Not really - can you go round corners with a directional antenna? Imagine a road with a good signal because there's line of site to the node. There are roads coming off it at 90 degrees. These roads have no signal (except at roof level), so someone stands at the junction acting as a repeater whilst the webcasting crew walk up the road.
The whole point was to be conspicuous. We're trying to demo technology to the public at an event that will be covered by the media. That's also the reason all the gear is on show, rather than covered up in case it rains. Also, its main function is to repeat webcasting data, so the bloke holding the video camera plugged into a laptop a few feet from you is also gonna look pretty abnormal!
Dunno about you, but I keep my mobile phone in my pocket, not on my back. We're talking 65mW IIRC (no doubt someone will correct me). Add the 8dB antenna, and the fact it's a few feet above your head, and the radiation to your head is minimal. Baking sheet should suffice!
I've recently invested in a Fujitsu Point 510 from Positive Sale. It's got a 586/100 processor, which is enough for web browsing, and general simple tasks. It's got a reasonably sized touchscreen colour display, and is a decent size whilst staying small. Whilst I would not recommend the company I purchased from, I would recommend the product, and they're certainly cheap (cost me £120ukp to import to the UK). I use mine on an 802.11b wireless LAN, and it's great for changing the track on WinAmp via the snowcrash plugin. Whole house audio, anyone?
"If you have a collapsed building and there are people under the rubble, there's no robot that exists now that would be capable of going down into such a difficult terrain and finding those people, but a rat would be able to do that"
When signaled by a laptop computer, the electrodes stimulated the rodents' brains and cued them to scurry in the desired direction, then rewarded them by stimulating a pleasure center in the brain
You happen to be in a building which collapses. You survive the impact, and are trapped in the rubble. You're about to die when a rat appears and comes in your face! You just know that the video feed from the rat would find its way onto some dodgy porn site.
they're only gonna run this way if you use an email program stupid enough to automatically run sripts when presented with them (see Outlook and Outlook Express). other programs (see Pegasus Mail) wouldn't go near a script on principle
I wholeheartedly agree, but when it's your office machine, and it's company standard....
Indeed, I've had both. I thought I was quite clever when it came to avoiding virii. You can spot them a mile off in your inbox. One day I went to delete one, and it ran on its own accord. I now no longer use the preview pane, and suggest others refrain from using it too.
Also, we scan every CD which comes in the door of this office, and have on occasion had cover CDs with virii. They're more popular than you'd think.
A third point, you'd often not notice if you had a virus if it showed no external signs of being there. I've seen computers which were infested with virii, but the user was completely unaware as nothing had changed.
But what about other ways for virii to enter the network? Not everything comes in via POP/SMTP. For example, downloading from the Internet, CDs which come in from home with dodgy MP3 software on them...
I certainly wouldn't roll out a machine to the network here without some form of AV software. As it is, we're currently evaluating alternative for InnocuLAN (network version of Innoculate IT) as it seems to be getting less and less effective.
The most dangerous situation for a liquid fuel container is where it is empty or nearly empty. Since then it contains vapour well mixed with air.
A bag tank? One solid container with a bag inside. The air accumulates around the bag and therefore never mixes with the fuel. The less fuel you have, the smaller the bag gets. Simple.
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I suppose it's a pity we can't run this legally on our retail X-Boxes. I won't be buying an X-Box, but I would consider it if it coould make a decent MAME cabinet...
Whilst ripping apart an old lapop a couple of weeks ago, it struck me that the heart of an LCD screen is just a glass panel. After thinking about having moving pictures on the wall, I came up with a possible idea.
Take one OHP (Overhead Projector), and one LCD screen. Remove all packaging on the LCD screen until you can see through it. Place the LCD screen on the OHP and hold down with some masking tape. Turn on OHP and LCD (make sure it's connected to something!).
Any comments as to why this won't work? I work out costs at around £400ukp new (£300 for LCD screen, £100 for projector).
If you were to put a small electric engine and a powersource in these bikes then you would have a light, fast, simple, one man craft for easy transportation, parking and economic use.
... or a Sinclair C5. Seriously though, what about a bike like this with regenerative braking and a small electric motor purely for assistance? Whenever you have to stop at traffic lights, you'll regain half the energy required to get going again. Add a solar panel, and it'd goa a bit longer - just use a car battery for storage. Any takers?
I see all these comments about hindenberg, but I remember reading on/. earlier this week that hydrogen was not the cause. Aparrently, the skin was coated in rocket fuel (unknown to the makers). Besides, hydrogen does not burn with a big yellow flame, but hindenberg did.
I can't see hydrogen making much of a difference though. You still need the same amount of energy from the fuel, which will create just as much damage. I can't see any way that a building could survive an aircraft attack anyway.
The problem with the WTC was that the walls were the main structure. This meant that when the windows were all blown out, and the bulk of the wall was smashed it was only a matter of time. Mind you, even if the structure was inside, a plane travelling at 300+mph is going to have an effect anyway!
I also make trips about twice a month that are about an hour in length, and I never listen to the radio. I change the CD once or twice sometimes, and as I said, it's a trivial task.
I make trips twice a day that are about an hour in length, and some *** stole my aerial. I get fed up of changing the CD and selecting two albums every day from my selection. It's especially annoying as I have mainly singles.
That could be considered flaimbait... and I have mod access today. Lucky I have comments;-)
Many people have enabled their Empeg/Rio units to do 802.11 while in the car.
Is that with an ethernet/WiFi bridge or WAP?
I will be one of them,.. I just got my home side (with a laptop and access point) working and the Rio player in the car is next. And as far as hackinmg together your own linux computer for the car,.. good f'n luck. I tried it is a lot easier than it sounds,..
bit of a slip there;-) (BTW, I missed the s when I firt wrote that!)
dealing with power supplies, custom on/off delay circuits, filesystem woas and the like are a major pain in the ass.
I'd like to point you in the direction of a Toshiba Laptop. I have a Toshiba Tecra which takes a 15vdc supply. A car power system will rise to between 13v and 16v when the engine is on. The Tosh works fine plugged straight into the car power system.
You can even run a windows system if you really want to, and it's dead simple to do. The Tosh will go to standby when battery runs low, and turn on again with the ignition (gets external source). In case you're wondering about cost, mine was £20ukp as it had no PSU and a cracked screen. Bargain.
I wish I would have bought the Empeg first instead wasting so much time on trying to hack together a good looking usable system. It was a complete waste of time.
Not much better? With built-in USB so you can plug in any old cheap USB keyboard and mouse?
Get a PS2 adapter for your dreamcast, and you can get mice and keyboards for pennies.
And the best controller in console gaming history?
Get a playstation adapter.
And DVD movie playback?
I knew that was coming - why do people always talk about the DVD player? It's a shite player and why use a games console for playing DVDs? When your PS2 dies from over-use, you'll wish you never used the function (aimed in general not at you).
I guess you're right, it's not much better than the Dreamcast with proprietary, expensive keyboards and mice, and it's awful, wretchedly designed controller, and lack of DVD support.
I actually like the dreamcast controller - it's a good shape to grip unlike the playstation one. Perhaps it's because after 5 years of playstation use you've become accustomed to it?
Jesus fucking christ, do people expect the PS2 to do their taxes for them?
No, but you could running Linux on Dreamcast....
It's graphics are pretty. It's games are fun. Just relax and enjoy. Prices will drop soon enough.
But dreamcast is already cheap. This is now, not when it finally comes down in price. A dreamcast is a viable option now!
And before anyone gets bent out of shape, I have a Dreamcast. I like it. It's games are also fun. But I utterly hate the fucking controller. If I knew more about electronics I'd solder together some kind of adaptor for my PS dual shock controllers.
Have a search on Google or try a newsgroup - you'll find the adapters.
You've been hired for your intelligence, use it. There are several ways to tell when its time to leave your company.
Why should you leave? I got £3500ukp when I lost my job for a dotcom going under. I would never have made it without that cash! Redundancy pay is GOOD!
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Not really - can you go round corners with a directional antenna? Imagine a road with a good signal because there's line of site to the node. There are roads coming off it at 90 degrees. These roads have no signal (except at roof level), so someone stands at the junction acting as a repeater whilst the webcasting crew walk up the road.
Specific problem, specific solution.
Cheers,
Andy
We've gone with air/water cooling. Contrary to popular belief, we're in the UK where it's not often hot, and often raining. Heat will not be an issue!
Cheers,
Andy
To put your mind at rest, it is sealed! It wasn't swiped from a car or bike, but bought from Maplin.
Cheers,
Andy
The whole point was to be conspicuous. We're trying to demo technology to the public at an event that will be covered by the media. That's also the reason all the gear is on show, rather than covered up in case it rains. Also, its main function is to repeat webcasting data, so the bloke holding the video camera plugged into a laptop a few feet from you is also gonna look pretty abnormal!
Cheers,
Andy
Dunno about you, but I keep my mobile phone in my pocket, not on my back. We're talking 65mW IIRC (no doubt someone will correct me). Add the 8dB antenna, and the fact it's a few feet above your head, and the radiation to your head is minimal. Baking sheet should suffice!
Cheers,
Andy
Good point, except the firmware is non-standard to allow repeating via WDS.
Cheers,
Andy
There's lots of seperate wireless projects in Bristol. I'll plug the one I'm involved in ... Consume Bristol
I've recently invested in a Fujitsu Point 510 from Positive Sale. It's got a 586/100 processor, which is enough for web browsing, and general simple tasks. It's got a reasonably sized touchscreen colour display, and is a decent size whilst staying small. Whilst I would not recommend the company I purchased from, I would recommend the product, and they're certainly cheap (cost me £120ukp to import to the UK). I use mine on an 802.11b wireless LAN, and it's great for changing the track on WinAmp via the snowcrash plugin. Whole house audio, anyone?
"If you have a collapsed building and there are people under the rubble, there's no robot that exists now that would be capable of going down into such a difficult terrain and finding those people, but a rat would be able to do that"
When signaled by a laptop computer, the electrodes stimulated the rodents' brains and cued them to scurry in the desired direction, then rewarded them by stimulating a pleasure center in the brain
You happen to be in a building which collapses. You survive the impact, and are trapped in the rubble. You're about to die when a rat appears and comes in your face! You just know that the video feed from the rat would find its way onto some dodgy porn site.
Can you say 28fps?
;-)
We could all be using RONJA. Don't tell me you're not....
I think you've just described RONJA. It's 10Mbps and rather easy.
they're only gonna run this way if you use an email program stupid enough to automatically run sripts when presented with them (see Outlook and Outlook Express). other programs (see Pegasus Mail) wouldn't go near a script on principle
I wholeheartedly agree, but when it's your office machine, and it's company standard....
Indeed, I've had both. I thought I was quite clever when it came to avoiding virii. You can spot them a mile off in your inbox. One day I went to delete one, and it ran on its own accord. I now no longer use the preview pane, and suggest others refrain from using it too.
Also, we scan every CD which comes in the door of this office, and have on occasion had cover CDs with virii. They're more popular than you'd think.
A third point, you'd often not notice if you had a virus if it showed no external signs of being there. I've seen computers which were infested with virii, but the user was completely unaware as nothing had changed.
Beware
But what about other ways for virii to enter the network? Not everything comes in via POP/SMTP. For example, downloading from the Internet, CDs which come in from home with dodgy MP3 software on them...
I certainly wouldn't roll out a machine to the network here without some form of AV software. As it is, we're currently evaluating alternative for InnocuLAN (network version of Innoculate IT) as it seems to be getting less and less effective.
The most dangerous situation for a liquid fuel container is where it is empty or nearly empty. Since then it contains vapour well mixed with air.
A bag tank? One solid container with a bag inside. The air accumulates around the bag and therefore never mixes with the fuel. The less fuel you have, the smaller the bag gets. Simple.
I suppose it's a pity we can't run this legally on our retail X-Boxes. I won't be buying an X-Box, but I would consider it if it coould make a decent MAME cabinet...
Whilst ripping apart an old lapop a couple of weeks ago, it struck me that the heart of an LCD screen is just a glass panel. After thinking about having moving pictures on the wall, I came up with a possible idea.
Take one OHP (Overhead Projector), and one LCD screen. Remove all packaging on the LCD screen until you can see through it. Place the LCD screen on the OHP and hold down with some masking tape. Turn on OHP and LCD (make sure it's connected to something!).
Any comments as to why this won't work? I work out costs at around £400ukp new (£300 for LCD screen, £100 for projector).
Hell, if they allow Robin Reliants on the motorway, why not an 80mph bike.
Legal UK minimum engine capacity for using a motorway is 250cc. I suppose that rules out electric cars then.
If you were to put a small electric engine and a powersource in these bikes then you would have a light, fast, simple, one man craft for easy transportation, parking and economic use.
... or a Sinclair C5. Seriously though, what about a bike like this with regenerative braking and a small electric motor purely for assistance? Whenever you have to stop at traffic lights, you'll regain half the energy required to get going again. Add a solar panel, and it'd goa a bit longer - just use a car battery for storage. Any takers?
I see all these comments about hindenberg, but I remember reading on /. earlier this week that hydrogen was not the cause. Aparrently, the skin was coated in rocket fuel (unknown to the makers). Besides, hydrogen does not burn with a big yellow flame, but hindenberg did.
I can't see hydrogen making much of a difference though. You still need the same amount of energy from the fuel, which will create just as much damage. I can't see any way that a building could survive an aircraft attack anyway.
The problem with the WTC was that the walls were the main structure. This meant that when the windows were all blown out, and the bulk of the wall was smashed it was only a matter of time. Mind you, even if the structure was inside, a plane travelling at 300+mph is going to have an effect anyway!
I also make trips about twice a month that are about an hour in length, and I never listen to the radio. I change the CD once or twice sometimes, and as I said, it's a trivial task.
I make trips twice a day that are about an hour in length, and some *** stole my aerial. I get fed up of changing the CD and selecting two albums every day from my selection. It's especially annoying as I have mainly singles.
You have no clue what you are talking about.
;-)
;-) (BTW, I missed the s when I firt wrote that!)
That could be considered flaimbait... and I have mod access today. Lucky I have comments
Many people have enabled their Empeg/Rio units to do 802.11 while in the car.
Is that with an ethernet/WiFi bridge or WAP?
I will be one of them,.. I just got my home side (with a laptop and access point) working and the Rio player in the car is next. And as far as hackinmg together your own linux computer for the car,.. good f'n luck. I tried it is a lot easier than it sounds,..
bit of a slip there
dealing with power supplies, custom on/off delay circuits, filesystem woas and the like are a major pain in the ass.
I'd like to point you in the direction of a Toshiba Laptop. I have a Toshiba Tecra which takes a 15vdc supply. A car power system will rise to between 13v and 16v when the engine is on. The Tosh works fine plugged straight into the car power system.
You can even run a windows system if you really want to, and it's dead simple to do. The Tosh will go to standby when battery runs low, and turn on again with the ignition (gets external source). In case you're wondering about cost, mine was £20ukp as it had no PSU and a cracked screen. Bargain.
I wish I would have bought the Empeg first instead wasting so much time on trying to hack together a good looking usable system. It was a complete waste of time.
In your humble opinion.
Get a PS2 adapter for your dreamcast, and you can get mice and keyboards for pennies.
And the best controller in console gaming history?
Get a playstation adapter.
And DVD movie playback?
I knew that was coming - why do people always talk about the DVD player? It's a shite player and why use a games console for playing DVDs? When your PS2 dies from over-use, you'll wish you never used the function (aimed in general not at you).
I guess you're right, it's not much better than the Dreamcast with proprietary, expensive keyboards and mice, and it's awful, wretchedly designed controller, and lack of DVD support.
I actually like the dreamcast controller - it's a good shape to grip unlike the playstation one. Perhaps it's because after 5 years of playstation use you've become accustomed to it?
Jesus fucking christ, do people expect the PS2 to do their taxes for them?
No, but you could running Linux on Dreamcast....
It's graphics are pretty. It's games are fun. Just relax and enjoy. Prices will drop soon enough.
But dreamcast is already cheap. This is now, not when it finally comes down in price. A dreamcast is a viable option now!
And before anyone gets bent out of shape, I have a Dreamcast. I like it. It's games are also fun. But I utterly hate the fucking controller. If I knew more about electronics I'd solder together some kind of adaptor for my PS dual shock controllers.
Have a search on Google or try a newsgroup - you'll find the adapters.
Why should you leave? I got £3500ukp when I lost my job for a dotcom going under. I would never have made it without that cash! Redundancy pay is GOOD!