You're absolutely right. There is a huge community out there improving on and refining the design, helping each other through builds. These cars (especially when fitted with light, powerful motorbike engines) can do 0-60 in under 4 seconds, lap racing circuits quicker than just about any road car and usually cost anywhere from $500 to about $12,000 to build. As far as value / performance goes they're untouchable. A quick plug for the UK locost builders website http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/, and here's the web site for the one I built and raced myself http://members.lycos.co.uk/alister667/, although watch out Lycos is pop-up-tastic!
I was given (by a christian relative) an autobiography of christian golfer Bernhard Langer. A pretty poor attempt to turn me onto 'the right path'! Next year I'm going to buy them something by Richard Dawkins.
The Mini-itx board that has the 1Ghz Via chip (the Nehemiah) is reviewed here. http://www.mini-itx.com/reviews/nehemiah/ It does sound like this is what they're using, but I couldn't find confirmation of it. It costs 123 Pounds Sterling. It does have an on board video card, but it is pretty limited as far as 3D goes. You can get a PCI Nvidia or somesuch to seriously speed up 3D apps. I guess it's in case you want to play quake somewhere really, really small.
I do read Need To Know and it is very good, but I was hoping for someone I could give money to who would fight unfair legislation or legal actions in Europe / UK. Thanks anyhow.
Does anyone know of an EFF equivilant based in Europe / UK / Ireland? I'd be more inclined to donate to a more Eurocentric organisation given the chance. I know of the http://www.eff-europe.org/ but it seems to be just a place holder at the moment.
Sorry, forgot to add. These folks invaribaly whine and cry that they cannot simply e-mail these files as attachments. When I try to explain to them that this isn't secure (apart from the problems of e-mailing a 20Mb file) they simply reply "who would want to steal this rubbish".
You are absolutely correct, but if I had a penny for everytime I have had to show a senior hardware engineer how to FTP files, I'd have about 50 pence. I can assure you even the most clueless CANNOT handle this concept unless they are lead by the hand to the concept, repeatedly. Mind you these are the same people who are simply to dumb (or possibly lazy) to search the net for more info, get a good ftp client etc.
You are absolutely correct - it is the wrong compatibilty issue. From what I've read DVD-R's work on slightly more players than DVD+R - an 80% compatibility was claimed - I'm seeing closer to 20%:-). Has anyone seen a stand alone DVD player that accepts DVD+Rs and NOT DVD-Rs? If not then it's kinda pointless.
and some kind of removeable HD, maybe one of those keyring/USB things. I know I'd still need monitors, but did anyone get a price on those Mocha devices before the website died?
Would it be a fair analogy to compare the IME1 to the chassis number on a car? Would you back the right to be able to change (sorry 'hack') car chassis numbers legally?
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The next person to use the phrase 'paradigm shifts' should be thrashed to within an inch of his/her life.
Personally I'm looking forward to the day the majority of people (and me specifically) don't have to work. I wonder what the Government will think up to keep us all busy then?
Work, who needs it. Mind you it is near the end of the week, and I am a little pissed off.
I agree, an small mp3 player that had a USB port to allow connection to a 128M or 256M keyring HD would be very neat. The only problem is that the MP3 device would need to supply the power via the USB to the keyring HD. I don't see specs on power consumption, but I suspect the whole ensemble would eat batteries! Otherwise very nice.
While I may be a little dyslexic, my IBM laptop's a curse-o. I don't think this is of help to anyone however.
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Looking at this story I have to agree with Otaku - the XBox would be an ideal choice for a MAME cabinet, as it uses a standard TV out, has a HD, comes with controllers etc. Now how can we get the ported application? Can MAME be ported to the XBox without using the MS developers bundle? Will this allow XBox MAME to be released? Anyone have any ideas?
It's noticable that about 1 year after the same guy ported MAME to the PS2, there is still no way (I'm aware of) I can get MAME on my PS2 at home.
"1) The car is only 100hp - how many people will give up their 300hp sport utilities for a compact car? And do you want to ride in a flimsy lightweight vehicle and let Bubba in his pickup truck smoosh you in a 15mph accident?"
IANAL, however, surely the next step is for Prof. Felten to release his work, wait to get sued, then re-instate his action against the RIAA? Or am I oversimplifying the whole issue?
If you have a look at the link 'Mongo's Music' it shows how you can encode mp3s from the radio, then copy the file from phone to phone, as well as encode from a CD player, and then copy to a computer. The RIAA does have a problem with that. The copying files phone to phone (I guess it would be done via wires rather than wireless) is a neat feature, although I have a feeling it will be implemented using the headphone socket to a line in socket, thus requiring re-sampling of an analog signal rather than a digital transfer. I live in Europe, I listen to a lot of music, I haven't got a portable mp3 player and I have a fairly old mobile phone. I might get one. If the 5 games on it include Doom and Quake!
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You're absolutely right.
There is a huge community out there improving on and refining the design, helping each other through builds. These cars (especially when fitted with light, powerful motorbike engines) can do 0-60 in under 4 seconds, lap racing circuits quicker than just about any road car and usually cost anywhere from $500 to about $12,000 to build. As far as value / performance goes they're untouchable.
A quick plug for the UK locost builders website http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/, and here's the web site for the one I built and raced myself http://members.lycos.co.uk/alister667/, although watch out Lycos is pop-up-tastic!
I was given (by a christian relative) an autobiography of christian golfer Bernhard Langer. A pretty poor attempt to turn me onto 'the right path'! Next year I'm going to buy them something by Richard Dawkins.
The Mini-itx board that has the 1Ghz Via chip (the Nehemiah) is reviewed here.
It does sound like this is what they're using, but I couldn't find confirmation of it. It costs 123 Pounds Sterling.
http://www.mini-itx.com/reviews/nehemiah/
It does have an on board video card, but it is pretty limited as far as 3D goes. You can get a PCI Nvidia or somesuch to seriously speed up 3D apps. I guess it's in case you want to play quake somewhere really, really small.
Sorry friend, it was a rhetorical question.
Does anyone rememeber the poor clod who had his reputation both on-line and off-line (allegedly) ruined by the aformentioned NYT?
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http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/
Was this, by any chance, mentioned in their article?
Yep, soon the researchers will have made up enough ground to come up with *ELITE*. Greatest game ever, and totally open ended.
I do read Need To Know and it is very good, but I was hoping for someone I could give money to who would fight unfair legislation or legal actions in Europe / UK.
Thanks anyhow.
Does anyone know of an EFF equivilant based in Europe / UK / Ireland? I'd be more inclined to donate to a more Eurocentric organisation given the chance. I know of the
http://www.eff-europe.org/
but it seems to be just a place holder at the moment.
Fair point, but imagine what these could do for Nethack!
Sorry, forgot to add. These folks invaribaly whine and cry that they cannot simply e-mail these files as attachments. When I try to explain to them that this isn't secure (apart from the problems of e-mailing a 20Mb file) they simply reply "who would want to steal this rubbish".
You are absolutely correct, but if I had a penny for everytime I have had to show a senior hardware engineer how to FTP files, I'd have about 50 pence. I can assure you even the most clueless CANNOT handle this concept unless they are lead by the hand to the concept, repeatedly.
Mind you these are the same people who are simply to dumb (or possibly lazy) to search the net for more info, get a good ftp client etc.
Just Karma whoring I'm afraid.
Links to the Lucent page with the Committee's report (PDF) and the Executive Summary (PDF).
You are absolutely correct - it is the wrong compatibilty issue. From what I've read DVD-R's work on slightly more players than DVD+R - an 80% compatibility was claimed - I'm seeing closer to 20% :-). Has anyone seen a stand alone DVD player that accepts DVD+Rs and NOT DVD-Rs? If not then it's kinda pointless.
I couldn't get a price on the site, but I suspect I'd go for 2-3 of those Walmart $199 PCs
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http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?prod
and some kind of removeable HD, maybe one of those keyring/USB things. I know I'd still need monitors, but did anyone get a price on those Mocha devices before the website died?
Would it be a fair analogy to compare the IME1 to the chassis number on a car? Would you back the right to be able to change (sorry 'hack') car chassis numbers legally?
The next person to use the phrase 'paradigm shifts' should be thrashed to within an inch of his/her life.
Personally I'm looking forward to the day the majority of people (and me specifically) don't have to work. I wonder what the Government will think up to keep us all busy then?
Work, who needs it. Mind you it is near the end of the week, and I am a little pissed off.
I agree, an small mp3 player that had a USB port to allow connection to a 128M or 256M keyring HD would be very neat. The only problem is that the MP3 device would need to supply the power via the USB to the keyring HD. I don't see specs on power consumption, but I suspect the whole ensemble would eat batteries! Otherwise very nice.
While I may be a little dyslexic, my IBM laptop's a curse-o. I don't think this is of help to anyone however.
Looking at this story I have to agree with Otaku - the XBox would be an ideal choice for a MAME cabinet, as it uses a standard TV out, has a HD, comes with controllers etc. Now how can we get the ported application? Can MAME be ported to the XBox without using the MS developers bundle? Will this allow XBox MAME to be released? Anyone have any ideas?
It's noticable that about 1 year after the same guy ported MAME to the PS2, there is still no way (I'm aware of) I can get MAME on my PS2 at home.
"In 1993, Fathammer founder Samuli Syvähuoko helped write Unreal, a 3-D demo that ran on old 386 PCs and won first prize at Assembly '92."
It could be argued that Samuli's invention of time travel is nearly as important as having Doom on a PDA. But I don't think so.
I know very little about NUON myself, but does anyone know is it feasable to get MAME going on this?
"1) The car is only 100hp - how many people will give up their 300hp sport utilities for a compact car? And do you want to ride in a flimsy lightweight vehicle and let Bubba in his pickup truck smoosh you in a 15mph accident?"
You're not from Europe, are you?
Hehehe
IANAL, however, surely the next step is for Prof. Felten to release his work, wait to get sued, then re-instate his action against the RIAA? Or am I oversimplifying the whole issue?
If you have a look at the link 'Mongo's Music' it shows how you can encode mp3s from the radio, then copy the file from phone to phone, as well as encode from a CD player, and then copy to a computer. The RIAA does have a problem with that. The copying files phone to phone (I guess it would be done via wires rather than wireless) is a neat feature, although I have a feeling it will be implemented using the headphone socket to a line in socket, thus requiring re-sampling of an analog signal rather than a digital transfer. I live in Europe, I listen to a lot of music, I haven't got a portable mp3 player and I have a fairly old mobile phone. I might get one. If the 5 games on it include Doom and Quake!