The RAZR also has non-removable internal memory (depending on the model), separate from the removable micro-SD card. It should come with an SD adaptor since the stupid thing isn't recognized when plugged into a computer via the USB cable (meaning that you can't access the memory the way you can even for for any cheapo flash drive). The phone book must be stored on the non-removable memory as I've upgraded my removable memory and all the phone numbers remained. You can also move photos between the permanent and removable memory. Note that this is for a V3M, using Sprint, but I think the other models are similar.
The QWERTY keyboard layout is actually designed to decrease efficiency. This was so old typewriters wouldn't jam from being typed on too fast (this was before the days of people trying for first post). Hopefully they have done differently with their new layout (unless the flood of text messages is overwhelming the system, then it might be helpful to slow them down a bit).
It's been widely known for a long time that TiO2 will break down organics in the presence of sunlight. UV hitting the TiO2 causes it to spew off free radicals, iirc. TiO2 is also present in a lot of consumer stuff, such as most polymers (including the paint on your walls and on your car). I saw an article a few years ago about how they were going to start covering car windshields with some mixture of TiO2 so it would degrade the bugs and bird poo that normally get stuck there. TFA doesn't mention what is different with the TiO2 they are using, but I'm guessing that they are using a higher volume percentage of TiO2 with a smaller particle size distribution. I don't know why it would take 10 years of research to test that, though. Maybe they have something else in the mixture to help out. A 3% increase in cost would kill use of this in most places, forget about 30%. They shouldn't need to mix this into the bulk of the concrete, since it's only effective on the surface (where sunlight can hit it). A coating shouldn't be too difficult to implement, and while it would wear away over time, for roads it only has to last as long as the cement it's applied to. This appears to be at most 5-15 years around here before they start patching it into oblivion. The fluffy article didn't mention any studies into the long-term durability of concrete made with TX Active- anybody have more info on this?
Verizon put a fiber optic cable (FIOS) through my front yard last year. Have I switched from my 1.5mbps DSL? No. Why not? Several reasons:
-They barely seem capable of managing the DSL, which they have had for several years. Seriously, the DNS seems to go down every hour, combined with other, more mysterious outages, making an often frustrating experience. I can't help but think that a newer system would just confuse them more.
-I rarely even get the 1.5mbps from whatever site I'm viewing (their upload speed apparently, as other downloads seem unaffected). Very few things I download really need more speed anyway. In a year or two, or whenever Verizon gets their video service working this probably won't be accurate. And I don't want the wife downloading from E-bay, Amazon, and QVC any faster than she already is.
-Installation seems like a pain in the a**. They set up an ethernet router next to where the phone box is, and then I get to string ethernet cable across the house to where my computer is, or set up wi-fi (which I don't want to do). My computer is currently right next to the DSL modem. There's not yet sufficient incentive to bother.
I see I've drifted off my point, which was going to be that they (well, at least Verizon) need to do a better job of setting up their current infrastructure if they want to be able to handle more customers, and keep their current ones. I hear a lot of complaints about cable TV access too. Do they have similar problems in Europe and Japan? The article mentions we pay about twice as much for a connection, but didn't offer any numbers. I'm paying about US$30 for my DSL. How much do people pay in other countries?
>... if the President asks the Secretary of Defense "should we go to war?"...
... then the President is asking stupid questions (ok, this may then have happened). He should ask the Secretary of Defense "Can we win this war?" or some variant. He has other advisors to help with the question of "should we go to war". Or at least he should. Of course the Secretary of Defense will have an opinion on things like this, but it's sort of like listening to a hammer tell you that more things need nails in them. Rumsfeld may have pushed for the war, but that doesn't mean it was his place to do so. Draw your own conclusions about those that let a hammer tell them if something needs a nail in it (it's an analogy, skip the easy drug jokes!).
> Now, asking rhetorically: If Rumsfeld had not pushed for going to war, would it have happened anyway?
That's not a very good rhetorical question. Anyway, don't you think that Bush, Cheney, Rove, etc. wanted the war enough that they didn't need Rumsfeld pushing for it? If Rumsfeld had said that we could not win a war (or that we could not win a peace) in Iraq, would it have happened anyway? Would Rumsfeld have 'retired' then, instead of now, if he had said that?
Not to seem like I would defend Rumsfeld, but question 1 was not his place to answer. The 'battle' portion of the war was won quickly, for which some of the credit (shudder) should go to Rumsfeld. Since then (part 2 above), it has obviously not gone well.
The other aspect of Rumsfeld resigning is that he probably does not want to stay for 2 more years, and by resigning now the new Secretary of Defense will be approved by the current congress, not the Democrat controlled congress of next year. I don't think Bush could push through another of his dad's cronies under the upcoming congress.
There are 4 different ways to set up a virtual network card in VMWare: Bridged, NAT, Host-only, or a custom virtual network (between multiple local VMs and the host OS). With a bridged connection, you get raw packets off the network, and the guest VM shows up on the network with its own MAC and IP. You can run Wireshark on the guest os just as effectively as if it were on a real, separate hardware (I do this all day long, btw). I have not used the NAT setting, but I imagine it doesn't offer any other additional protection. The Host-only and custom networks are not on the 'real' network (unless you do something funky with the settings, maybe).
But the real question is would the Win98 machines need network connectivity? If not, he could install Win98 in a guest VM with no network card, and never need to worry about it again. If he needs to transfer files, there's other ways to do it.
My favorite thought on this- I'm sure that there is going to be at least one person at Logan Airport who sat down five minutes ago, paid their $8 for wifi access, loaded up Slashdot (why else pay for wifi?), and this is the first story they saw.
With all the concern over recycling old computer parts, it seems like this is an idea with a lot of potential. With a bit of careful timing, by the time that the pumpkin case rots in a month or so, you will be able to move the key parts to your new Turkey Carcass case mod (doesn't _have_ to be for Thanksgiving, so I'm not being insensitive here). By the time that case goes bad, you can put it in your wreath-case mod (most people on this site will probably be saving their mistletoe, just in case (yeah right)), and so on. All biodegradable, recycling problem solved. Maybe by next summer, Antec will be selling those square Japanese watermelons with a power supply built in. The produce department will be where you think 'imagine a cluster of- oh there is a cluster...' Looks like good, eco-friendly times ahead.
I hope this isn't SGI's last gasp. They have made amazing products for years (and a few not so amazing- I have an SGI NT box, but I'm not bitter). Maybe they're trying to get AMD to buy them too, as it might be cheaper than fighting years of patent litigation. Also, just think of the hardware that an SGI-ATI combination could produce!
The 4% figure stated for standby power usage will surely decrease as people purchase systems that use more power while running (i.e. multi-core, high-end GPU, etc.).
My Sony camera (PSC-D200 or something similar, I left it at home today) uses (of course) a proprietary Sony battery. Does anybody know if these batteries are also susceptible to catching fire? In case I need it, is there a Gimp filter to remove flames from my pictures? What else are Sony batteries used in?
Actually, Iran has done a lot more than threaten. They have funded and supported terrorists attacking Israel. This has resulted in the deaths of many Israelis, as well as Americans, Europeans, and others. Iran is also testing new medium range (I think) missiles, which are not used for defense. The religious zealots in the USA are not in charge (although some of them think they are), and there's enough different factions of zealots to keep them from being too much of a threat.
Those are listed as impractical methods, "skids" should have given that away. What type of parachute do you think it would take to slow it down from Mach 7.6? At that speed, how high would it have to start turning to avoid hitting the ground? Remember that this will have little to no thrust (RTFA) at that point, unlike military missiles. Not saying that it _couldn't_ be done, it's just completely impractical.
That was pretty much my point. Let me summarize it differently- there's no practical method of having this land in a controlled manner. Any method which would give it a soft landing would be either too expensive to be worthwhile, or would require modifying the test procedure such that the test would be useless. More likely both.
It's probably cheaper than _not_ making it crash. They would have to add skids, a parachute, or something else to it for any type of landing, and that would add mass and cost, and probably make the test less accurate. They would also have to test these additional components. This way they won't have to pay for disposal or storage when they're done with it.
Of course, those savings would be negated if they somehow hit something 'expensive'...
It looks like they're thinking of building planes which rely on this technology:
Mr Salmon said that if they could make small aircraft perform better at low speed, it should be possible to build planes with smaller wings, which would be lighter, less thirsty, and thus cheaper to fly.
I can see the headlines already- "Airplane crashes due to smudged CD"
More seriously, have they done studies comparing the frequency of the sound vs air pressure/density? It's possible that other bands would perform better at altitude- maybe they could finally find an appropriate place to play Wings cd's...
This is one of the most misinformative and misleading posts I've seen in a while. Maybe Iraq didn't support al qaeda, but they gave plenty of support to other terrorist organizations. And that's not even counting the atrocities committed in Iraq- against their own civilians. Do they not count to you? If the U.S. had killed al Zarqawi, would you be complaining about another civilian death?
I'm not sure what your intent is with your comment about war. The terrorists are the ones attacking civilians, not the U.S. The terrorists are the ones who make cities into war zones, not the U.S. The terrorists are extending oppression in Iraq, not the U.S. And I'm betting that's a misquote, not a quote, that you stole from somewhere.
Why bring up the nuclear bomb, it has no relevance. Since you mention it, lets not forget that the U.S. dropped two bombs, not one, against military-industrial complexes located in civilian areas, in a war (even by your definition) that the U.S. also did not start, by an enemy who also committed atrocities every day. But that's another argument.
Bush isn't evil, he's just surrounded himself with evil advisors. This is partly your fault- a vote for Kodos was a vote for Bush!
Well, using 1024 as a count, not an index. Of course my book collection starts with index 0, so putting in a book with an index of 1024 would just mess up my cd collection...
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The RAZR also has non-removable internal memory (depending on the model), separate from the removable micro-SD card. It should come with an SD adaptor since the stupid thing isn't recognized when plugged into a computer via the USB cable (meaning that you can't access the memory the way you can even for for any cheapo flash drive). The phone book must be stored on the non-removable memory as I've upgraded my removable memory and all the phone numbers remained. You can also move photos between the permanent and removable memory. Note that this is for a V3M, using Sprint, but I think the other models are similar.
What are the chances that things made in China and South Korea would make it to the U.S. (where I am, I'm being insensitive)?
What's that?
Oh....
The QWERTY keyboard layout is actually designed to decrease efficiency. This was so old typewriters wouldn't jam from being typed on too fast (this was before the days of people trying for first post). Hopefully they have done differently with their new layout (unless the flood of text messages is overwhelming the system, then it might be helpful to slow them down a bit).
It's been widely known for a long time that TiO2 will break down organics in the presence of sunlight. UV hitting the TiO2 causes it to spew off free radicals, iirc. TiO2 is also present in a lot of consumer stuff, such as most polymers (including the paint on your walls and on your car). I saw an article a few years ago about how they were going to start covering car windshields with some mixture of TiO2 so it would degrade the bugs and bird poo that normally get stuck there. TFA doesn't mention what is different with the TiO2 they are using, but I'm guessing that they are using a higher volume percentage of TiO2 with a smaller particle size distribution. I don't know why it would take 10 years of research to test that, though. Maybe they have something else in the mixture to help out.
A 3% increase in cost would kill use of this in most places, forget about 30%. They shouldn't need to mix this into the bulk of the concrete, since it's only effective on the surface (where sunlight can hit it). A coating shouldn't be too difficult to implement, and while it would wear away over time, for roads it only has to last as long as the cement it's applied to. This appears to be at most 5-15 years around here before they start patching it into oblivion. The fluffy article didn't mention any studies into the long-term durability of concrete made with TX Active- anybody have more info on this?
Verizon put a fiber optic cable (FIOS) through my front yard last year. Have I switched from my 1.5mbps DSL? No. Why not? Several reasons:
-They barely seem capable of managing the DSL, which they have had for several years. Seriously, the DNS seems to go down every hour, combined with other, more mysterious outages, making an often frustrating experience. I can't help but think that a newer system would just confuse them more.
-I rarely even get the 1.5mbps from whatever site I'm viewing (their upload speed apparently, as other downloads seem unaffected). Very few things I download really need more speed anyway. In a year or two, or whenever Verizon gets their video service working this probably won't be accurate. And I don't want the wife downloading from E-bay, Amazon, and QVC any faster than she already is.
-Installation seems like a pain in the a**. They set up an ethernet router next to where the phone box is, and then I get to string ethernet cable across the house to where my computer is, or set up wi-fi (which I don't want to do). My computer is currently right next to the DSL modem. There's not yet sufficient incentive to bother.
I see I've drifted off my point, which was going to be that they (well, at least Verizon) need to do a better job of setting up their current infrastructure if they want to be able to handle more customers, and keep their current ones. I hear a lot of complaints about cable TV access too. Do they have similar problems in Europe and Japan? The article mentions we pay about twice as much for a connection, but didn't offer any numbers. I'm paying about US$30 for my DSL. How much do people pay in other countries?
> ... if the President asks the Secretary of Defense "should we go to war?"...
> Now, asking rhetorically: If Rumsfeld had not pushed for going to war, would it have happened anyway?
That's not a very good rhetorical question. Anyway, don't you think that Bush, Cheney, Rove, etc. wanted the war enough that they didn't need Rumsfeld pushing for it? If Rumsfeld had said that we could not win a war (or that we could not win a peace) in Iraq, would it have happened anyway? Would Rumsfeld have 'retired' then, instead of now, if he had said that?
Not to seem like I would defend Rumsfeld, but question 1 was not his place to answer. The 'battle' portion of the war was won quickly, for which some of the credit (shudder) should go to Rumsfeld. Since then (part 2 above), it has obviously not gone well.
The other aspect of Rumsfeld resigning is that he probably does not want to stay for 2 more years, and by resigning now the new Secretary of Defense will be approved by the current congress, not the Democrat controlled congress of next year. I don't think Bush could push through another of his dad's cronies under the upcoming congress.
There are 4 different ways to set up a virtual network card in VMWare: Bridged, NAT, Host-only, or a custom virtual network (between multiple local VMs and the host OS). With a bridged connection, you get raw packets off the network, and the guest VM shows up on the network with its own MAC and IP. You can run Wireshark on the guest os just as effectively as if it were on a real, separate hardware (I do this all day long, btw). I have not used the NAT setting, but I imagine it doesn't offer any other additional protection. The Host-only and custom networks are not on the 'real' network (unless you do something funky with the settings, maybe).
But the real question is would the Win98 machines need network connectivity? If not, he could install Win98 in a guest VM with no network card, and never need to worry about it again. If he needs to transfer files, there's other ways to do it.
My favorite thought on this- I'm sure that there is going to be at least one person at Logan Airport who sat down five minutes ago, paid their $8 for wifi access, loaded up Slashdot (why else pay for wifi?), and this is the first story they saw.
Have a nice flight!
With all the concern over recycling old computer parts, it seems like this is an idea with a lot of potential. With a bit of careful timing, by the time that the pumpkin case rots in a month or so, you will be able to move the key parts to your new Turkey Carcass case mod (doesn't _have_ to be for Thanksgiving, so I'm not being insensitive here). By the time that case goes bad, you can put it in your wreath-case mod (most people on this site will probably be saving their mistletoe, just in case (yeah right)), and so on. All biodegradable, recycling problem solved.
Maybe by next summer, Antec will be selling those square Japanese watermelons with a power supply built in. The produce department will be where you think 'imagine a cluster of- oh there is a cluster...' Looks like good, eco-friendly times ahead.
I hope this isn't SGI's last gasp. They have made amazing products for years (and a few not so amazing- I have an SGI NT box, but I'm not bitter).
Maybe they're trying to get AMD to buy them too, as it might be cheaper than fighting years of patent litigation. Also, just think of the hardware
that an SGI-ATI combination could produce!
The 4% figure stated for standby power usage will surely decrease as people purchase systems that use more power while running (i.e. multi-core, high-end GPU, etc.).
Is this good news or bad?
No, it's more like comparing Siamese Quadruplets against two sets of Siamese twins stapled together.
There's a nice image to drink your coffee to...
My Sony camera (PSC-D200 or something similar, I left it at home today) uses (of course) a proprietary Sony battery. Does anybody know if these batteries are also susceptible to catching fire? In case I need it, is there a Gimp filter to remove flames from my pictures? What else are Sony batteries used in?
Actually, Iran has done a lot more than threaten. They have funded and supported terrorists attacking Israel. This has resulted in the deaths of many Israelis, as well as Americans, Europeans, and others. Iran is also testing new medium range (I think) missiles, which are not used for defense.
The religious zealots in the USA are not in charge (although some of them think they are), and there's enough different factions of zealots to keep them from being too much of a threat.
First it was holes in the ozone layer, now it's shrinking the heliosphere! When will we wake up to this destruction?!?!
Um, really.
Those are listed as impractical methods, "skids" should have given that away. What type of parachute do you think it would take to slow it down from Mach 7.6? At that speed, how high would it have to start turning to avoid hitting the ground? Remember that this will have little to no thrust (RTFA) at that point, unlike military missiles. Not saying that it _couldn't_ be done, it's just completely impractical.
-M
That was pretty much my point. Let me summarize it differently- there's no practical method of having this land in a controlled manner. Any method which would give it a soft landing would be either too expensive to be worthwhile, or would require modifying the test procedure such that the test would be useless. More likely both.
-M
It's probably cheaper than _not_ making it crash. They would have to add skids, a parachute, or something else to it for any type of landing, and that would add mass and cost, and probably make the test less accurate. They would also have to test these additional components. This way they won't have to pay for disposal or storage when they're done with it.
Of course, those savings would be negated if they somehow hit something 'expensive'...
-M
Mr Salmon said that if they could make small aircraft perform better at low speed, it should be possible to build planes with smaller wings, which would be lighter, less thirsty, and thus cheaper to fly.
I can see the headlines already- "Airplane crashes due to smudged CD"
More seriously, have they done studies comparing the frequency of the sound vs air pressure/density? It's possible that other bands would perform better at altitude- maybe they could finally find an appropriate place to play Wings cd's...
No, they didn't try to patent the shelf afterwards.
And you don't have to use their brackets to hold the shelf up...
It won't be incompatible with your other shelves, and knock your books off of them...
I know, that's more than enough...
This is one of the most misinformative and misleading posts I've seen in a while. Maybe Iraq didn't support al qaeda, but they gave plenty of support to other terrorist organizations. And that's not even counting the atrocities committed in Iraq- against their own civilians. Do they not count to you? If the U.S. had killed al Zarqawi, would you be complaining about another civilian death?
I'm not sure what your intent is with your comment about war. The terrorists are the ones attacking civilians, not the U.S. The terrorists are the ones who make cities into war zones, not the U.S. The terrorists are extending oppression in Iraq, not the U.S. And I'm betting that's a misquote, not a quote, that you stole from somewhere.
Why bring up the nuclear bomb, it has no relevance. Since you mention it, lets not forget that the U.S. dropped two bombs, not one, against military-industrial complexes located in civilian areas, in a war (even by your definition) that the U.S. also did not start, by an enemy who also committed atrocities every day. But that's another argument.
Bush isn't evil, he's just surrounded himself with evil advisors. This is partly your fault- a vote for Kodos was a vote for Bush!
Well, using 1024 as a count, not an index. Of course my book collection starts with index 0, so putting in a book with an index of 1024 would just mess up my cd collection...
if there were only 1024 books.
You know, don't want to risk overflowing my bookshelf...
After the hard drive crashes, maybe you could mount it in a copy of 'The Scream'...