger than 4GB files (something that Win2K would have given me). I didn't mind much since Matrox said they were working on it. Then a few months later they announced they were dropping MJPEG support from Win2K (as you mentioned). I can still do video capture, but have to limit high quality capture to only a few minute segments.
Another design is one my (former) physics professor and the group he is in are currently working on.
Is this really THAT new? I remember my college (1990) Physics book (Physics with Modern Physics by Serway) had a picture of this exact setup. The book even mentioned toroid shapped magnetic bottles. Is your prof named Serway?
From what I recall from my Physics days... you need high temperatures (1 million degrees) and high densities to get Fusion to happen. That's why you need magnetic "bottles". Nothing else can hold these high temperature plasmas.
As others have pointed out, the article lacks technical details. The most important detail of all... did the listeners KNOW which file format was being played? If they did then name branding could have had a play in some of the results. Can you imagine thoughts like...
"Ogg Vorbiss, what kind of name is that? Sounds like crap too." or...
"Microsoft, they got a lot of money for R&D. This should be good."
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Slightly off topic - but I am looking for a good remote to control my computer. I currently pipe the video and audio to my TV/stereo so I can either listen to MP3s or watch VCD/DVD/DivX (I don't have a standalone DVD player). I would prefer an RF remote. Is there any out there that have a small joystick that emulates a mouse? For example, the Book PC has a remote with a mouse pointer on it, but I don't think it is sold seperately.
I don't recall why the Klingon was even on Earth. If he was trying to get his message back to his people, what was he doing on Earth? It seems that he would have had to go in the opposite direction to get to Earth.
Oh wait, I get it... it's the only way Bragga could setup the Human-Klingon link. Gotcha.
In the interim the government could track all gifts (i.e., kids receiving $20 for their birthday) in a practical manner and could thus decide to tax all gifts.
I agree completly. However, I would want our government to make sure that adequate evidence is first presented. Bombing terrorists groups now may result in allies viewing US actions in a negative fashion. If Bin Ladden is shown to have had a role in this then I would give Afganistan a brief time to turn him over. If they didn't then the US should "ride into town, and kick some bad-guy ass".
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I am glad to see Nato and many of its members stepping in with support for the US.
http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/09/12/nato.u
I only need to utilize my fingers to move an MS Intellimouse Explorer Pro if I utilize a mouse pad with built in wrist support. No arm movement at all.
However, I can't use this setup while playing CounterStrike. Response is too slow.
And if one is too calus to think about loss of life... how about a loss of two great engineering accomplishments? American Icon? American pride? Sense of safety on our turf? etc.
convergence?
When the news first broke out many of these web sites were down. I found out what was going on by checking slashdot. Many people posted links to news sites that were still working. It was interesting to watch newly posted links successively become bogged down. It took me a while to be able to find a working video feed of the event. I got the latest news from my wife at home who was watching regular television.
This event has really tested the ability of the Internet to handle news.
BTW, I have finally found a good news site that is providing continual video coverage: http://www.sky.com/skynews/home/
I have been watching it for the past hour and a half - although it has been jumpy lately.
I have been watching a continuous video feed for the past hour from http://www.sky.com/skynews/home/
BTW, they www.sky.com runs Solaris. So does washingtonpost.com - which was one of the few sites that was up. I don't promote Solaris - but it is interesting.
I have been watching a continuous video feed for the past hour from http://www.sky.com/skynews/home/
BTW, they www.sky.com runs Solaris. So does washingtonpost.com - which was one of the few sites that was up. I don't promote Solaris - but it is interesting.
check out the Majestic game advert at: http://www.scifi.com/farscape/ . Looks like what you mention is not too far away!
I know I'd be able to stay away from these types of CD's.
Up until all CDs are sold with this encoding scheme. I don't see where the proprietary scheme would be ruled illegal. I think she has a case in the fact that the CDs should be marked as such. Most CDs today are playable in CD-ROM drives and consumers expect this type of compatability. I would hope the court would force the record companies to clearly indicate that the CD is not a standard CD (even if there is a means of making the CD compatible with CD-ROM drives via a codec/driver download).
The LinkSys 4 port DSL/Cable Router (with built in firewall support) consumes 15 Watts. Wouldn't it be cheaper on electricity than an old 486 setup even if you left the 486's monitor off most of the time?
I dread the day motherboard manufacturers will finally kill ISA slots though ...
I once messed up flashing a BIOS. The video card's (AGP) startup screen wouldn't even display. Using an ISA video card I was able to boot again and re-flash the BIOS correcty.
I will never chuck that ISA video card away - unless ISA completly disappears.
I would love to see a unit with the specs that you mention but I would add:
1) Enough processing power (CPU and video) to handle DivX
2) Some expansion (1 PCI or ISA slot) for a little customization. For example, I would like to get a small unit to hookup to my digital piano via MIDI. A laptop wouldn't do since the MIDI voices that are on typical laptops are good enough.
3) Finally, flat screen is a must for me. I don't want a bulky monitor in my entertainment center or on top of my digital piano.
What does this mean (from the DMCA)?
(e) Law Enforcement, Intelligence, and Other Government Activities.-This section does not prohibit any lawfully authorized investigative, protective, information security, or intelligence activity of an officer, agent, or employee of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State, or a person acting pursuant to a contract with the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State. For purposes of this subsection, the term "information security" means activities carried out in order to identify and address the vulnerabilities of a government computer, computer system, or computer network.
Does that mean that the law doesn't apply to the government? The paragraph says "does not prohibit..."; does not prohibit from what? Does not prohibit from using anticircumvention devices for investigation? If so, that throws out using ROT-13 to hide my sensitive data from government authorities. I would have hoped that wrapping my (copyright by default) data in simple encryption that the data could not be used against me if it was obtained without a warrant. Wasn't this what Aimster was trying to do?
What does this mean (from the DMCA)?
(e) Law Enforcement, Intelligence, and Other Government Activities.-This section does not prohibit any lawfully authorized investigative, protective, information security, or intelligence activity of an officer, agent, or employee of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State, or a person acting pursuant to a contract with the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State. For purposes of this subsection, the term "information security" means activities carried out in order to identify and address the vulnerabilities of a government computer, computer system, or computer network.
Does that mean that the law doesn't apply to the government? The paragraph says "does not prohibit..."; does not prohibit from what? Does not prohibit from using anticircumvention devices for investigation? If so, that throws out using ROT-13 to hide my sensitive data from government authorities. I would have hoped that wrapping my (copyright by default) data in simple encryption that the data could not be used against me if it was obtained without a warrant. Wasn't this what Aimster was trying to do?
Just an example... I saw a documentary on the making of Hot Shots (Charlie Sheen). Remember the sceen where Sadam Hussien is frozen, knocked over, and his frozen brittle body smashes into tiny pieces? The filmmakers first tried regular video cameras, but the scattering of the fragmented pieces could not be seen because the action was too quick. They turned to high speed video photography to capture more images of the action then slowed it down. The result was quite impressive.
Anyone have any specs on the thing? I would like to know:
How fast does it go?
How much noise does this thing make? It's small but is the noise low enough so that it can be used for simple spying.
How big an incline can this thing handle?
Did MS up the release date of XP? Seems like RC2 came out awefully close to the release of RC1. I thought the final version was to be released in the Fall. Is this for retail or for OEMs (which you said the OEM version will be shipped mid-August)?
My father has a setup through Dish Network where he pays something like $199/year for 10 channels from a pick of the top 50 channel package. He can add additional channels for about $2 per month. AFAIK, there are no bundeling restrictions.
From the article...
AOL Time Warner (AOL: news, chart, profile) and Eastman Kodak (EK: news, chart, profile) are both based in New York.
Yup, he has seen the light, he has to protect home businesses. What do you think the probability that these companies lobbied this senator and convinced him to take action?
Thanks for posting this. I am ticked for the exact same reason. My experience:
I bought the Marvel G450 in March after readin many positive comments off of usenet about the card. I wanted to use it under Win2K since it is the best platform for video capture. However, I had numerous driver problems/conflicts and had to eventually drop to WinME. I lost the ability to have larger than 4GB files (something that Win2K would have given me). I didn't mind much since Matrox said they were working on it. Then a few months later they announced they were dropping MJPEG support from Win2K (as you mentioned). I can still do video capture, but have to limit high quality capture to only a few minute segments.
Another design is one my (former) physics professor and the group he is in are currently working on.
Is this really THAT new? I remember my college (1990) Physics book (Physics with Modern Physics by Serway) had a picture of this exact setup. The book even mentioned toroid shapped magnetic bottles. Is your prof named Serway?
From what I recall from my Physics days... you need high temperatures (1 million degrees) and high densities to get Fusion to happen. That's why you need magnetic "bottles". Nothing else can hold these high temperature plasmas.
As others have pointed out, the article lacks technical details. The most important detail of all... did the listeners KNOW which file format was being played? If they did then name branding could have had a play in some of the results. Can you imagine thoughts like...
"Ogg Vorbiss, what kind of name is that? Sounds like crap too." or...
"Microsoft, they got a lot of money for R&D. This should be good."