Rather than using a sensor, why not use a great big red button. If a hiker chooses to use the system, they hit the button on their way by, logging that checkpoint with a timestamp. If they don't want to use it, that's their risk.
This is good information to know, but for a project I'm working on I need to know which filesystem can take the most abuse. I'm talking about power-outages and hard-resets mostly. I know I should go journalled, but which one? What else should I keep in mind.
A lot of people are pointing out that concepts should be tested, not implementation details. Keep in mind that these tests are graded out of 5 based on whether the marker is convinced you know your stuff. Those markers are looking for evidence of an overall understanding of the concepts, not implementation details.
I wrote the AP CS exam two years ago. I was required to write and analyze C++ code, a language I had never used before (although I knew several others quite well). I didn't even know the basic syntactical structure. However, by looking at the various code snippits throughout the test booklet, I was able to get by. I'm sure my answers were riddled with implementation errors, but that apparently didn't matter to the marker who gave me 4 out of 5.
I should point out that the reason I was so horribly underprepared was that I had invested no time, my school footed the bill, and I didn't expect to have a chance at passing (I thought it'd be way over my head). It was sure nice to get a University credit, though!
I've had an iBook for over 2 years now. I even took it with me to Europe when I went backpacking. Yep, it was in a foam/duct-tape sleeve inside my backpack while I hopped from train to train. Even with all of the abuse that obviously came from that trip, I haven't had a single issue with it. ever.
The example given is that of person A owning a CD and sharing it over p2p, and person B downloading it as a private copy. Now what if person B shares it again, and person C downloads it as a private copy. Canadian law says the first generation copy was legal, but what about the second generation copy? Would that be legal as well?
Home theatres for ill children?
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I might get modded down as a troll for this, but...
Isn't this charity kind of frivolous?
<sarcasm>Forget homeless/starving/victims of war, we need to make sure sick american kids can watch "dude, where's my car?" in surround sound.</sarcasm>
One odd note is the reseachers' claim that the Web contains "nearly a billion documents," when one search engine alone claims to index more than a third beyond that, but I guess new and duplicate documents will always make such figures suspect.
Also remember that most search engines are indexing only html pages and are probably only counting said pages in their "pages indexed" figures. The web CAN contain other media that may be considered documents. The obvious one is PDF.
I'll provide the missing details from the post above.
The REALLY eXPensive CD players don't do the digital to analog conversion themselves. They have digital outs that then go to a different componant to turn it into an analog signal. The thing is, some sound cards accept a digital input, so hooking the digital out from the CD player to the digital input of your computer would let you record them on your computer just as though it was an analog signal, but with digital sound. That is, You would press record in your audio software and then hit play on your CD player, and the sound would transfer. It's not convinient, but it's digital.
I have no idea if this particular copy protection would mangle the digital output of these eXPensive CD players. My guess is that it would. So yes, people using these eXPensive CD players might not be able to play these kinds of CDs.
Bran Van 3000 is holding this contest now... It's all online so you can listen to what others are entering and upload your own into the mix. Too bad you only have day till it's over, but hey, you can still give it a shot. They're giving you free remixing software too...
Beastie Boys are doing the same thing, with no contest.
This reminds me of a cartoon in Ray Kurzwiel's Book "Age of Spiritual Machines" where a guy representing the human race is in a room with papers. Written on each paper is a task that was once thought to be doable only by a human. The guy keeps discarding them as computers prove to be able to do the tasks.
We could have tech-oriented shows like this rather than entertainment (or edutainment) versions with retarded sportscasters.
Or more realistically, maybe slashdot could have a 2 hour per week slot on an existing network that could be subdivided for whatever shows it wants. Perhaps a mod system could be put in place to decide what airs.
Dream...
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I wish the article mentioned how open or closed this is going to be. Will we be able to tweak linux and run programs other than the ones preinstalled? If so, I imagine many of us could use one if the price is right. If not, it doesn't really matter as someone will hack it within a month or so. So I guess either way, it'll be somewhat open. I just hope they let people do with it what they want (and not be like the makers of cueCat)
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How did you SSH to it if it couldn't get online?
I'll just put my camera in a big cowboy hat...
Rather than using a sensor, why not use a great big red button. If a hiker chooses to use the system, they hit the button on their way by, logging that checkpoint with a timestamp. If they don't want to use it, that's their risk.
Or maybe I just like big red buttons.
This is good information to know, but for a project I'm working on I need to know which filesystem can take the most abuse. I'm talking about power-outages and hard-resets mostly. I know I should go journalled, but which one? What else should I keep in mind.
nevermind... :)
More information is at Flamingo Travel's website.
A lot of people are pointing out that concepts should be tested, not implementation details. Keep in mind that these tests are graded out of 5 based on whether the marker is convinced you know your stuff. Those markers are looking for evidence of an overall understanding of the concepts, not implementation details.
I wrote the AP CS exam two years ago. I was required to write and analyze C++ code, a language I had never used before (although I knew several others quite well). I didn't even know the basic syntactical structure. However, by looking at the various code snippits throughout the test booklet, I was able to get by. I'm sure my answers were riddled with implementation errors, but that apparently didn't matter to the marker who gave me 4 out of 5.
I should point out that the reason I was so horribly underprepared was that I had invested no time, my school footed the bill, and I didn't expect to have a chance at passing (I thought it'd be way over my head). It was sure nice to get a University credit, though!
I've had an iBook for over 2 years now. I even took it with me to Europe when I went backpacking. Yep, it was in a foam/duct-tape sleeve inside my backpack while I hopped from train to train. Even with all of the abuse that obviously came from that trip, I haven't had a single issue with it. ever.
It's for the birds...
*ducks*
*ducks again*
I'll bet some horrifying data could be gathered on the speed with which riders' heads impact the pavement after an accident.
Umm... Wouldn't it be aproximately the same speed that the motercycle was going when it crashed?
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The example given is that of person A owning a CD and sharing it over p2p, and person B downloading it as a private copy. Now what if person B shares it again, and person C downloads it as a private copy. Canadian law says the first generation copy was legal, but what about the second generation copy? Would that be legal as well?
sources close to the situation say at least four of the five major record companies have committed their music.
I hope they let smaller labels come to the party.
I'm right smack in the middle of their taget demographic, and I think this is totally lame. So would my friends.
On another note, I'd say this looks like the MS version of HelloWorld.
Where on campus is it located?
I might get modded down as a troll for this, but...
Isn't this charity kind of frivolous?
<sarcasm>Forget homeless/starving/victims of war, we need to make sure sick american kids can watch "dude, where's my car?" in surround sound.</sarcasm>
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/03/technology/03ERO S.html?searchpv=nytToday
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http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/03/technology/03
One odd note is the reseachers' claim that the Web contains "nearly a billion documents," when one search engine alone claims to index more than a third beyond that, but I guess new and duplicate documents will always make such figures suspect.
Also remember that most search engines are indexing only html pages and are probably only counting said pages in their "pages indexed" figures. The web CAN contain other media that may be considered documents. The obvious one is PDF.
Check out the nedstat for CD Freaks.
I'll provide the missing details from the post above.
The REALLY eXPensive CD players don't do the digital to analog conversion themselves. They have digital outs that then go to a different componant to turn it into an analog signal. The thing is, some sound cards accept a digital input, so hooking the digital out from the CD player to the digital input of your computer would let you record them on your computer just as though it was an analog signal, but with digital sound. That is, You would press record in your audio software and then hit play on your CD player, and the sound would transfer. It's not convinient, but it's digital.
I have no idea if this particular copy protection would mangle the digital output of these eXPensive CD players. My guess is that it would. So yes, people using these eXPensive CD players might not be able to play these kinds of CDs.
Bran Van 3000 is holding this contest now... It's all online so you can listen to what others are entering and upload your own into the mix. Too bad you only have day till it's over, but hey, you can still give it a shot. They're giving you free remixing software too...
Beastie Boys are doing the same thing, with no contest.
This reminds me of a cartoon in Ray Kurzwiel's Book "Age of Spiritual Machines" where a guy representing the human race is in a room with papers. Written on each paper is a task that was once thought to be doable only by a human. The guy keeps discarding them as computers prove to be able to do the tasks.
"Only humans can play baseball"
right....
What if Slashdot.org had it's own TV network?
We could have tech-oriented shows like this rather than entertainment (or edutainment) versions with retarded sportscasters.
Or more realistically, maybe slashdot could have a 2 hour per week slot on an existing network that could be subdivided for whatever shows it wants. Perhaps a mod system could be put in place to decide what airs.
Dream...
I wish the article mentioned how open or closed this is going to be. Will we be able to tweak linux and run programs other than the ones preinstalled? If so, I imagine many of us could use one if the price is right. If not, it doesn't really matter as someone will hack it within a month or so. So I guess either way, it'll be somewhat open. I just hope they let people do with it what they want (and not be like the makers of cueCat)