Distributed programs like this aren't a waste of energy when you're trying to heat your home. Electric heat costs just as much when you get it from a computer as when you get it through a base-board. From a pure heating standpoint, useful computer calculations are pure byproduct. 200W of heat from a processor costs the same as 200W of heat from the heater. Funny how this should come out in the middle of winter (for most of the 'net connected population).
An extra bonus is that the more you absorb the sun's energy as electricity, the less of it is converted to heat which dissipates around the planet, and that in and of itself reduces the effect global warming. So you are being twice as productive - not rely on heat-trapping coal, and reduce the amount of heat that saturates on the planet in the first place.
The electricity is all still converted to heat energy eventually, you're just doing something useful with it first. That's what all the fans on the back of your computer are for, to deal with the heat energy.;)
Although, if you are running electric heating at your residence, 200W of heat from a PS3 costs the same as 200W of heat from the baseboard heater. One is a bit more useful, though.
Time for me to link to the locally spawned OSS mesh software. The basic idea behind it is that everyone is a node, or can mount a node up on their roof. The software utilizes the HSLS algorithm to self-optimize the layout of the network. So once you've installed your node, you *are* the last mile solution.
Please allow me to plug the open source mesh network project that I've been involved with. If the residents feel that they are being treated unfairly, they should just put up CUWiN nodes, and share to all areas in the city with minimal cost.
There are people out there rolling out working mesh networks right now, yet we are reading how there is big demand for this "new" technology. Please... Or am I missing something here?
That's why I've been plugging the CU Wireless Network. It is a self organizing mesh that is open source (BSD License). It is one of the first networks to use the HSLS (Hazy Sighted Link State) algorithm.
The project that I'm working on now, CUWiN (Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless Network), would be useful in setting up the last-mile network down there.
The project that I'm working on now, CUWiN (Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless Network), would be useful in setting up the last-mile network down there.
I've been working on a site that, among other things, hosts outdoor related photos. It will be back under active development in a few weeks when the semester is over.
The sad thing is that now people will be Googling for their credit card numbers to be sure they're 'safe', but doing so means their credit card number will show up in the list of things people are Googling.
So google for half of the number. The other half will be impossible for anyone to find if it isn't already out there.
The ability to filter incoming mail based on the existence (or lack of) of the sender's e-mail address in my Contact database. This applies to both Outlook and Evo.
Mail.app (Mac OS X) does that by default. Any one in your address book is exempt from the junk mail filter. Advanced users can (re)write rules based on whether sender is / isn't in address book.
I gave a friend of mine a box with a gift certificate in it for his birthday once. It was a big box with quite a few envelopes taped to the inside of it. He opened all of the envelopes before finding out that there was a false bottom (with more envelopes under it:). He did eventually find it...
Have you tried to do voice chat?
Have you tried iChat? I was just talking to my brother the a few days ago (audio chat) and we are both behind NAT and firewall (in each of our locations). It works with no extra setup.
I always figured it would make sense to start a Finding-Killer-Asteroids@Home project that could find objects that move against the background of objects that don't move. Something like that would make a nice distributed project, and its something that is computationally intensive. It would also be a whole lot more useful in the short term then SETI@Home.
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This is the best explanation of why the MacBook Air doesn't have $yourFavoriteFeature I've read so far.
http://wilshipley.com/blog/
Distributed programs like this aren't a waste of energy when you're trying to heat your home. Electric heat costs just as much when you get it from a computer as when you get it through a base-board. From a pure heating standpoint, useful computer calculations are pure byproduct. 200W of heat from a processor costs the same as 200W of heat from the heater. Funny how this should come out in the middle of winter (for most of the 'net connected population).
An extra bonus is that the more you absorb the sun's energy as electricity, the less of it is converted to heat which dissipates around the planet, and that in and of itself reduces the effect global warming. So you are being twice as productive - not rely on heat-trapping coal, and reduce the amount of heat that saturates on the planet in the first place. ;)
The electricity is all still converted to heat energy eventually, you're just doing something useful with it first. That's what all the fans on the back of your computer are for, to deal with the heat energy.
Highpoint has updated their drivers. Re-download "v1.10". Here's the link that HPT support sent me:
http://www.hptmac.com/US/productfiles/bios_driver/rr222x-mac-v110-110107.dmg
Although, if you are running electric heating at your residence, 200W of heat from a PS3 costs the same as 200W of heat from the baseboard heater. One is a bit more useful, though.
Time for me to link to the locally spawned OSS mesh software. The basic idea behind it is that everyone is a node, or can mount a node up on their roof. The software utilizes the HSLS algorithm to self-optimize the layout of the network. So once you've installed your node, you *are* the last mile solution.
http://cuwireless.net/
Please allow me to plug the open source mesh network project that I've been involved with. If the residents feel that they are being treated unfairly, they should just put up CUWiN nodes, and share to all areas in the city with minimal cost.
http://cuwireless.net/
The eventual goal of the cuwin project is exactly what you are saying.
See:
http://cuwireless.net/
There are people out there rolling out working mesh networks right now, yet we are reading how there is big demand for this "new" technology. Please... Or am I missing something here?
That's why I've been plugging the CU Wireless Network. It is a self organizing mesh that is open source (BSD License). It is one of the first networks to use the HSLS (Hazy Sighted Link State) algorithm.
Help the CUWiN Project, it's distributed under the BSD license.
Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless Network
(Disclaimer: I'm a contributer to said project)
The project that I'm working on now, CUWiN (Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless Network), would be useful in setting up the last-mile network down there.
Here is the home page:
http://cuwireless.net/
Here is the latest documentation (that I am working on, tell me how you like it):
http://pricepages.org/temp/doco_outline.html
Warning: It's not even beta quality yet...
The project that I'm working on now, CUWiN (Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless Network), would be useful in setting up the last-mile network down there.
Here is the home page:
http://cuwireless.net/
Here is the latest documentation (that I am working on, tell me how you like it):
http://pricepages.org/temp/doco_outline.html
Warning: It's not even beta quality yet...
I've been working on a site that, among other things, hosts outdoor related photos. It will be back under active development in a few weeks when the semester is over.
http://www.unearthedoutdoors.com/
~SethThe sad thing is that now people will be Googling for their credit card numbers to be sure they're 'safe', but doing so means their credit card number will show up in the list of things people are Googling.
So google for half of the number. The other half will be impossible for anyone to find if it isn't already out there.
The ability to filter incoming mail based on the existence (or lack of) of the sender's e-mail address in my Contact database. This applies to both Outlook and Evo.
Mail.app (Mac OS X) does that by default. Any one in your address book is exempt from the junk mail filter. Advanced users can (re)write rules based on whether sender is / isn't in address book.
I wish the person reviewed Mail also...
I gave a friend of mine a box with a gift certificate in it for his birthday once. It was a big box with quite a few envelopes taped to the inside of it. He opened all of the envelopes before finding out that there was a false bottom (with more envelopes under it :). He did eventually find it...
Have you tried to do voice chat?
Have you tried iChat? I was just talking to my brother the a few days ago (audio chat) and we are both behind NAT and firewall (in each of our locations). It works with no extra setup.
But the HFS+ filesystem is limited at 2 terabytes.
Even PNG would be *much* better than jpeg. It would just be my luck still that someone would compress it using millions of colors (instead of two).
It seems pretty clear to me that Apple is holding their iBook line back, limiting them to G3s, to encourage sales of their pro laptops.
Or maybe to keep the price down, perhaps? Nah, that couldn't be it ... ;-)
That and the batt life.
That's all nice and cool, but could we have a 3D shooter next where you can use a BFG#### to go bughunting? ;-)
But, what happens if it kills you?
The obvious solution would be to find new and exciting ways to murder people!
Have no fear, in my country, we call that foreign policy!
Check Software Update.
I've always wondered what my hard drive sounds like.
I always figured it would make sense to start a Finding-Killer-Asteroids@Home project that could find objects that move against the background of objects that don't move. Something like that would make a nice distributed project, and its something that is computationally intensive. It would also be a whole lot more useful in the short term then SETI@Home.
Anyone?