After upgrading my iphone 5 the phone has many times gone unresponsive after sleeping. Sometimes it might come back 20-30 minutes later, but I usually end up resetting the phone. A few times I've noticed a ~10 second freeze-up while using the phone. My phone was glitch-free with iOS 6. I've done a "reset all settings" which seemed to help a bit. I've also tried turning off the passcode lock and/or control center access while locked, which hasn't. Needless to say I'm extremely disappointed in Apple right now!
Yes, the U.S. did some amazing things in the past, but the real question is what have we done since? From my standpoint it seems that progress at NASA since Apollo got ground down by bureaucratization and a lack of will on the part of the populace and politcians. We have turned our collective gaze from upward to inward. The country is full of short-sighted people who can't see beyond their own little lives. I've long held the opinion that the *only* possible salvation for our governmental space program (and our nation) would be a space race with another nation. Articles like this, with its pre-masticated "don't worry the U.S. is still #1" drivel does not help. We have rested on our laurels long enough. Time to take some risks, push the technological envelope, get some national pride back. Incidentally I don't believe that private corporations will make much progress because 1.) they are motivated by profit and such profits are likely to be so long in coming that investment will be hard to come by, and 2.) they are still subject to much of the bureaucratic overhead that NASA was.
I would say that China could easily surpass U.S. accomplishments within a decade if they wanted to.
I bought an overpriced OTC/SPX code reader and scanner for $300 many years ago. I've never used more than the code reader portion of it to effect repairs. You can buy hand held code readers for ~$100 now. Skip the scanning/data logging.
When I was into modifying/tuning cars I did have Autotap, but for straight up repair work, read the code and follow the troubleshooting procedure in the factory service manual.
When I used VxWorks in 2007-08 I thought the licensing was horribly convoluted compared to when I used it back in 2000-01. I also think their documentation is relatively poor - at least finding relevant results in the Workbench search was a frustrating task.
AutoXray (www.autoxray.com) has a pretty good selection of code scanners and data loggers. Covers most makes since OBD-II was required (96). Previous comment was right in that not all parameters will be able to be scanned on all platforms. But what you mentioned, coolant temp, etc (basic engine parameters) *should* be part of the standard protocol. Also, the protocol is not RS-232 or ethernet - it carries some SAE spec J-something or other. I have an Autotap for my 96 Pontiac Trans Am - there is a microcontroller in a dongle that converts the car's datastrean into RS-232.
First, I doubt a Honda Civic with just the mods you described could run 11's. 13's more like it. Second, let's compare apples to apples. Take the Nova SS or better yet some fourth-generation Camaro or Firebird and add the same mods to it. Guess what will happen then? Third, physics rules. FWD will always be at a disadvantage to RWD in acceleration. Yes, you can make riceburners fast, but it takes a lot more money. So if speed is your thing and you want to do it as efficiently as possible, you start with a car that was designed to go fast, not some grocery-getter econobox.
This is exactly the kind of work I am into. I have an MS in Math and I taught myself programming at my job. I would describe my job as scientific programming. I don't think I would be happy programming more "mundane" applications. I need to find what I am programming interesting as well as the programming challenge itself. To me, programming is, as mathematics, a tool. Although I do strive to be a good programmer....
I've been at my job nearly 5 years, and will be looking to get out of Boston soon. Give me a shout....
Lot's of good points here. I would just say that for myself, the reason I don't vote is because in a representative form of democracy, you are forced to compromise when choosing a candidate. Say for example, that you are pro-choice but favor gun control. However, of the two candidates you have to pick from, one is pro-choice less gun control, and the other is pro-life pro gun control. Therefore, you are forced to make compromises when choosing a candidate, even if you had more than two choices. And who is to say that the candidate will actually vote the way he says once he is elected to office?
Let's assume our candidate will keep his word and vote the way he promised to. In the politcal process today there is a lot of compromising going on to pass legislation. Therefore, our candidate might have to make compromises, and he will do so on what he feels is the most important issue. Using his priorities, not yours.
So we compromise in choosing a candidate, and our candidate will probably have to make compromises in order to do anything. So what are we left with? How much of our voice actually carries forth into the lawmaking process?
I myself would like to see a more direct form of democracy, where simple people can vote directly on some legislation via the internet. People who do not have access can still go somewhere public and vote online (or use an 800 number). That way it is up to me to research and vote on issues I care about, and let slide the ones I do not. Right now I am doing nothing, unfortunately.
And if us software guys can get good enough in the years ahead, possibly design some intelligent software agents that can query us on certain issues, form a profile of sorts, provide us with additional information on demand, and finally monitor pending legislation and vote by proxy for us using the profile. Of course security would be an issue, but hey it's just an idea....
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After upgrading my iphone 5 the phone has many times gone unresponsive after sleeping. Sometimes it might come back 20-30 minutes later, but I usually end up resetting the phone. A few times I've noticed a ~10 second freeze-up while using the phone. My phone was glitch-free with iOS 6. I've done a "reset all settings" which seemed to help a bit. I've also tried turning off the passcode lock and/or control center access while locked, which hasn't. Needless to say I'm extremely disappointed in Apple right now!
Yes, the U.S. did some amazing things in the past, but the real question is what have we done since? From my standpoint it seems that progress at NASA since Apollo got ground down by bureaucratization and a lack of will on the part of the populace and politcians. We have turned our collective gaze from upward to inward. The country is full of short-sighted people who can't see beyond their own little lives. I've long held the opinion that the *only* possible salvation for our governmental space program (and our nation) would be a space race with another nation. Articles like this, with its pre-masticated "don't worry the U.S. is still #1" drivel does not help. We have rested on our laurels long enough. Time to take some risks, push the technological envelope, get some national pride back. Incidentally I don't believe that private corporations will make much progress because 1.) they are motivated by profit and such profits are likely to be so long in coming that investment will be hard to come by, and 2.) they are still subject to much of the bureaucratic overhead that NASA was.
I would say that China could easily surpass U.S. accomplishments within a decade if they wanted to.
It's probably related to cooling. The less dense air has less ability to cool....
I bought an overpriced OTC/SPX code reader and scanner for $300 many years ago. I've never used more than the code reader portion of it to effect repairs. You can buy hand held code readers for ~$100 now. Skip the scanning/data logging.
When I was into modifying/tuning cars I did have Autotap, but for straight up repair work, read the code and follow the troubleshooting procedure in the factory service manual.
When I used VxWorks in 2007-08 I thought the licensing was horribly convoluted compared to when I used it back in 2000-01. I also think their documentation is relatively poor - at least finding relevant results in the Workbench search was a frustrating task.
Why can't you run anything with the IBM Cell devkit?
This thing has obvious potential for HPC.
AutoXray (www.autoxray.com) has a pretty good selection of code scanners and data loggers. Covers most makes since OBD-II was required (96). Previous comment was right in that not all parameters will be able to be scanned on all platforms. But what you mentioned, coolant temp, etc (basic engine parameters) *should* be part of the standard protocol. Also, the protocol is not RS-232 or ethernet - it carries some SAE spec J-something or other. I have an Autotap for my 96 Pontiac Trans Am - there is a microcontroller in a dongle that converts the car's datastrean into RS-232.
First, I doubt a Honda Civic with just the mods you described could run 11's. 13's more like it. Second, let's compare apples to apples. Take the Nova SS or better yet some fourth-generation Camaro or Firebird and add the same mods to it. Guess what will happen then? Third, physics rules. FWD will always be at a disadvantage to RWD in acceleration. Yes, you can make riceburners fast, but it takes a lot more money. So if speed is your thing and you want to do it as efficiently as possible, you start with a car that was designed to go fast, not some grocery-getter econobox.
This is exactly the kind of work I am into. I have an MS in Math and I taught myself programming at my job. I would describe my job as scientific programming. I don't think I would be happy programming more "mundane" applications. I need to find what I am programming interesting as well as the programming challenge itself. To me, programming is, as mathematics, a tool. Although I do strive to be a good programmer.... I've been at my job nearly 5 years, and will be looking to get out of Boston soon. Give me a shout....
Lot's of good points here. I would just say that for myself, the reason I don't vote is because in a representative form of democracy, you are forced to compromise when choosing a candidate. Say for example, that you are pro-choice but favor gun control. However, of the two candidates you have to pick from, one is pro-choice less gun control, and the other is pro-life pro gun control. Therefore, you are forced to make compromises when choosing a candidate, even if you had more than two choices. And who is to say that the candidate will actually vote the way he says once he is elected to office? Let's assume our candidate will keep his word and vote the way he promised to. In the politcal process today there is a lot of compromising going on to pass legislation. Therefore, our candidate might have to make compromises, and he will do so on what he feels is the most important issue. Using his priorities, not yours. So we compromise in choosing a candidate, and our candidate will probably have to make compromises in order to do anything. So what are we left with? How much of our voice actually carries forth into the lawmaking process? I myself would like to see a more direct form of democracy, where simple people can vote directly on some legislation via the internet. People who do not have access can still go somewhere public and vote online (or use an 800 number). That way it is up to me to research and vote on issues I care about, and let slide the ones I do not. Right now I am doing nothing, unfortunately. And if us software guys can get good enough in the years ahead, possibly design some intelligent software agents that can query us on certain issues, form a profile of sorts, provide us with additional information on demand, and finally monitor pending legislation and vote by proxy for us using the profile. Of course security would be an issue, but hey it's just an idea....